Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Ekans
Great Encounters · #66 · Common · 2008
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From
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Market reference
$0.28
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 66 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Arbok
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 23
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Ekans plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Ekans
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 2 decks
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Ekans?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind."
CShed Skin
Remove 2 damage counters from Ekans.
PPoison Fang — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:P+10
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.31 | $19.98 | $0.28 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.50 | $16.35 | $99.20 | $2.48 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.15 |
| 7-day average | €0.12 |
| 30-day average | €0.10 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.16 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.70 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.87 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.88 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.95 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.79 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ekans is real?
Ekans is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Ekans worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ekans is $0.28; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Ekans from?
Ekans is from the Pokémon set "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Ekans?
Ekans is a Common card in the Great Encounters set.
Other Ekans printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
