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Height

Trainer dude

Ekans
20

6'6.7"
2.0 m

Weight

Trainer dudette

Ekans
69

15.2 lb
6.9 kg

Pokédex Description

Generation 1
Red, Blue

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

Yellow

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

Generation 2
Gold

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

Silver

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

Crystal

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

Generation 3
Ruby, Sapphire

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.

Emerald

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.

FireRed

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

LeafGreen

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

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum

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

HeartGold

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

SoulSilver

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

Generation 5
Black, White, Black 2, White 2

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

Generation 6
X

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

Y

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

Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

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.

Generation 7
Ultra Sun

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

Ultra Moon

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

Main Game Sprites

Generation 1 Red & Green, Red & Blue, Yellow

Red (jp.), Green Red, Blue Yellow
GB Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans
SGB Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans
GBC Ekans Ekans

Generation 2 Gold & Silver, Crystal

Gold Silver Crystal
Normal Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans
Shiny Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans

Generation 3 Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen

Ruby, Sapphire Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen
Normal Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans
Shiny Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans

Generation 4 Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver

Diamond, Pearl Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver
Normal Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans
Shiny Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans

Generation 5 Black & White, Black 2 & White 2

Black, White Black 2, White 2
Normal Ekans Ekans
Shiny Ekans Ekans

Generation 6 X & Y

X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire
Normal Ekans Ekans
Shiny Ekans Ekans

Generation 7 Sun & Moon

Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon
Normal Ekans Ekans
Shiny Ekans Ekans

Miscellaneous Game Art

HeartGold, SoulSilver HeartGold & SoulSilver Overworld

Left Down Up Right
Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans
Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans Ekans

Pokémon Conquest Portrait

Ekans

Other Images

Official artwork by Ken Sugimori

Ekans

Ekans

Dream World artwork

Ekans