Ekans

Ekans has 288 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (60) and a Speed of 55. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 133, which makes it a balanced physical attacker.

Build a team with Ekans

What Ekans is weak to

Weak to: Ground, Psychic. Resists: Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy. Immune to: none.

Base stats

Best teammates for Ekans

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Ekans: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

1. Tinkaton FairySteel

   Resists psychic, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, rock super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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2. Klefki SteelFairy

   Resists psychic, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, rock super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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3. Mawile SteelFairy

   Resists psychic, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, rock super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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4. Camerupt FireGround

   Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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5. Iron Treads GroundSteel

   Resists psychic, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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6. Steelix SteelGround

   Resists psychic, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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Counters to Ekans

1. Claydol

   Ground and Psychic STAB hits Ekans super effectively and it resists everything Ekans can hit it with by type.

2. Iron Boulder

   Psychic STAB hits Ekans super effectively and it resists everything Ekans can hit it with by type.

3. Garchomp

   Ground STAB hits Ekans super effectively and it resists everything Ekans can hit it with by type.

4. Excadrill

   Ground STAB hits Ekans super effectively and it resists everything Ekans can hit it with by type.

5. Great Tusk

   Ground STAB hits Ekans super effectively and it resists everything Ekans can hit it with by type.

6. Sandy Shocks

   Ground STAB hits Ekans super effectively and it resists everything Ekans can hit it with by type.

Where you can use Ekans

Ekans is in the regional Pokédex of 5 games we cover: