# Ekans (Japanese) #037 — SM3+: Shining Legends

## Summary

Bulk is the honest verdict on Ekans in the Japanese edition of Shining Legends: a plain common, there to fill out the Psychic section of a set whose attention belongs to the shiny legendaries. What it does have is charm, a purple snake with a yellow band and wide-open mouth coiled low in the grass, mid-hiss. Japan received the set in July 2017, a few months ahead of the English release in October, so the Japanese copies came first. The modelled guide sits at $3.00 with 1 copy traded in 30 days; no PSA population is on file.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | SM3+: Shining Legends |
| Language | Japanese |
| Number | 037 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | jp-sm |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2017-07-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | JA |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$3.00** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-09
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-09
- Floor delivered ask: $4.04 — as of 2026-11-08T21:01:35.914Z
- Quant score: 30/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-08T21:01:35.914Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 16% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2017-07-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-05T10:42:20.373Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-05T10:42:20.373Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-07-15T03:25:36.193Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-05T10:42:20.373Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon-japan/sm3-shining-legends/ekans)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~pokemon-japan%3Ajp-23694-037%3AJA%3ANORMAL~NM)