Donphan

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Donphan is a Ground type Pokémon introduced in Generation 2. It is known as the Armor Pokémon.

Pokédex data

National №	232
Type	Ground
Species	Armor Pokémon
Height	1.1 m (3′07″)
Weight	120.0 kg (264.6 lbs)
Abilities	1. Sturdy Sand Veil (hidden ability)
Local №	196 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 166 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) 201 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 173 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)

Training

EV yield	1 Attack, 1 Defense
Catch rate	60 (7.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	175
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

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
Total	500	Min	Max

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.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Donphan.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
		2	0	2	2		½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
			½

Evolution chart

#231
Phanpy
Ground

(Level 25)

#232
Donphan
Ground

Donphan changes

In Generations 2-4, Donphan has a base experience yield of 189.
In Generations 2-7, Donphan has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

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.
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.
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	It attacks by curling up and rolling into its foe. It can blow apart a house in one hit.

Moves learned by Donphan

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Donphan learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
1	Charm	Fairy	—	100
1	Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
1	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
1	Endure	Normal	—	—
1	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
1	Flail	Normal	—	100
1	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Horn Attack	Normal	65	100
1	Last Resort	Normal	140	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Take Down	Normal	90	85
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
6	Rapid Spin	Normal	50	100
10	Rollout	Rock	30	90
15	Assurance	Dark	60	100
19	Knock Off	Dark	65	100
24	Slam	Normal	80	75
30	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Fury Attack	Normal		15	85

Egg moves

Donphan learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Donphan gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Fissure	Ground	—	30
Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
Head Smash	Rock	150	80
Heavy Slam	Steel	—	100
High Horsepower	Ground	95	95
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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	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
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Donphan learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
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	50	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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Fury Attack	Normal		15	85

Egg moves

Donphan learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Donphan gen 7 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Fissure	Ground	—	30
Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
Head Smash	Rock	150	80
Heavy Slam	Steel	—	100
High Horsepower	Ground	95	95
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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
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	—	—
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
Superpower	Fighting	120	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon by a previous evolution of Donphan. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Charm	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 TM

Donphan is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	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	—	—

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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Water Gun	Water	40	100	Generation 2 — Breeding
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Donphan sprites

Type	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8
Normal						—	—
Shiny						—	—

See all Donphan sprites

Where to find Donphan

Gold	Trade/migrate from another game
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 Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Not available in this game
Sword Shield	Not available in this game
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	Evolve Phanpy
Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game

Answers to Donphan questions

Other languages

English, Spanish, Italian	Donphan
Japanese	ドンファン (Donfan)
German	Donphan
French	Donphan

Name origin

don: of great size/importance; lord or master
elephant: large mammal with a trunk