Ekans 62/214 · Unbroken Bonds

Unbroken Bonds is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on May 3, 2019. The printed size is 214. This checklist is longer, at 238 cards. Ekans is 62/214, in position 62 of 238 on this checklist. Before it is 61 Muk & Alolan Muk-GX, and after it is 63 Arbok. The listed rarity is Common.

Ekans is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Ekans (#023), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Arbok, Arbok (#024) under evolves to.

Yumi illustrated this card. The same name is on 24 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 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Yumi illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 11 other cards of Ekans list a different HP.

The attack Glare lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Tail Smack is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "By dislocating its jaw, it can swallow prey larger than itself. After a meal, it curls up and rests."

I keep a set binder for Unbroken Bonds, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Unbroken Bonds 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.