
Ekans
#66/106 in Great Encounters, Common, 60 HP, Psychic, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
- Card number
- #66/106
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60 HP
- Type
- Psychic
- Language
- English
- Release date
- February 1, 2008
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
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Collector Notes
Ekans
Ekans appears in the English print of Great Encounters, released on February 1, 2008. Ekans is a common rarity and 60 HP. The Great Encounters set contains 106 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.
Collector Insights
Ekans is a Psychic-type Pokémon with 60 HP. It requires two Colorless Energy to retreat. The card features two attacks: Shed Skin and Poison Fang. Shed Skin costs one Colorless Energy and removes two damage counters from Ekans. Poison Fang uses one Psychic Energy to deal 10 damage and has a 50% chance to poison the defending Pokémon. The card’s flavor text describes Ekans as a stealthy predator that strikes from behind. It has no resistances but is weak to Psychic-type attacks, dealing an additional 10 damage. Ekans is part of the Diamond & Pearl series, released in February 2008, and is included in the Great Encounters set. The card is numbered 66 and classified as a Common rarity.
It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind.
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