Elite Redux LeafGreen
#23

Ekans

The Snake Pokémon

Poison

An Ekans curls itself up in a spiral while it rests. This position allows it to quickly respond to an enemy from any direction with a threat from its upraised head.

Base stat total
288
Height
2 m
Weight
6.9 kg
Catch rate
255

Base stats

288 total
HP 35 211 274
Atk 60 140 240
Def 44 111 205
SpA 40 104 196
SpD 54 129 227
Spe 55 131 229

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Ground 2× Psychic 2×
Takes less
Fighting ½× Poison ½× Bug ½× Grass ½× Fairy ½×

The other 11 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Merciless Always crits poisoned, paralyzed, or slowed foes. Grappler Trapping moves last 6 turns. Trapping deals 1/6 HP. Intimidate Lowers the foe's Attack.
Innate always active, all of them Solenoglyphs Biting moves have a 50% chance to badly poison the target. Shed Skin Heals the body by shedding. Coil Up On entry, gives +1 priority once to the first biting move used.

Evolution line

Ekans Ekans BST 288
Arbok Arbok BST 508 Level · 22

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Intimidate new Merciless Grappler now innate Shed Skin removed Unnerve
Innates added SolenoglyphsCoil Up

Details

Height
2 m
Weight
6.9 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Field, Dragon
Egg cycles
20
Catch rate
255
Base exp
58
Growth rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
1 Atk
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Purple

Moves

6 level-up · 12 egg · 98 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Wrap Normal Physical 35 100 20
Leer Normal Status — 100 30
10 Poison Sting Poison Physical 40 100 35
17 Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
24 Glare Normal Status — 100 30
31 Screech Normal Status — 85 40
38 Acid Poison Special 70 100 20
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100 20
Slam Normal Physical 95 100 20
Spite Ghost Status — 100 10
Beat Up Dark Physical 1 100 10
Poison Fang Poison Physical 50 100 15
Scary Face Normal Status — 100 10
Poison Tail Poison Physical 60 100 10
Disable Normal Status — 100 20
Switcheroo Dark Status — 100 10
Iron Tail Steel Physical 90 100 10
Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100 5
Snatch Dark Status — ∞ 10
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Acid Poison Special 70 100 20
Acid Spray Poison Special 40 100 20
Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90 10
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Beat Up Dark Physical 1 100 10
Belch Poison Special 120 100 10
Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Bind Normal Physical 35 100 20
Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Brutal Swing Dark Physical 60 100 20
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Coil Poison Status — ∞ 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100 15
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Disable Normal Status — 100 20
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 10
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Fire Fang Fire Physical 80 100 15
Fissure Ground Physical 1 30 5
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Gastro Acid Poison Status — 100 10
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
Glare Normal Status — 100 30
Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80 5
Haze Ice Status — ∞ 30
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Ice Fang Ice Physical 80 100 15
Infestation Bug Special 20 100 20
Iron Tail Steel Physical 90 100 10
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Lash Out Dark Physical 75 100 5
Leech Life Bug Physical 80 100 10
Leer Normal Status — 100 30
Mega Drain Grass Special 40 100 15
Mimic Normal Status — ∞ 10
Mud Bomb Ground Special 70 100 10
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Payback Dark Physical 50 100 10
Poison Fang Poison Physical 50 100 15
Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20
Poison Sting Poison Physical 40 100 35
Poison Tail Poison Physical 60 100 10
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 85 100 15
Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100 20
Rage Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Scale Shot Dragon Physical 25 90 20
Scary Face Normal Status — 100 10
Screech Normal Status — 85 40
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100 15
Skitter Smack Bug Physical 70 90 10
Skull Bash Normal Physical 130 100 10
Slam Normal Physical 95 100 20
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100 10
Sludge Wave Poison Special 95 100 10
Snarl Dark Special 55 95 15
Snatch Dark Status — ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Spite Ghost Status — 100 10
Spit Up Normal Special 1 100 10
Stockpile Normal Status — ∞ 20
Strength Normal Physical 80 100 15
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100 5
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swallow Normal Status — ∞ 10
Switcheroo Dark Status — 100 10
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
Thunder Fang Electric Physical 80 100 15
Torment Dark Status — 100 15
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Toxic Spikes Poison Status — ∞ 20
Trailblaze Grass Physical 50 100 20
Venoshock Poison Special 65 100 10
Wrap Normal Physical 35 100 20

Where to find it

1 method
Walking in grass