Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Ekans

Ekans

Snake Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Ekans is a Poison Type Snake Pokémon, with a 33.3% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Ekans can be found with Intimidate, Shed Skin and Unnerve as an Ability and has a Medium Fast growth rate with a 1 Attack EV Yield. We recommend the Adamant Nature, based on 288 combined Base Stats.

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Ekans Stats & Abilities
Ekans Evolutions
Ekans Locations
Ekans Weakness
Ekans Best Moves
Ekans Level Up Moves
Ekans TM Moves
Ekans Egg Moves
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Ekans Stats and Abilities

Based on Ekans Base IVs we consider this pokemon F-Tier choice. Ekans Highest IV Stat is Attack 60 and the Lowest being Special Attack 40.


Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
F	HP	35	180	274
E	Attack	60	112	240
F	Defense	44	83	205
F	Special Attack	40	76	196
F	Special Defense	54	101	227
F	Speed	55	103	229
F	Total	288


Ekans	Detail
Best Nature	Adamant ↑ +10% Attack ↓ -10% Special Attack
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance
Like/Dislikes	Likes: Spicy Dislikes: Dry
EV Yield	1 Attack
Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Catch Rate	255 (33.3% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Dragon, Field
Egg Cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)


Abilities	Description
Intimidate Ability 1	Intimidate lower's the Attack of all opponents by one stage when the ability-bearer switches in (including the start of a battle).
Shed Skin Ability 2	The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.
Unnerve Hidden Ability	Makes the foe nervous and unable to eat Berries.

How To Evolve Ekans in BDSP

Ekans requires (Level 22) to evolve into Arbok.


Base Form	Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Ekans	Level 22 →	Arbok

Where To Find Ekans in BDSP

Underground Pokemon Spawns

After you reach Check Points in the game progression NEW Pokemon will begin to spawn in the Grand Underground.

Start = Default spawns in the Grand Underground

Strength = After obtaining the TM96 Strength

Defog = After obtaining the TM97 Defog

7th Badge = After obtaining the Icicle Badge from Candice

Waterfall = After obtaining the TM99 Waterfall

National = After obtaining the National Pokedex.

World Pokemon Spawns

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Swampy Cave	National	Ekans Lv. 16-63
Sunlit Cavern	National	Ekans Lv. 16-63
Still-Water Cavern	National	Ekans Lv. 16-63
Riverbank Cave	National	Ekans Lv. 16-63
Grassland Cave	National	Ekans Lv. 16-63
Bogsunk Cavern	National	Ekans Lv. 16-63

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Ekans Weakness

Ekans is a Poison Type pokemon. This will cause Ekans to take More Damage from Ground, Psychic Type Moves, and Less Damage from Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass, Fairy Type moves.

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Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Ground Psychic
0.5x Less Damage	Fighting Poison Bug Grass Fairy
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage

What pokemon is Ekans Weak Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Mewtwo
S	Lugia
S	Groudon
S	Celebi
S	Metagross

What pokemon is Ekans Strong Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Celebi
A	Togekiss
A	Tangrowth
A	Crobat
A	Infernape

Best Moves Ekans in BDSP

Best Moveset for Ekans Lv Up Moves based on Power.


Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
38	Belch	Special	180	90	10	User must have consumed a Berry.
49	Gunk Shot	Physical	180	80	5	May poison opponent.
33	Sludge Bomb	Special	135	100	10	May poison opponent.
9	Bite	Physical	60	100	25	May cause flinching.

Best Moveset for Ekans TM Moves based on Power.


TM	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
TM26	Earthquake	Physical	100	100	10	Power is doubled if opponent is underground from using Dig.
TM23	Iron Tail	Physical	100	75	15	May lower opponent's Defense.
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Special	135	100	10	May poison opponent.
TM79	Dark Pulse	Special	80	100	15	May cause flinching.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

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Ekans Lv Up Moves

Ekans TM Moves

Ekans Egg Moves

Ekans Level Up Moves

List of Moves Ekans can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.


Lvl	Move	Desc
1	Wrap	Power: 15 Acc: 90 PP: 20 Physical Traps opponent, damaging them for 4-5 turns.
1	Leer	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 30 Status Lowers opponent's Defense.
4	Poison Sting	Power: 22.5 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical May poison the opponent.
9	Bite	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical May cause flinching.
12	Glare	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 30 Status Paralyzes opponent.
17	Screech	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 40 Status Sharply lowers opponent's Defense.
20	Acid	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
25	Stockpile	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Stores energy for use with Spit Up and Swallow.
25	Swallow	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status The more times the user has performed Stockpile, the more HP is recovered.
25	Spit Up	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Power depends on how many times the user performed Stockpile.
28	Acid Spray	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special Sharply lowers opponent's Special Defense.
33	Sludge Bomb	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May poison opponent.
36	Gastro Acid	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Cancels out the effect of the opponent's Ability.
38	Belch	Power: 180 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Special User must have consumed a Berry.
41	Haze	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Resets all stat changes.
44	Coil	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Raises user's Attack, Defense and Accuracy.
49	Gunk Shot	Power: 180 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical May poison opponent.

Ekans TM Moves

List of Moves Ekans can learn using (TMs) Technical Machine Items.


TM	Move	Desc
TM11	Sunny Day	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it sunny for 5 turns.
TM17	Protect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM18	Rain Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it rain for 5 turns.
TM19	Giga Drain	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special User recovers half the HP inflicted on opponent.
TM23	Iron Tail	Power: 100 Acc: 75 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
TM26	Earthquake	Power: 100 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Power is doubled if opponent is underground from using Dig.
TM28	Dig	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Digs underground on first turn, attacks on second. Can also escape from caves.
TM32	Double Team	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Evasiveness.
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May poison opponent.
TM39	Rock Tomb	Power: 60 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Lowers opponent's Speed.
TM41	Torment	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status Opponent cannot use the same move in a row.
TM42	Facade	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
TM45	Attract	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status If opponent is the opposite gender, it's less likely to attack.
TM46	Thief	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Also steals opponent's held item.
TM58	Endure	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Always left with at least 1 HP, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM66	Payback	Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Power doubles if the user was attacked first.
TM79	Dark Pulse	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May cause flinching.
TM80	Rock Slide	Power: 75 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical May cause flinching.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User performs one of its own moves while sleeping.
TM83	Bulldoze	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Lowers opponent's Speed.
TM84	Poison Jab	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical May poison the opponent.
TM87	Swagger	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Opponent becomes confused, but its Attack is sharply raised.
TM90	Substitute	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
TM96	Strength	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical

Ekans Egg Moves

List of Egg Moves Ekans can learn.


Egg Move	Desc
Slam	Power: 80 Acc: 75 PP: 20 Physical
Spite	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status The opponent's last move loses 2-5 PP.
Beat Up	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 30 Physical Each Pokémon in your party attacks.
Poison Fang	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May badly poison opponent.
Scary Face	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Sharply lowers opponent's Speed.
Poison Tail	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical High critical hit ratio. May poison opponent.
Disable	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 20 Status Opponent can't use its last attack for a few turns.
Switcheroo	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status Swaps held items with the opponent.
Sucker Punch	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical User attacks first, but only works if opponent is readying an attack.

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