Donphan (Pokémon)

Total: 2
Donphan
0 HP	1 Atk	1 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

Shape

Footprint

Pokédex color

Gray

Base friendship

70

External Links

On Smogon Pokédex:
Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

It evolves from Phanpy starting at level 25.

Biology

Donphan is a gray, elephant-like Pokémon with a thick, black band of hide running down the length of its back and extending to the tip of its long trunk. When this Pokémon curls up, the band resembles a car tire. This tough hide prevents regular attacks from inflicting even a scratch. A pair of white tusks, which are smaller on the female, extend from the corners of its mouth. It has thin, elongated ears held out almost perpendicular to its body. Its four short legs are each encircled with a broken, black band and have three toes.

Donphan has the ability to curl up into a ball and violently roll around like a wheel. These rolling tackles are strong enough to knock down a house. Once it starts its rampage, it will be almost unstoppable. The anime shows that this ability is further used as a form of courtship. The male Donphan have rolling competitions to demonstrate their toughness to the females. It has been demonstrated that Donphan has a keen sense of smell, capable of sniffing out a gem known as amberite. Donphan travels in herds with a ranking system. The larger its tusks, the higher its rank in the herd. It lives in rough, mountainous terrain.

In the anime

Donphan in the anime

Ash's Donphan

In Reversing the Charges, Ash's Phanpy evolved into a Donphan. It proved to be an excellent member of his team, showing its strength in every battle.

Other

Donphan debuted briefly at the beginning of Mewtwo Strikes Back, under the ownership of Raymond. It battled Ash's Bulbasaur and managed to land two successive hits with Rollout, only to then be defeated by Bulbasaur's Solar Beam. At the time, Donphan was an unknown Pokémon. In the film's remake, Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, it played the same role.

Four Donphan made their main series debut in Roll On, Pokémon!, under the ownership of Rochelle. She would use them to find amberite.

In Date Expectations, a Shiny Donphan was the center of romantic attention for multiple male Donphan. Ash and his friends eventually helped one such Donphan to succeed and mate with the Shiny Donphan.

In Choose It or Lose It!, Tyson used a Donphan in his Ever Grande Conference battle against Ash. It went up against Swellow but was soon defeated.

In Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 2), Kellyn used his Capture Styler to capture a Donphan. He then had it smash through the cave-ins that were caused by an Aggron belonging to J's client.

Minor appearances

A Shiny Donphan in the anime

In Tricks of the Trade, a Donphan was at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.

A Donphan appeared in The Legend of Thunder!.

A Donphan appeared in Pikachu's PikaBoo.

In Gotta Catch Ya Later!, Misty's flashback featured multiple Donphan.

In Beg, Burrow and Steal, a Donphan was living in an underground paradise.

A Coordinator's Donphan appeared in Deceit and Assist.

In Battling The Generation Gap!, a Coordinator's Donphan competed in the Celestic Contest.

In Challenging a Towering Figure!, a Trainer's Donphan battled a Snover during the Festival Battle Challenge.

In An Old Family Blend!, a Trainer's Donphan was at the Lily of the Valley Conference.

In the opening of Zoroark: Master of Illusions, Ethan used a Donphan to battle Ash and Pikachu, though the outcome of that battle was left unknown.

A Trainer's Donphan appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.

In The Power of Us, a Trainer's Donphan competed in the Pokémon Catch Race.

Pokédex entries

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
EP120	Donphan	Ash's Pokédex	Donphan, the Armor Pokémon. With its strong tusks and tough skin, Donphan is known for its powerful Tackle attack. The length of Donphan's tusks indicates its level.

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
AG114	Donphan	Ash's Pokédex	Donphan, the Armor Pokémon. Donphan is the evolved form of Phanpy. They attack by rolling their bodies into a circle and charging their enemies.

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
AG154	Donphan	May's Pokédex	Donphan, the Armor Pokémon. Donphan has razor-sharp tusks, armor-like skin, and enormous power.

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer, a Trainer's Donphan was in a town square in Pasio.

In the manga

Donphan in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

A silhouette of a wild Donphan appeared in Ponyta Tale, when Professor Oak mentioned new Pokémon beyond the previously known 151 species.

In Number One Donphan, a thieving ruffian used multiple Donphan, but they were defeated by Gold afterwards. They reappeared in Bellsprout Rout.

