AttackPoison Sting
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Ekans 108/165 · Expedition Base Set
Expedition Base Set is a set in the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165, and the checklist is the same length. Ekans is 108/165, in position 108 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 107 Dratini, and after it is 109 Gastly. The listed rarity is Common.
Ekans is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Ekans (#023), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Arbok, Arbok (#024) under evolves to.
Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this card. The same name is on 174 other cards in the catalog.
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 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Ekans list a different HP.
The attack Poison Sting lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1.
I keep a set binder for Expedition Base Set, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Expedition Base Set set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ekans can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 108/165
- Series
- E-Card
- Released
- September 15, 2002
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 50
- Type
- Grass
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Umemoto
- Pokédex
- Ekans (#023)
- Evolves to
- Arbok
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat
- 1
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Questions about this card
Which set is Ekans from?
Expedition Base Set, in the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165.
What is the collector number?
108/165. It is entry 108 of 165 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Kyoko Umemoto. The catalog lists 174 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Ekans #023, generation 1 (Kanto).
Which attacks are printed?
Poison Sting (10).