Ekans 66/106 · Great Encounters

Ekans is Pokédex #023, generation 1 (Kanto). Ekans is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 16. The card lists Arbok, Arbok (#024) under evolves to.

Ekans sits at 66/106 in Great Encounters, position 66 of 106. Before it is 65 Drowzee, and after it is 67 Feebas. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on February 1, 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Shed Skin lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Remove 2 damage counters from Ekans. Poison Fang is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Psychic. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Weakness is Psychic +10. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind."

Ekans (#023) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Ekans 46/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 12 other cards of Ekans list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Great Encounters set binder is where a full Great Encounters set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ekans can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.