Ekans (Analysis)

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[Overview]

<p>Say hello to Ekans, perhaps the most underrated threat in Little Cup. A good defensive typing allows it to tank hits from Fighting-type threats such as Mienfoo, while its amazing support movepool, including Substitute, Swagger, Disable, Protect, Switcheroo, and Glare, can be used to stall out the opponent until they're knocked out from residual damage or Ekans's variety of attacks. It even gets two great abilities in the form of Intimidate and Shed Skin. Unfortunately, Ekans has no other appeal, as offensively, it is outclassed by Croagunk and Grimer. It also must overcome the problem of horrible offensive typing with good team support; Poison-type moves hit only Grass-type Pokemon super effectively, while not doing any damage to Steel-types and being resisted by four other types. Ekans also suffers from sub-par stats, which make it hard to consider for a spot on a team. Ultimately, although it has a few problems, Ekans is a good Pokemon who poses a threat to many opponents.</p>

[SET]
name: Coil
move 1: Coil
move 2: Gunk Shot
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Rest / Earthquake
item: Eviolite
ability: Shed Skin
nature: Careful
evs: 236 HP / 4 Def / 244 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>Coil was given to Ekans this generation, and there is no reason not use it. Coil is a boosting move that raises the user's Attack, Defense, and Accuracy, which is perfect on Ekans, a physically-based Pokemon with low Defense and an inaccurate, powerful STAB move in Gunk Shot. Gunk Shot is recommended as Ekans's main STAB move due to its monstrous power and high accuracy when paired with Coil; after a single use of Coil, Gunk Shot's accuracy will be around 93%, easily making it reliable. Poison Jab is an alternative to Gunk Shot if you like the immediate higher accuracy and PP, but Ekans probably won't be around long enough to use Gunk Shot more than 8 times anyway, and if you're not using Coil then you're not achieving the goal of this set. Sucker Punch is used mostly for priority and the ability to beat Gastly. Gunk Shot will do at least 27% to Gastly, always breaking its Substitute. This means with good prediction, Ekans has no hard time with Gastly thanks to Sucker Punch, especially since it resists Sludge Bomb and has Shed Skin to render Hypnosis close to useless. Sucker Punch can also make Ekans a revenge killer in desperate measures or OHKO frail Psychic-types such as Abra before they can attack you.</p>

<p>Rest and Earthquake are both useful moves for the last slot. Rest will heal Ekans, so it is usually the better choice, and Shed Skin works in harmony with Rest to wake Ekans up. If your team has Wish support, however, you may want to go with Earthquake. Earthquake allows Ekans to beat opposing Poison-types without Levitate, namely Croagunk, who resists Ekans's other two moves.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>You can use Poison Fang or another Poison-type move over Gunk Shot if you don't trust its accuracy even after the accuracy boost provided by Coil. Bulldoze is available in the last slot if you wish to lower your opponent's Speed; note that using Coil or Rest on a switch will almost always give better results, though. Ekans has access to some very obscure, situational moves such as Seed Bomb, Rock Slide, and even Wrap. These should almost never be used over the moves listed in the set, but if your team has more use for them, it's an exception.</p>

<p>Good teammates for Ekans are Pokemon who can defeat Ground- and Psychic-types. Frillish is a perfect candidate; both of its STAB moves are super effective on Ekans's weaknesses. Frillish can also somewhat take care of Gastly so long as it is not behind a Substitute. It will, however, lose the majority of its health from a Shadow Ball, and Life Orb or Choice Specs variants will beat Frillish. Cottonee can come in on Ground-type moves and use Encore, and it can lock Gastly into Substitute too. On top of this, Ekans can take Poison-type moves aimed at Cottonee with ease. Leech Seed support will also be useful to constantly heal Ekans, especially if it isn't running Rest.</p>

