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Ekans Learned Moves, How to Get, and Evolution

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This is a page about the Pokemon Ekans in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Learn Ekans's Moves, Abilities, Rescue Camp, Evolution Chain, and which Dungeons Ekans can be found in.

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Ekans Basic Information

Ekans Pokemon No. and Type

Ekans
Ekans Image
Pokemon No. 23
Type
PoisonPoison

Ekans Ability

Ability Effect
Intimidate When the Pokemon is attacked with a physical move by an enemy next to it, the damage is reduced.

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Dungeons Where Ekans is Found

Dungeon # of Floors Boss Strong Foe
Wish Cave 99
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Ekans Rescue Camp

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Ekans Learned Moves

By Level Up

Lv. Move Type Effect
Base Leer NormalNormal It lowers the enemy's Defense.
Base Wrap NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It could also cause the enemy to be Bound.
4 Poison Sting PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Poisoned.
9 Bite DarkDark It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
12 Glare NormalNormal It inflicts Paralysis on an enemy.
17 Screech NormalNormal It sharply lowers the enemy's Defense.
20 Acid PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
25 Swallow NormalNormal Only the power stored using the move Stockpile is absorbed by the user to heal its HP. Storing more power heals more HP.
25 Spit Up NormalNormal Only the power stored using the move Stockpile is released once in an attack. The more power is stored, the greater the move's power.
25 Stockpile NormalNormal It boosts your Defense and Sp. Def and stores one unit of power. You can stockpile up to 3 times, but if you try to stockpile any more, the move will fail! The more power you stockpile, the greater the effects of Spit Up and Swallow.
28 Acid Spray PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. It also sharply lowers the enemy's Sp. Def.
33 Mud Bomb GroundGround It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's accuracy.
36 Gastro Acid PoisonPoison It causes the Gastro Acid status condition, which removes the effect of the enemy's Ability.
38 Belch PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. It will fail if your Belly is close to empty so be careful.
41 Haze IceIce The room becomes hay. resetting the stats of all Pokemon in the same room. It resets all stats, whether boosted or reduced.
44 Coil PoisonPoison It boosts your Attack, Defense, and accuracy. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
49 Gunk Shot PoisonPoison It damages a Pokemon, even one far away, and could also make the enemy Poisoned.

By TM

Move Type Effect
Attract NormalNormal It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Brutal Swing DarkDark It damages nearby enemies.
Bulldoze GroundGround It damages nearby enemies. It also lowers their Travel Speed.
Confide NormalNormal It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Dark Pulse DarkDark It damages nearby enemies. It could also make them Flinch.
Double Team NormalNormal It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Earthquake GroundGround It damages all Pokemon in the same room except for you. It can also damage Pokemon that are underground while using Dig.
Facade NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The damage it causes goes up if you have a bad status. It also prevents your Attack from being lowered when you use this move while you have a Burn.
Frustration NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Hidden Power NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Infestation BugBug It damages an enemy. It could also cause the Infestation condition.
Payback DarkDark You'll get the Counter condition, which enables you to counter when you take damage from physical moves.
Poison Jab PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Poisoned.
Protect NormalNormal You'll Protect yourself from enemies' moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Rain Dance WaterWater It changes the floor's weather to Rain. The power of Fire-type moves goes down, and the power of Water-type moves goes up.
Rest PsychicPsychic You'll get the Napping condition. With the Napping condition, you'll fall asleep, awakening later with all your HP restored and bad statuses healed.
Return NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Rock Slide RockRock It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
Rock Tomb RockRock It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.
Round NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Sleep Talk NormalNormal If you're sleeping, a move you know will be used automatically on an enemy near you. But keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use this while you're wide awake.
Sludge Bomb PoisonPoison It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Poisoned.
Sludge Wave PoisonPoison It damages nearby enemies. It could also make them Poisoned.
Substitute NormalNormal You'll create a Substitute if you have more than half your max HP. Every time you use this move, your HP decreases. When you create a Substitute, you won't be targeted by enemies, but you can't use moves or items, and you can't restore your HP naturally.
Sunny Day FireFire It changes the floor's weather to Sunny. The power of Fire-type moves goes up, and the power of Water-type moves goes down.
Swagger NormalNormal It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Thief DarkDark It damages an enemy. You'll also steal an item that the enemy has. If you can't carry any more items, your attempt to steal will fail.
Torment DarkDark It has the move the enemy last used Sealed, which prevents the Pokemon from using it. The seal will be removed when the Pokemon goes to the next floor.
Toxic PoisonPoison It makes the enemy Badly Poisoned. It never misses if used by a Poison-type Pokemon. It will even hit a Pokemon that's used Dig, Fly, or the like.
Venoshock PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. Its power goes up if the enemy is Poisoned or Badly Poisoned.

By Move Tutor

Move Type
Range		 Effect
Aqua Tail WaterWater
Front		 It damages an enemy.
Bind NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. It could also cause the enemy to be Bound.
Gastro Acid PoisonPoison
Front		 It causes the Gastro Acid status condition, which removes the effect of the enemy's Ability.
Giga Drain GrassGrass
Front		 It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.
Gunk Shot PoisonPoison
4 tiles away		 It damages a Pokemon, even one far away, and could also make the enemy Poisoned.
Iron Tail SteelSteel
Front		 It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Defense.
Seed Bomb GrassGrass
Front		 It damages an enemy.
Snatch DarkDark
User		 It gives you the Snatch status, which lets you steal the effects of a recovery move or status move used nearby. There are some moves that can't be stolen, so be careful!
Snore NormalNormal
1 tile around user		 If you're sleeping, it will be used automatically and will damage enemies around you. It could also make them Flinch. Keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use it while you're wide awake.
Spite GhostGhost
Front		 It sharply lowers the PP of the move last used by the enemy. It fails if the enemy had not used a move or if the enemy's PP is already 0.

Ekans Evolution

Evolution Chain

Pokemon How to Evolve
EkansEkans -
ArbokArbok Evolves from Ekans at Lv. 22

Can Ekans Mega Evolve?

This Pokemon can not Mega Evolve.

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