In Quilava Quandary, the Day-Care Couple used a Donphan to train Gold.

In The Last Battle XIII, a Donphan was sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

In I'm Your Biggest Fan, Donphan, Wattson accidentally catches Sapphire in a trap designed to catch a wild, rampaging Donphan. After coming across New Mauville, Sapphire uses the wild Donphan to help Wattson shut down a power generator, adding it to her team in Plugging Past Electrike II and naming it Phado.

In a flashback in Innocent Scientist, the International Police trained a Donphan.

Pokédex entries

Manga	Chapter	Entry
Pokémon Adventures	PS096	The longer and bigger its tusks are, the higher it is ranked amongst its herd.*

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

A Donphan appeared in The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon.

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

A Donphan appeared in GDZ40, under the ownership of a male Trainer.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

In Clefairy, the Battle Instructor, a boy who had trouble controlling a Donphan. It would usually fall asleep and did so since its loss to Silver's Totodile.

In the TCG

Main article: Donphan (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.

Generation II

Johto
#196

Gold	It has sharp, hard tusks and a rugged hide. Its Tackle is strong enough to knock down a house.
Silver	The longer and bigger its tusks, the higher its rank in its herd. The tusks take long to grow.
Crystal	Because this Pokémon's skin is so tough, a normal attack won't even leave a scratch on it.
Stadium 2	It has sharp, hard tusks and a rugged hide. Its Tackle is strong enough to knock down a house.

Generation III

Hoenn
#166

Kanto
#—

Ruby	Donphan's favorite attack is curling its body into a ball, then charging at its foe while rolling at high speed. Once it starts rolling, this Pokémon can't stop very easily.
Sapphire	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.
Emerald	A Donphan is so strong it can easily haul a dump truck. Its hide has toughened to a rock-hard state. An ordinary sort of attack won't even leave a scratch.
FireRed	The longer and bigger its tusks, the higher its rank in its herd. The tusks take long to grow.
LeafGreen	It has sharp, hard tusks and a rugged hide. Its Tackle is strong enough to knock down a house.

Generation IV

Sinnoh
#—

Johto
#201

Pearl
Diamond	It attacks by curling up, then rolling into its foe. It can blow apart a house in one hit.
Platinum
HeartGold	It has sharp, hard tusks and a rugged hide. Its Tackle is strong enough to knock down a house.
SoulSilver	The longer and bigger its tusks, the higher its rank in its herd. The tusks take long to grow.

Generation V

Unova
#—

White
Black	It attacks by curling up, then rolling into its foe. It can blow apart a house in one hit.
Black 2	It attacks by curling up then rolling into its foe. It can blow apart a house in one hit.
White 2

Generation VI

Kalos
#—

Hoenn
#173

X	It has sharp, hard tusks and a rugged hide. Its Tackle is strong enough to knock down a house.
Y	The longer and bigger its tusks, the higher its rank in its herd. The tusks take long to grow.
Omega Ruby	Donphan's favorite attack is curling its body into a ball, then charging at its foe while rolling at high speed. Once it starts rolling, this Pokémon can't stop very easily.
Alpha Sapphire	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.

Generation VII

Alola
#—

Kanto
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII.

Generation VIII

Galar
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VIII.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.

Generation II

Gold

Trade, Evolve Event Phanpy

Silver

Route 28, Mt. Silver, Victory Road*

Crystal

Route 45^Morning^Day

Generation III

Generation IV

Route 28, Mt. Silver, Victory Road

Generation V

Generation VI

Safari Zone (Zone 4, tall grass), Mirage Mountains (west of Route 104, north of Lilycove City, northeast of Route 125, south of Route 131)

Generation VII

Unobtainable

Generation VIII

Sword

Shield

Unobtainable

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.

Generation II

This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.

Generation III

Pinball: R&S

Evolve Phanpy

Trozei!

