Ekans

Poison

In HPL - Battle Connoisseur

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Base stats

HP35

Atk60

Def44

SpA40

SpD54

Spe55

BST288

Abilities

Primary: Intimidate
Secondary: Shed Skin
Hidden: Unnerve

Singles analysis

What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on Gen 9 role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.

Base 55 Speed: slow pivot range (60 or under).

Hazards

Toxic Spikes

Recovery

Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk): Rest

Priority

Sucker Punch (mind-gameable): Sucker Punch

Status

Toxic
Paralysis (Thunder Wave / Glare / Nuzzle): Glare
Status chance riders (minor): Sludge Bomb

Anti-setup

Haze / Clear Smog: Haze

Stallbreak / utility

Knock Off
Trick / Switcheroo: Switcheroo
Substitute (near-universal): Substitute

Defense abilities

Intimidate (low value in singles): Intimidate

Moves — Gen 9

Type

59 of 59 moves


Acid	Poison	Special	40	100	30	10% chance to lower the foe(s) Sp. Def by 1.
Acid Spray	Poison	Special	40	100	20	100% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 2.
Belch	Poison	Special	120	90	10	Cannot be selected until the user eats a Berry.
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	30% chance to make the target flinch.
Coil	Poison	Status	—	—	20	Raises user's Attack, Defense, accuracy by 1.
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15	20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1.
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100	15	20% chance to make the target flinch.
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10	Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2.
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15	Has 33% recoil.
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10	Hits adjacent Pokemon. Double damage on Dig.
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP.
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed.
Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95	15	10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch.
Gastro Acid	Poison	Status	—	100	10	Nullifies the target's Ability.
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100	10	User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.
Glare	Normal	Status	—	100	30	Paralyzes the target.
Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80	5	30% chance to poison the target.
Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30	Eliminates all stat changes.
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100	20	1.5x damage if foe holds an item. Removes item.
Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100	5	2x power if the user had a stat lowered this turn.
Leech Life	Bug	Physical	80	100	10	User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.
Leer	Normal	Status	—	100	30	Lowers the foe(s) Defense by 1.
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95	15	100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1.
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	10	100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1.
Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100	15	50% chance to badly poison the target.