Ekans 23/165 · 151

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

Ekans sits at 23/165 in 151, position 23 of 207. Before it is 22 Fearow, and after it is 24 Arbok ex. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on September 22, 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Acid Spray lists 30 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness. Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The eggs of bird Pokémon are its favorite food. It swallows eggs whole, so sometimes an egg gets stuck, and Ekans faints." The regulation mark is G.

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 Kedamahadaitai Yawarakai illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 11 other cards of Ekans list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kedamahadaitai Yawarakai. I count 8 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

151 set binder is where a full 151 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.