[SET]
name: Annoyer
move 1: Switcheroo
move 2: Glare
move 3: Swagger
move 4: Acid Spray / Giga Drain
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Intimidate
nature: Timid
evs: 236 HP / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 240 Spe
ivs: 30 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>The basic strategy of this set is to switch into something that fears Ekans such as Mienfoo, scare it with Intimidate, hit the switch in with Switcheroo, hit the next switch in with Glare, and use Swagger on it. This is probably the most annoying set in Little Cup; every single obscure move Ekans can learn combine to make it impossible to hit. Switcheroo is to put Ekans's Choice Scarf on an opposing wall. Because Ekans lures so many walls such as Slowpoke and Ferroseed, Switcheroo is extremely useful for crippling them. Afterward, depending on the opponent, it's best to use either Glare or Swagger. If the opponent is a fast Pokemon who can't harm Ekans, Glare will hit any switch-in, even Ground-types, assuming it hits. If it is a slow Pokemon such as Ferroseed who will probably try to set up anyway, Swagger is the best choice to hinder their setup. If the victim will outspeed Ekans with a Choice Scarf and be able to damage it easily, however, switching to a check is the best idea.</p>

<p>Intimidate is the preferred ability as it causes switches, which is Ekans's lighter fluid so to speak. Ekans, believe it or not, is a phenomenal Scraggy check. With the EVs and nature above, Choice Scarf Ekans will outspeed Scraggy after a Dragon Dance, reset its Attack stat with Intimidate, and give it a Choice Scarf. It can then proceed to wreak havoc with Glare and Swagger on switch-ins.</p>

<p>The last slot is reserved for an attacking move so Ekans isn't complete Taunt bait. Acid Spray is a useful STAB move which will cause even more switches, as it harshly lowers the foe's Special Defense. Giga Drain is an option over Acid Spray, however, as it gives Ekans some health back, which it greatly desires. It also hits Ground-types on the switch.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>In the last slot, you may use Protect or Substitute to stall out damage from Swagger (or poison damage if you have Toxic Spikes). You can remove the Defense and Special Defense EVs to put 36 into Ekans's Special Attack, which will then hit 11, but this set is meant to be bulky and not offensive, so it's not recommended. The nature should be swapped to Jolly if one desires to use a physical move. Attract is an option if you have Toxic Spikes, but it's very situational.</p>

<p>Users of entry hazards are the number one teammates for Ekans. Since it will usually cause three to four switches a game, you want to have as many entry hazards as possible. Omanyte, who has decent synergy with Ekans, has access to every form of entry hazard. Pineco also has access to all 3 entry hazards as well as Rapid Spin. Dwebble can use Stealth Rock and Spikes, and it can beat Psychic-types with Bug-type moves. Stunky can get rid of Psychic-types using Pursuit, and it also beats Gastly, especially Lum Berry Stunky. Wynaut can trap and kill most Ground-type Pokemon who threaten Ekans.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Ekans has access to Substitute and Disable, which work well because it only has two weaknesses. You can use an offensive Choice Scarf set, although Ekans doesn't have much of a movepool for it. Some other attacking moves it gets are Double Edge, Pursuit, Aqua Tail, and Thief. Thief can be used without an item to act as a pseudo Knock Off. Additional support moves include Haze and Gastro Acid.</p>

[Checks and Counters]

<p>On the Coil set, Choice Band Diglett beats Ekans even after Coil. Slowpoke can take any of Ekans's moves and hit it back with Psychic. Pawniard completely walls Ekans unless it runs Earthquake, and it has access to Psycho Cut to hurt Ekans badly. Any Psychic-type Pokemon with Substitute who predicts well might be able to outsmart Ekans.</p>

<p>On the Annoyer set, Cottonee flat-out beats it due to priority Taunt. Anything with a Choice item can come in on Switcheroo and lock Ekans into it. Lickitung has Own Tempo and can beat Ekans with Return or Earthquake. Any Pokemon with a Substitute up completely walls Ekans.</p>

[Dream World]

<p>Ekans gets Unnerve as its Dream World ability. Even in Little Cup, almost no one uses Berries, and Ekans has much better abilities in the form of Intimidate and Shed Skin, which both outclass Unnerve.</p>
 
I really think you should separate the Coil sets into offensive and Bulky, as there really are two ways to play then
 
I only have one coil set right now. Anyway, offensive Coil sucks. Gligar completely outclasses it for one, and Ekans' STAB sucks offensively. Ekans is also too slow to pull it off; stuff like Gligar and Misdreavus can just easy switch in and kill it. I'll wait for QC's opinion.
 

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Only a minor note right now: You mention Bulldoze in set comments instead of Earthquake on the coil set. Not sold on offensive Coil but I'll be testing a ton of stuff tomorrow when I've got a bunch of time. Really the testing things goes for Ekans as well as the other things up for QC right now (Shinx, Pansage, anything that comes up between now and tomorrow).

