# Ekans #66/106 — Great Encounters

## Summary

Ekans is a bulk common from the Diamond & Pearl years, a filler pull in Great Encounters that no one opened packs for. Its small draw comes from Ken Sugimori, the original Pokémon artist, whose name on a card of a Kanto starter-era Pokémon gives completionists a reason to keep it. A $0.33 modelled guide with no copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.09 out of Temporal Forces.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Great Encounters |
| Number | 66/106 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | DP |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2008-02-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Psychic |
| Attack: Shed Skin | cost Colorless — Remove 2 damage counters from Ekans. |
| Attack: Poison Fang | cost Psychic — damage 10 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. |
| Weakness | Psychic +10 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Ekans #023](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/ekans) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.33** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- 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 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.77 — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- Quant score: 27/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 25% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-16T13:26:18.543Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T13:26:18.543Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-10T01:52:59.170Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T13:26:18.543Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/great-encounters/ekans-66)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Adp4-66%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)