Secret Storage 18, Trozei Battle, Mr. Who's Den

Generation IV

Crystal Cave (B6F-B11F)

MD Sky

Crystal Cave (B6F-B11F)

MD Stormy

Evolve Phanpy

Ranger: GS

Faldera Island, Fire Temple

Generation V

Rumble Blast

Desert: Sunny Seashore (Post-ending)

Rumble U

Variety Battle: Pokémon on a Roll

Generation VI

Battle Trozei

Infinite Ruins: Stage 2

Shuffle

Silbern Museum: Stage 101
Blau Salon: Stage 409

Rumble World

Ruby Volcano: Dusty Desert (Center Boss, Back), Starlight Islands: Surveillance Dunes (Special)

Generation VII

Rumble Rush

Dragonite Sea, Lugia Sea, Charizard Sea²⁰²⁰, Entei Sea^Final

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Passho Berry (5%)

Base stats

Stat		Range
Stat		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 90		150 - 197	290 - 384
Attack: 120		112 - 189	220 - 372
Defense: 120		112 - 189	220 - 372
Sp. Atk: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp. Def: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Speed: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Total: 500	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed
2/4	★★☆☆

Power
5/5	★★★★★

Skill
2/2	★★

Stamina
4/4	★★★★

Jump
2/2	★★

Total
15/17	★★★

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:

Damaged
normally by:

Normal

1×

Fighting

1×

Flying

1×

Ground

1×

Bug

1×

Ghost

1×

Steel

1×

Fire

1×

Psychic

1×

Dragon

1×

Dark

1×

Fairy

1×

Weak to:

Water

2×

Grass

2×

Ice

2×

Immune to:

Electric

0×

Resistant to:

Poison

½×

Rock

½×

Notes:

If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of Electric-type moves is 1×.

Learnset

Donphan is available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

By leveling up

Generation VIII

Other generations:
II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
011	Fury Attack	Normal	Physical	01515	08585%	20
011	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	06565	09595%	15
011	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	06565	09595%	15
011	Tackle	Normal	Physical	04040	100100%	35
011	Flail	Normal	Physical	0000—	100100%	15
011	Endure	Normal	Status	0000—	——%	10
011	Take Down	Normal	Physical	09090	08585%	20
011	Charm	Fairy	Status	0000—	100100%	20
011	Last Resort	Normal	Physical	140140	100100%	5
011	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120120	100100%	15
011	Horn Attack	Normal	Physical	06565	100100%	25
011	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	06060	100100%	20
011	Growl	Normal	Status	0000—	100100%	40
011	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	0000—	——%	40
Evo.Evo.	Fury Attack	Normal	Physical	01515	08585%	20
066	Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	05050	100100%	40
1010	Rollout	Rock	Physical	03030	09090%	20
1515	Assurance	Dark	Physical	06060	100100%	10
1919	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	06565	100100%	20
2424	Slam	Normal	Physical	08080	07575%	20
3030	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	06060	09595%	15
3737	Scary Face	Normal	Status	0000—	100100%	10
4343	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100100	100100%	10
5050	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150150	09090%	5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Donphan
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Donphan
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM

Generation VIII

Other generations:
II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

	TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM05	TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
TM11	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
TM15	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150150	090}}90%	5
TM17	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM23	TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100100	075}}75%	15
TM26	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100100	100}}100%	10
TM32	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
TM37	TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM39	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	06060	095}}95%	15
TM42	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM44	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM45	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
TM58	TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM68	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150150	090}}90%	5
TM69	TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
TM71	TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100100	080}}80%	5
TM74	TM74	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	5
TM76	TM76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
TM80	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	07575	090}}90%	10
TM82	TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM83	TM83	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
TM84	TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	08080	100}}100%	20
TM87	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	085}}85%	15
TM90	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM96	TM96	Strength	Normal	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
TM98	TM98	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Donphan
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Donphan
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII

Other generations:
II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100%	5
Fissure	Ground	Physical	—	30%	5
Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
Head Smash*	Rock	Physical	150	80%	5
Heavy Slam	Steel	Physical	—	100%	10
High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	95	95%	10
Ice Shard	Ice	Physical	40	100%	30
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10
Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90%	10
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Donphan in Generation VIII
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Donphan in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Donphan
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Donphan
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VIII

Other generations:
II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

Game					Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Donphan
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Donphan
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation VIII

Other generations:
II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Donphan
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Donphan
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS

Acquisition: Evolve

Pokémon Trozei!

