Is Ekans Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Hoenn has native Poison-types that don't need a trade. Gulpin and Roselia show up early, and Ekans doesn't bring anything they can't already handle.
Ekans trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Ekans has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Ekans's defenses.
Ekans trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Ekans's defenses.
Winona's team hits Ekans's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's team hits Ekans's weaknesses hard.
Ekans trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Ekans trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Ekans's weaknesses hard.
Ekans trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Ekans's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Ekans's weaknesses hard.
Ekans cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Ekans in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Ekans can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Transfer Ekans from Red & Blue, Gold & Silver, or Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Ekans in ORAS
Step 1Ekans ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Route 14 · Horde battle, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 9. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Gift · Goldenrod City · 700 Coins. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 42. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 11. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 212 · Dual-slot: FireRed. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 212 · Dual-slot: FireRed. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Arbok
Ekans Weakness
Ekans's Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Ground and Psychic. The Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Ekans's Poison typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy |
What is Ekans Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Ekans
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Latios builds →Psychic 2x187-221%KO Bulldoze 2x71-84% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Latias builds →Psychic 2x161-189%KO Bulldoze 2x64-76% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x201-237%KO Bulldoze 2x100-118%KO | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Latios builds →Psychic 2x188-222%KO Bulldoze 2x71-84% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Latias builds →Psychic 2x163-192%KO Bulldoze 2x66-78% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x242-285%KO | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x168-198%KO Bulldoze 2x71-84% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x197-232%KO Earthquake 2x163-192%KO | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Latios builds →Psychic 2x187-221%KO Earthquake 2x118-139%KO | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Latias builds →Psychic 2x162-191%KO Earthquake 2x106-125%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x239-282%KO | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x165-194%KO Earthquake 2x117-137%KO | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x210-247%KO Earthquake 2x119-140%KO | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x202-238%KO Earthquake 2x168-198%KO | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x183-215%KO Earthquake 2x108-127%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Landorus can KO Ekans with Explosion (308-362%).
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Ekans View Landorus builds →Explosion308-362%KO | ||
Ekans Evolutions
Ekans is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Arbok. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Ekans. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
Breeding
Breed Ekans easily with 50 breeding partners from the Dragon and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Beat Up, Disable, Iron Tail and 9 more to offspring.
ORAS Ekans Best Moveset
Poison at 60 Attack with AbilityIntimidate lowering opponent Attack on entry. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Arbok one evolution away adds 95 Attack but still competes against Poison types with secondary typing and better stat lines.
Best Build
Ekans best EVs are Sp. Def and Attack
Bulky Support Moveset
- Coil
- Gunk Shot
- Earthquake
- Poison Jab
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Beat Up and Disable from the egg pool give Ekans something extra. Pair those with Belch and Gunk Shot for STAB and coverage across 8 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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.
Ekans Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Ekans works as a placeholder. Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Arbok. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Ekans appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Ekans have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves