A brief study on an Ekans I met a bit ago, I am still busy in Sinnoh but feel we’ll be arriving soon to the Ice Rock. Ice is still quite anxious, she has been very battle happy which is odd for her typical nature. Moving on.
Ekans are a poison type Pokemon first discovered into the Kanto region, they are often seen as evil or bad, generally in a negative light but these Pokemon can make excellent, strong companions. They just have an “odd” diet, trainers need to be sure to incorporate some sort of egg or egg substitute as they are Ovivores by nature. Beware feeding whole eggs, though it’s their intended diet, Ekans can accidentally knock themselves out from excitement and trying to eat too fast. They have been observed in the wild to coil up on branches to digest and rest. Fainting on the ground often holds negative for them, making them an easy meal for other pokemon. Large prey can have the same effect of knocking them out.
Ekans do not have teeth, nor do they possess a forked tongue though their flat tongue catches prey scent(as well as others scent) very well. They seem to possess thermal visioning as well, their sight can detect heat signatures for hunting or simply surveying the area. They are defensive in the wild, not much of an antagonist aside from nest thievery, and newborns have been seen shaking their raised tail tip as a warning.
They grow longer as they age, growing closer and closer to evolving into Arbok. They can grow quite long, but none have been observed over eight feet(Arbok’s typically range a little above eleven feet).
We of course encourage our trainers to show us any abnormal pokemon they find, as the data is always appreciated and immediately entered into each study. Thank you to one of Spark’s trainers, Emilee, for allowing us to take data input from her beloved Ekans.