Rarity: Rare

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team

	Body size: 1
	Recruit rate: Evolve
	Friend Area: Safari
Phrases
51%-100% HP	The length of these tusks is a measure of my power!
26%-50% HP	This won't do. My health has dwindled to half.
1%-25% HP	I've had enough... My tusks are too heavy to move...
Level up	I've leveled up! My tusks seem to have thrust out more!

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky

	Body size: 1
	Recruit rate: 0.5%
	IQ group: E

Pokémon Ranger

Group:

Ground

Poké Assist:

Ground

Field move:

(Tackle ×2)

Loops: 10

Min. exp.: 60

Max. exp.: 85

Browser entry R-035

Donphan rolls its body into a ball to charge. Its crash can shake things up!

Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs

Group:

Ground

Poké Assist:
(present)

Ground

Field move:
(present)

(Tackle ×3)

Poké Assist:
(past)

Ground

Field move:
(past)

(Tackle ×1)

Browser entry R-210/N-086

It triggers tremors to attack.

Pokémon Rumble Blast

Attack	●●●●
Defense	●●●●
Speed	●●●

Pokémon Rumble Rush

	Walking Speed: 1.25 seconds	Base HP: 57
	Base Attack: 80	Base Defense: 57	Base Speed: 60

Pokémon Battle Trozei

Ground

Attack Power:

★★★★★

Pokémon Shuffle

Ground

Attack Power: 60 - 125

15

#46

Quake

Sometimes increases damage and leaves opponent paralyzed for a short period of time.

Skill Swapper: Ground Forces

Pokémon GO

Base Stamina: 207	Base Attack: 214	Base Defense: 185
Egg Distance: N/A	Buddy Distance: 3 km	Evolution Requirement: N/A
Fast Attacks: Tackle, Counter, Mud-Slap, Charm
Charged Attacks: Earthquake, Heavy Slam, Play Rough, Body Slam*

Evolution

Unevolved

Phanpy
Ground

Level 25
→

First evolution

Donphan
Ground

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.

Generation II

Gold		Silver		Crystal


Front	Back	Front	Back	Front	Back

Gold (Japan)		Silver (Japan)


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation III

Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen


Front	Back	Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation IV

Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver




Front	Back	Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation V

Black	White	Black 2	White 2




Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VI

X	Y	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire




Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VII

Sun	Moon	Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon




Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VIII

HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Donphan images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Donphan shares its category with Tyranitar. They are both known as the Armor Pokémon.
Donphan and Ursaring, along with their pre-evolved forms, are the only Pokémon to swap version-exclusive status between localizations. While Phanpy and Donphan are found only in the Japanese and Korean Gold, they are not found in Gold in other languages, being found in the Silver Version of those languages instead, with Teddiursa and Ursaring getting the opposite treatment. This is corrected in the remakes HeartGold and SoulSilver, where they follow the Japanese and Korean Gold and Silver.
Phanpy and Donphan are the only Ground-type Pokémon that are unable to learn Dig in any way.

Origin

Donphan seems to be based on an adult elephant, possibly the pygmy elephant or the extinct dwarf elephant due to its relatively small size. The ridges on its dark gray backside are similar to tire treads, causing it to resemble a spinning car tire when using its Rollout attack. Its armored body may be a reference to war elephants that were trained by humans for combat.

Name origin

Donphan and Donfan may be a combination of don (Spanish for lord or master) or dónti (Greek for tooth) and elephant.

In other languages

Language	Title	Meaning
Japanese	ドンファン Donfan	From don, dónti, and elephant
French	Donphan	Same as English name
Spanish	Donphan	Same as English name
German	Donphan	Same as English name
Italian	Donphan	Same as English name
Korean	코리갑 Korigap	From 코끼리 kkokkiri and 갑 (甲) gap
Cantonese Chinese	冬凡 Dūngfàahn
Mandarin Chinese	頓甲 / 顿甲 Dùnjiǎ	From 頓 dùn and 甲 jiǎ

More languages
Hindi	डॉनफैन Donphan	Transcription of English name
Russian	Донфэн Donfen	Transcription of English name
Thai	ดอนแฟน Donfaen	Transcription of Japanese name

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Donphan (Pokémon)

Biology

In the anime

Ash's Donphan

Other

Minor appearances

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

In the TCG

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

By breeding

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Side game data

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

Origin

Name origin

In other languages

Related articles

External links