Edit: Okay have worked with Ekans just a little. The annoyer set (I don't think you're allowed to have special names but I'll let someone else decide) is surprisingly good. A Gligar makes a good teammate for that because if you get the opponent's Gligar stuck with a Choice Scarf, your own Gligar can easily come in on Earthquake or the quite weak Acrobatics.

Snover's a good teammate for the Coil set for Gligar, and you should absolutely only have a defensive set. It's not really outclassed by Gligar but it's just not good. Stunky's a good help as well for Psychic-types.

Also Aqua Tail can go into Other Options because it hits Ground-types.
 

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Okay, so Hidden Power Ice should definitely not get a slash on the annoyer set now. I guess Acid Spray really might be your best lead move in that slot, it's not like Ekans can do much else there.
 
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[Overview]

<p>Say hello to Ekans, perhaps the most underrated threat in Little Cup. A good defensive typing allows it to tank hits from Fighting-type threats such as Mienfoo, while its amazing status support movepool, including Substitute, Swagger, Disable, Protect, Switcheroo, and Glare, can be used to stall out the opponent until they're knocked out from residual damage or Ekans's attacks. It even gets two great abilities in the form of Intimidate and Shed Skin. Unfortunately, Ekans has no other appeal, as offensively, it is outclassed by Croagunk and Grimer. It also must overcome the problem of horrible offensive typing by getting good team support; Poison-type moves hit only Grass-type Pokemon super effectively, while not doing any damage to Steel-types and being resisted by four other types. Ekans also suffers from subpar stats, which make it hard to consider on a team. Ultimately, although it has a few problems, Ekans is a good Pokemon who poses a threat to many opponents.</p>

[SET]
name: Coil
move 1: Coil
move 2: Gunk Shot
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Rest / Earthquake
item: Eviolite
ability: Shed Skin
nature: Careful
evs: 236 HP / 4 Def / 244 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>Coil was given to Ekans this generation, so and there is no reason not use it. Coil is a boosting move that raises the user's Attack, Defense, and Accuracy, which is perfect on Ekans, a physically-based Pokemon with low Defense and an inaccurate, powerful STAB move in Gunk Shot. Gunk Shot is recommended as Ekans's main STAB move due to its monstrous power and high accuracy when paired with Coil; after a single use of Coil, Gunk Shot's accuracy will be around 93%, easily making it reliable. Poison Jab is an alternative to Gunk Shot if you like the immediate higher accuracy and PP, but Ekans probably won't be around long enough to use Gunk Shot more than 8 times anyway, and if you're not using Coil then you're not achieving the goal of this set. Sucker Punch is used mostly for priority and the ability to beat Gastly. Gunk Shot will do at least 27% to Gastly, always breaking its Substitute. This means with good prediction, Ekans has no hard time with Gastly thanks to Sucker Punch, especially since it resists Sludge Bomb and has Shed Skin to render Hypnosis close to useless. Sucker Punch can also make Ekans a revenge killer in desperate measures or OHKO frail Psychic-types such as Abra before they can attack you.</p>

<p>Rest and Earthquake are both useful moves for the last slot. Rest will heal Ekans, so it is usually the better choice, and Shed Skin works in harmony with Rest to prematurely wake remove the Sleep status condition from Ekans up. If your team has Wish support, however, you may want to go with Earthquake. Earthquake allows Ekans to beat opposing Poison-types without Levitate, namely Croagunk, who resists Ekans's other two moves.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>You can use Poison Fang or another Poison-type move over Gunk Shot if you don't trust its accuracy, despite the accuracy boost provided which will be boosted by Coil. Bulldoze is available in the last slot if you wish to lower your opponent's Speed; note that using Coil or Rest on a switch will almost always give better results, though. Ekans has access to some very obscure, situational moves such as Seed Bomb, Rock Slide, and even Wrap. These should almost never be used over the moves listed in the set, but if your team has more use for them, it's an exception.</p>

