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Ekans
#56/83 in Team Rocket, Common, 50 HP, Grass, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
- Set
- Team Rocket
- Card number
- #56/83
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50 HP
- Type
- Grass
- Language
- English
- Release date
- April 24, 2000
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
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Collector Notes
Ekans
Ekans appears in the English print of Team Rocket, released on April 24, 2000. Ekans is a common rarity and 50 HP. The Team Rocket set contains 83 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.
Collector Insights
Ekans is a Grass-type Pokémon with 50 HP. It features two attacks: Bite, which costs one Colorless energy and deals 10 damage, and Poison Sting, requiring two Grass energies to deal 20 damage and flip a coin to poison the defending Pokémon. The card was released in the Team Rocket set as part of the Base series on April 24, 2000. Its artist is Ken Sugimori, and it is classified as a Common rarity card. Ekans has a retreat cost of one Colorless energy and no resistances, making it weak to Psychic-type attacks with double damage. The flavor text describes it as a carnivore that swallows prey whole, with a preference for Pidgey and Spearow as food. Its theme color is a warm yellow-brown, aligning with its Grass-type identity.
A carnivore that swallows its prey whole. Pidgeys and Spearows are its favorite food.
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