Shadow Ekans

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

Ekans curls itself up in a spiral while it rests. Assuming this position allows it to quickly respond to a threat from any direction with a glare from its upraised head.

Dex No

#023

Shadow Ekans Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Ekans is a Poison type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Poison Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ground	160%
Psychic	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	62.5%
Poison	62.5%
Bug	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Ekans in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Ekans.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Acid	Sludge Bomb	55.24	245.52
Acid	Gunk Shot	63.82	242.96
Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	51.74	230.92
Poison Sting	Gunk Shot	60.32	227.30
Acid	Return	63.50	219.47
Poison Sting	Return	60.00	196.90
Acid	Poison Fang	38.21	191.21
Acid	Wrap	34.19	185.96
Poison Sting	Poison Fang	34.71	170.86
Poison Sting	Wrap	30.69	170.48

All Moves for Shadow Ekans

Below are all the moves that Shadow Ekans can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Poison Fang	Charged	35	24.71	1700ms	-33
Sludge Bomb	Charged	80	41.74	2300ms	-50
Gunk Shot EliteTM	Charged	130	50.32	3100ms	-100
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Wrap	Charged	60	20.69	2900ms	-33
Poison Sting	Quick	5	10	600ms	7
Acid	Quick	9	13.5	800ms	8

Shadow Ekans Evolution

Shadow Ekans

Requires
50x Candy

Shadow Arbok

Best Shadow Ekans Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Ekans Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Ekans in a raid.