<p>Good teammates for Ekans are Pokemon who can defeat Ground- and Psychic-types. Frillish is a perfect candidate; both of its STAB moves are super effective on Ekans's weaknesses. Frillish can also somewhat take care of Gastly so long as it is not behind a Substitute. It will, however, lose the majority of its health from a Shadow Ball, and Life Orb or Choice Specs variants will beat Frillish. Cottonee can come in on Ground-type moves and use Encore, and it can lock Gastly into Substitute too. On top of this, Ekans can take Poison-type moves aimed at Cottonee with ease. Leech Seed support will also be useful to constantly heal Ekans, especially if it isn't running Rest.</p>

[SET]
name: Annoyer
move 1: Switcheroo
move 2: Glare
move 3: Swagger
move 4: Acid Spray / Giga Drain
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Intimidate
nature: Timid
evs: 236 HP / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 240 Spe
ivs: 30 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>The basic strategy of this set is to switch into something that fears Ekans such as Mienfoo, scare it with Intimidate, hit the switch in with Switcheroo, hit the next switch in with Glare, and use Swagger on it. Then keep attacking it. This is probably the most annoying set in Little Cup; every single obscure move Ekans can learn combine to make it impossible to hit. Switcheroo is to put Ekans's Choice Scarf on an opposing wall. Because Ekans lures so many walls such as Slowpoke and Ferroseed, Switcheroo is extremely useful for crippling them. Afterwards, depending on the opponent, it's best to use either Glare or Swagger. If the opponent is a fast Pokemon who can't harm Ekans, Glare will hit any switch-in, even Ground-types, assuming it hits. If it is a slow Pokemon such as Ferroseed who will probably try to set up anyway, Swagger is the best choice to hinder their setup. If the victim will outspeed Ekans with a Choice Scarf and be able to damage it easily, however, switching to a check is the best idea.</p>

<p>Intimidate is the preferred ability as it causes switches, which is Ekans's lighter fluid so to speak(what do you mean by this?). Ekans, believe it or not, is a phenomenal Scraggy check. With the EVs and nature above, Choice Scarf Ekans will outspeed Scraggy after a Dragon Dance, reset its Attack stat with Intimidate, and give it a Choice Scarf. It can then proceed to wreak havoc with Glare and Swagger on switch-ins.</p>

<p>The last slot is reserved for an attacking move so Ekans isn't complete Taunt bait. Acid Spray is a useful STAB move which will cause even more switches, as it harshly lowers the foe's Special Defense. Giga Drain is an option over Acid Spray, however, as it gives Ekans some health back, which it greatly desires. It also hits Ground-types on the switch.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>In the last slot, you may use Protect or Substitute to stall out damage from Swagger (or poison damage if you have Toxic Spikes). You can remove the Defense and Special Defense EVs to put 36 into Ekans's Special Attack, which will hit 11, but this set the point is meant to be bulky and not offensive, so it's not recommended. You can use a physical move if you want, just use a Jolly nature. Attract is an option if you have Toxic Spikes, but it's very situational.</p>

<p>Users of entry hazards are the number one teammate for Ekans. Since it will usually cause three to four switches a game, you want to have as many entry hazards as possible. Omanyte, who has decent synergy with Ekans, has access to every shape and form of entry hazard. Pineco also has access to all 3 entry hazards as well as Rapid Spin. Dwebble can use Stealth Rock and Spikes, and it can beat Psychic-types with Bug-type moves. Stunky can get rid of Psychic-types using Pursuit, and it also beats Gastly, especially Lum Berry variants (do you mean that Lum Berry Stunky beats Gastly as its immune to Hypnosis that way or is it the other way around, that Stunky beats Lum Gastly?). Wynaut can trap and kill most Ground-type Pokemon who threaten Ekans.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Ekans has access to Substitute + Disable, which works well on it because it only has two weaknesses. You can use an offensive Choice Scarf set, although Ekans doesn't have much of a movepool for it. Some other attacking moves it gets are Double Edge, Pursuit, Aqua Tail, and Thief. Thief can be used without an item to act as a pseudo Knock Off. Additional support moves include Haze, and Gastro Acid.</p>

[Checks and Counters]

<p>On the Coil set, Choice Band Diglett beats Ekans even after Coil. Slowpoke can take any of Ekans's moves and hit it back with Psychic. Pawniard completely walls Ekans unless it runs Earthquake, and it has access to Psycho Cut to hurt Ekans badly. Any Psychic-type Pokemon with Substitute who predicts well might be able to outsmart Ekans.</p>

