Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Ekans
Hidden Fates · #26 · Common · 2019
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Market reference
$0.20
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 26 / 69
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Arbok
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 23
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
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.
- Its main attack (Tail Whap) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- 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.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Ekans?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"By dislocating its jaw, it can swallow prey larger than itself. After a meal, it curls up and rests."
CCTail Whap — 30
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/06/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.04 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.20 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.15 | $0.49 | $19.98 | $0.52 | $0.34 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.08 |
| 30-day average | €0.07 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.08 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.34 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.35 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.30 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.35 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.31 |
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 $0.20; 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 "Hidden Fates" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Ekans?
Ekans is a Common card in the Hidden Fates set.
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Other Ekans printings
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