Donphan
Donphan is a Ground type Pokémon introduced in Generation 2. It is known as the Armor Pokémon
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Pokédex data
National № 232 Type Ground Species Armor Pokémon Height 3′7″ (1.09m) Weight 264.6 lbs (120.0 kg) Abilities Sturdy
Sand Veil (hidden ability)Local № 196 (Gold/Silver)
166 (Ruby/Sapphire)
201 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)
173 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)Japanese Donfan Training
EV yield 1 Attack, 1 Defense Catch rate 60 (7.8% with PokéBall, full HP) Base Happiness 70 (normal) Base EXP 189 Growth Rate Medium Fast Breeding
Egg Groups Field Gender 50% male, 50% female Egg cycles 20 (base 5,120 steps) Base stats
Total 500 Min Max HP 90 290 384 Attack 120 220 372 Defense 120 220 372 Sp. Atk 60 112 240 Sp. Def 60 112 240 Speed 50 94 218 The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.
Pokédex entries
| Gold | It has sharp, hard tusks and a rugged hide. Its TACKLE is strong enough to knock down a house. |
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| FireRed | The longer and bigger its tusks, the higher its rank in its herd. The tusks take a long time to grow. |
| LeafGreen | It has sharp, hard tusks and a rugged hide. Its TACKLE is strong enough to knock down a house. |
| 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. |
| Diamond Pearl Platinum | It attacks by curling up, then rolling into its foe. It can blow apart a house in one hit. |
| 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. |
| Black White | It attacks by curling up, then rolling into its foe. It can blow apart a house in one hit. |
| Black 2 White 2 | It attacks by curling up then rolling into its foe. It can blow apart a house in one hit. |
| 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. |
Name origin
- don
- of great size/importance; lord or master
- elephant
- large mammal native to India and Africa
Moves learned by Donphan
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Moves learnt by level up
Donphan learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun/Moon at the levels specified.
Lv.MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.1 Bulldoze Ground 
60 100 1 Defense Curl Normal 
— — 1 Fire Fang Fire 65 95 1 Fury Attack Normal 15 85 1 Growl Normal — 100 1 Horn Attack Normal 65 100 1 Thunder Fang Electric 65 95 6 Rapid Spin Normal 20 100 10 Rollout Rock 30 90 15 Assurance Dark 60 100 19 Knock Off Dark 65 100 24 Slam Normal 80 75 30 Magnitude Ground — 100 37 Scary Face Normal — 100 43 Earthquake Ground 100 100 50 Giga Impact Normal 150 90 Moves learnt on evolution
Donphan learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sun/Moon (regardless of level).
MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.Fury Attack Normal 15 85 Egg moves
Donphan learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun/Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Donphan egg moves page.
MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.Ancient Power Rock 
60 100 Body Slam Normal 85 100 Counter Fighting — 100 Endeavor Normal — 100 Fissure Ground — — Focus Energy Normal — — Head Smash Rock 150 80 Heavy Slam Steel — 100 Ice Shard Ice 40 100 Mud-Slap Ground 20 100 Play Rough Fairy 90 90 Snore Normal 50 100 Moves learnt by TM
Donphan is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun/Moon:
TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.5 Roar Normal — — 6 Toxic Poison — 90 10 Hidden Power Normal 60 100 11 Sunny Day Fire — — 15 Hyper Beam Normal 150 90 17 Protect Normal — — 21 Frustration Normal — 100 26 Earthquake Ground 100 100 27 Return Normal — 100 32 Double Team Normal — — 37 Sandstorm Rock — — 39 Rock Tomb Rock 60 95 42 Facade Normal 70 100 44 Rest Psychic — — 45 Attract Normal — 100 48 Round Normal 60 100 49 Echoed Voice Normal 40 100 59 Brutal Swing Dark 60 100 68 Giga Impact Normal 150 90 69 Rock Polish Rock — — 71 Stone Edge Rock 100 80 74 Gyro Ball Steel — 100 78 Bulldoze Ground 60 100 80 Rock Slide Rock 75 90 84 Poison Jab Poison 80 100 87 Swagger Normal — 85 88 Sleep Talk Normal — — 90 Substitute Normal — — 100 Confide Normal — — -
Moves learnt by level up
Donphan learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.
Lv.MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.1 Bulldoze Ground 60 100 1 Defense Curl Normal — — 1 Fire Fang Fire 65 95 1 Growl Normal — 100 1 Horn Attack Normal 65 100 1 Thunder Fang Electric 65 95 6 Rapid Spin Normal 20 100 10 Rollout Rock 30 90 15 Assurance Dark 60 100 19 Knock Off Dark 65 100 24 Slam Normal 80 75 25 Fury Attack Normal 15 85 30 Magnitude Ground — 100 37 Scary Face Normal — 100 43 Earthquake Ground 100 100 50 Giga Impact Normal 150 90 Egg moves
Donphan learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Donphan egg moves page.
MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.Ancient Power Rock 60 100 Body Slam Normal 85 100 Counter Fighting — 100 Endeavor Normal — 100 Fissure Ground — — Focus Energy Normal — — Head Smash Rock 150 80 Heavy Slam Steel — 100 Ice Shard Ice 40 100 Mud-Slap Ground 20 100 Play Rough Fairy 90 90 Snore Normal 50 100 Move Tutor moves
Donphan can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire from move tutors (details):
MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.Block Normal — — Bounce Flying 85 85 Earth Power Ground 90 100 Endeavor Normal — 100 Gunk Shot Poison 120 80 Hyper Voice Normal 90 100 Iron Defense Steel — — Iron Tail Steel 100 75 Knock Off Dark 65 100 Last Resort Normal 140 100 Seed Bomb Grass 80 100 Snore Normal 50 100 Stealth Rock Rock — — Superpower Fighting 120 100 Pre-evolution moves
These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire by a previous evolution of Donphan. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.
MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.MethodCharm Fairy — 100 Level up Double-Edge Normal 120 100 Level up Endure Normal — — Level up Flail Normal — 100 Level up Last Resort Normal 140 100 Level up Natural Gift Normal — 100 Level up Odor Sleuth Normal — — Level up Tackle Normal 40 100 Level up Take Down Normal 90 85 Level up Moves learnt by HM
Donphan is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire:
HMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.4 Strength Normal 80 100 6 Rock Smash Fighting 40 100 Moves learnt by TM
Donphan is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire:
TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.5 Roar Normal — — 6 Toxic Poison — 90 10 Hidden Power Normal 60 100 11 Sunny Day Fire — — 15 Hyper Beam Normal 150 90 17 Protect Normal — — 21 Frustration Normal — 100 26 Earthquake Ground 100 100 27 Return Normal — 100 32 Double Team Normal — — 37 Sandstorm Rock — — 39 Rock Tomb Rock 60 95 42 Facade Normal 70 100 44 Rest Psychic — — 45 Attract Normal — 100 48 Round Normal 60 100 49 Echoed Voice Normal 40 100 68 Giga Impact Normal 150 90 69 Rock Polish Rock — — 71 Stone Edge Rock 100 80 74 Gyro Ball Steel — 100 78 Bulldoze Ground 60 100 80 Rock Slide Rock 75 90 84 Poison Jab Poison 80 100 87 Swagger Normal — 85 88 Sleep Talk Normal — — 90 Substitute Normal — — 94 Secret Power Normal 70 100 100 Confide Normal — — Transfer-only moves
Donphan can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire.
Donphan sprites
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Where to find Donphan
| Gold | Trade/migrate from another game |
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| Silver | Route 28, Mt. Silver, Victory Road |
| Crystal | Route 45 |
| Ruby Sapphire FireRed LeafGreen Emerald |
Evolve Phanpy |
| Diamond Pearl Platinum |
Evolve Phanpy |
| HeartGold | Route 28, Mt. Silver, Victory Road |
| SoulSilver | Trade/migrate from another game |
| Black White Black 2 White 2 |
Trade/migrate from another game |
| X Y |
Trade/migrate from another game |
| Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire |
Safari Zone, Mirage Spots |
| Sun Moon |
Trade/migrate from another game |