<p>On the Annoyer set, Cottonee flat-out beats it due to priority Taunt. Anything with a Choice item can come in on Switcheroo and lock Ekans into it. Lickitung has Own Tempo and can beat Ekans with Return or Earthquake. Any Pokemon with a Substitute up completely walls Ekans.</p>

[Dream World]

<p>Ekans gets Unnerve as its Dream World ability. Even in Little Cup, almost no one uses Berries, and Ekans has much better abilities in the form of Intimidate and Shed Skin, which both outclass Unnerve.</p>


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[Overview]

<p>Say hello to Ekans, perhaps the most underrated threat in Little Cup. A good defensive typing allows it to tank hits from Fighting-type threats such as Mienfoo, while its amazing support movepool, including Substitute, Swagger, Disable, Protect, Switcheroo, and Glare, can be used to stall out the opponent until they're knocked out from residual damage or Ekans's variety of attacks. It even gets two great abilities in the form of Intimidate and Shed Skin. Unfortunately, Ekans has no other appeal, as offensively, it is outclassed by Croagunk and Grimer. It also must overcome the problem of horrible offensive typing with good team support; Poison-type moves hit only Grass-type Pokemon super effectively, while not doing any damage to Steel-types and being resisted by four other types. Ekans also suffers from sub-par subpar stats, which make it hard to consider for a spot on a team. Ultimately, although it has a few problems, Ekans is a good Pokemon who poses a threat to many opponents.</p>

[SET]
name: Coil
move 1: Coil
move 2: Gunk Shot
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Rest / Earthquake
item: Eviolite
ability: Shed Skin
nature: Careful
evs: 236 HP / 4 Def / 244 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>Coil was given to Ekans this generation, and there is no reason not use it. Coil is a boosting move that raises the user's Attack, Defense, and Accuracy, which is perfect on Ekans, a physically-based Pokemon with low Defense and an inaccurate, powerful STAB move in Gunk Shot. Gunk Shot is recommended as Ekans's main STAB move due to its monstrous power and high accuracy when paired with Coil; after a single use of Coil, Gunk Shot's accuracy will be around 93%, easily making it reliable. Poison Jab is an alternative to Gunk Shot if you like the immediate higher accuracy and PP, but Ekans probably won't be around long enough to use Gunk Shot more than 8 times anyway, and if you're not using Coil then you're not achieving the goal of this set. Sucker Punch is used mostly for priority and the ability to beat Gastly. Gunk Shot will do at least 27% to Gastly, always breaking its Substitute. This means with good prediction, Ekans has no hard time with Gastly thanks to Sucker Punch, especially since it resists Sludge Bomb and has Shed Skin to render Hypnosis close to useless. Sucker Punch can also make Ekans a revenge killer in desperate measures or OHKO frail Psychic-types such as Abra before they can attack you.</p>

<p>Rest and Earthquake are both useful moves for the last slot. Rest will heal Ekans, so it is usually the better choice, and Shed Skin works in harmony with Rest to wake Ekans up. If your team has Wish support, however, you may want to go with Earthquake. Earthquake allows Ekans to beat opposing Poison-types without Levitate, namely Croagunk, who resists Ekans's other two moves.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>You can use Poison Fang or another Poison-type move over Gunk Shot if you don't trust its accuracy even after , despite the accuracy boost provided by Coil. Bulldoze is available in the last slot if you wish to lower your opponent's Speed; note that using Coil or Rest on a switch will almost always give better results, though. Ekans has access to some very obscure, situational moves such as Seed Bomb, Rock Slide, and even Wrap. These should almost never be used over the moves listed in the set, but if your team has more use for them, it's an exception.</p>

<p>Good teammates for Ekans are Pokemon who can defeat Ground- and Psychic-types. Frillish is a perfect candidate; both of its STAB moves are super effective on Ekans's weaknesses. Frillish can also somewhat take care of Gastly so long as it is not behind a Substitute. It will, however, lose the majority of its health from a Shadow Ball, and Life Orb or Choice Specs variants will beat Frillish. Cottonee can come in on Ground-type moves and use Encore, and it can lock Gastly into Substitute too. On top of this, Ekans can take Poison-type moves aimed at Cottonee with ease. Leech Seed support will also be useful to constantly heal Ekans, especially if it isn't running Rest.</p>

