When this Pokémon enters battle, the opponent's Attack is lowered by one stage.  In a double battle, both opponents are affected.

This ability also takes effect when acquired during a battle, but will not take effect again if lost and reobtained without leaving battle.

This ability has no effect on an opponent that has a substitute.

Overworld: If the first Pokémon in the party has this ability, any random encounter with a Pokémon five or more levels lower than it has a 50% chance of being skipped.

When the Pokémon enters a battle, it intimidates opposing Pokémon and makes them cower, lowering their Attack stats.

Intimidate

After each turn, this Pokémon has a 33% of being cured of any major status ailment.

The Pokémon may cure its own status conditions by shedding its skin.

Shed Skin

Opposing Pokémon cannot eat held Berries while this Pokémon is in battle.

Affected Pokémon can still use bug bite or pluck to eat a target's Berry.

Unnerves opposing Pokémon and makes them unable to eat Berries.

Unnerve

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arbok

ekans

A mysterious evolutionary lump. When held by a
Pokémon that can still evolve, it raises both
Defense and Sp. Def.

intimidate

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unnerve

Ekans

attack

defense

special-attack

special-defense

speed

poison

The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it
wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.

lets-go-eevee

lets-go-pikachu

The eggs of bird Pokémon are its favorite food.
It swallows eggs whole, so sometimes an egg
gets stuck, and Ekans faints.

ultra-moon

By dislocating its jaw, it can swallow prey larger
than itself. After a meal, it curls up and rests.

ultra-sun

Ekans curls itself up in a spiral while it rests. Assuming this
position allows it to quickly respond to a threat from any
direction with a glare from its upraised head.

alpha-sapphire

omega-ruby

Moving silently and stealthily, it eats the eggs of
birds, such as Pidgey and Spearow, whole.

The older it gets, the longer it grows.
At night, it wraps its long body around
tree branches to rest.

It sneaks through grass without
making a sound and strikes
unsuspecting prey from behind.

white-2

black-2

white

black

It always hides in grass. When first
born, it has no poison, so its
bite is painful, but harmless.

soulsilver

It can freely detach its jaw to
swallow large prey whole. It can
become too heavy to move, however.

heartgold

platinum

pearl

diamond

Moving silently and stealthily, it eats
the eggs of birds, such as PIDGEY
and SPEAROW, whole.

leafgreen

A very common sight in grassland, etc.
It flicks its tongue in and out to sense
danger in its surroundings.

firered

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.

emerald

EKANS curls itself up in a spiral while
it rests.
Assuming this position allows it toquickly respond to a threat from any
direction with a glare from its upraised
head.

sapphire

ruby

It flutters the
tip of its tongue
to seek out thescent of prey,
then swallows the
prey whole.

crystal

It always hides in
grass. When first
born, it has nopoison, so its
bite is painful,
but harmless.

silver

It can freely de­
tach its jaw to
swallow large preywhole. It can be­
come too heavy to
move, however.

gold

The older it gets,
the longer it
grows. At night,it wraps its long
body around tree
branches to rest.

yellow

Moves silently
and stealthily.
Eats the eggs ofbirds, such as
PIDGEY and
SPEAROW, whole.

	Base Stats			Stat
HP	35	—		110
Attack	60	1		80
Defense	44	—		64
Sp.Atk	40	—		60
Sp.Def	54	—		74
Speed	55	—		75
Total	288	1	0/510	463

Ekans

Stat

Recommended Battle Sets

Utility

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Type Matchups