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Donphan
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Donphan

Armor Pokémon

If Donphan were to tackle with its hard body, even a house could be destroyed. Using its massive strength, the Pokémon helps clear rock and mud slides that block mountain trails.

Appears in these games

Base stats

HP
90
Attack
120
Defense
120
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
60
Speed
50
Total
500
Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Ice

Resistant to

Poison½×
Rock½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon · Gen 9

Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.

Defensive

Item
Leftovers / Rocky Helmet / Heavy-Duty Boots
Nature
Impish
EVs
248 HP / 16 Atk / 244 Def
Tera
GhostDragonWater

Evolution

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Donphan can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Sprites & renders

22 sprites & renders for Donphan.

Official artwork
Official artwork
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME
Animated
Animated
Animated (back)
Animated (back)
Front
Front
Back
Back

Across the games

Crystal
Crystal
Gold
Gold
Silver
Silver
Emerald
Emerald
Ruby · Sapphire
Ruby · Sapphire
Diamond · Pearl
Diamond · Pearl
HeartGold · SoulSilver
HeartGold · SoulSilver
Platinum
Platinum
scarlet violet
scarlet violet
Black · White
Black · White
ORAS
ORAS
X · Y
X · Y
Menu Icons
Menu Icons
Ultra Sun · Moon
Ultra Sun · Moon
brilliant diamond shining pearl
brilliant diamond shining pearl
Menu Icons
Menu Icons

Moves

Lv.MoveTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
0Fury AttackNormalPhysical158520
1BulldozeGroundPhysical6010020
1CharmFairyStatus10020
1Defense CurlNormalStatus40
1Double-EdgeNormalPhysical12010015
1EndureNormalStatus10
1Fire FangFirePhysical659515
1FlailNormalPhysical10015
1GrowlNormalStatus10040
1Horn AttackNormalPhysical6510025
1Last ResortNormalPhysical1401005
1Odor SleuthNormalStatus40
1TackleNormalPhysical4010035
1Take DownNormalPhysical908520
1Thunder FangElectricPhysical659515
6Rapid SpinNormalPhysical5010040
10RolloutRockPhysical309020
15AssuranceDarkPhysical6010010
19Knock OffDarkPhysical6510020
24SlamNormalPhysical807520
30MagnitudeGroundPhysical10030
30Rock TombRockPhysical609515
30Stomping TantrumGroundPhysical7510010
37Scary FaceNormalStatus10010
43EarthquakeGroundPhysical10010010
50Giga ImpactNormalPhysical150905