[SET]
name: Annoyer
move 1: Switcheroo
move 2: Glare
move 3: Swagger
move 4: Acid Spray / Giga Drain
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Intimidate
nature: Timid
evs: 236 HP / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 240 Spe
ivs: 30 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>The basic strategy of this set is to switch into something that fears Ekans such as Mienfoo, scare it with Intimidate, hit the switch in with Switcheroo, hit the next switch in with Glare, and use Swagger on it. Then keep attacking it. <-lol This is probably the most annoying set in Little Cup; every single obscure move Ekans can learn combine to make it impossible to hit. Switcheroo is to put Ekans's Choice Scarf on an opposing wall. Because Ekans lures so many walls such as Slowpoke and Ferroseed, Switcheroo is extremely useful for crippling them. Afterward, depending on the opponent, it's best to use either Glare or Swagger. If the opponent is a fast Pokemon who can't harm Ekans, Glare will hit any switch-in, even Ground-types, assuming it hits. If it is a slow Pokemon such as Ferroseed who will probably try to set up anyway, Swagger is the best choice to hinder their setup. If the victim will outspeed Ekans with a Choice Scarf and be able to damage it easily, however, switching to a check is the best idea.</p>

<p>Intimidate is the preferred ability as it causes switches, which is Ekans's lighter fluid so to speak. Ekans, believe it or not, is a phenomenal Scraggy check. With the EVs and nature above, Choice Scarf Ekans will outspeed Scraggy after a Dragon Dance, reset its Attack stat with Intimidate, and give it a Choice Scarf. It can then proceed to wreak havoc with Glare and Swagger on switch-ins.</p>

<p>The last slot is reserved for an attacking move so Ekans isn't complete Taunt bait. Acid Spray is a useful STAB move which will cause even more switches, as it harshly lowers the foe's Special Defense. Giga Drain is an option over Acid Spray, however, as it gives Ekans some health back, which it greatly desires. It also hits Ground-types on the switch.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>In the last slot, you may use Protect or Substitute to stall out damage from Swagger (or poison damage if you have Toxic Spikes). You can remove the Defense and Special Defense EVs to put 36 into Ekans's Special Attack, which will then hit 11, but this set is meant to be bulky and not offensive, so it's not recommended. The nature should be swapped to Jolly if one desires to use You can use a physical move if you want, just use a Jolly nature. Attract is an option if you have Toxic Spikes, but it's very situational.</p>

<p>Users of entry hazards are the number one teammates for Ekans. Since it will usually cause three to four switches a game, you want to have as many entry hazards as possible. Omanyte, who has decent synergy with Ekans, has access to every form of entry hazard. Pineco also has access to all 3 entry hazards as well as Rapid Spin. Dwebble can use Stealth Rock and Spikes, and it can beat Psychic-types with Bug-type moves. Stunky can get rid of Psychic-types by using Pursuit, and it also beats Gastly, especially Lum Berry Stunky. Wynaut can trap and kill most Ground-type Pokemon who threaten Ekans.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Ekans has access to Substitute and + Disable, which work works well on it because it only has two weaknesses. You can use an offensive Choice Scarf set, although Ekans doesn't have much of a movepool for it. Some other attacking moves it gets are Double Edge, Pursuit, Aqua Tail, and Thief. Thief can be used without an item to act as a pseudo Knock Off. Additional support moves include Haze, (remove comma) and Gastro Acid.</p>

[Checks and Counters]

<p>On the Coil set, Choice Band Diglett beats Ekans even after Coil. Slowpoke can take any of Ekans's moves and hit it back with Psychic. Pawniard completely walls Ekans unless it runs Earthquake, and it has access to Psycho Cut to hurt Ekans badly. Any Psychic-type Pokemon with Substitute who predicts well might be able to outsmart Ekans.</p>

<p>On the Annoyer set, Cottonee flat-out beats it due to priority Taunt. Anything with a Choice item can come in on Switcheroo and lock Ekans into it. Lickitung has Own Tempo and can beat Ekans with Return or Earthquake. Any Pokemon with a Substitute up completely walls Ekans.</p>

[Dream World]

<p>Ekans gets Unnerve as its Dream World ability. Even in Little Cup, almost no one uses Berries, and Ekans has much better abilities in the form of Intimidate and Shed Skin, which both outclass Unnerve.</p>


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