Donphan - Generation 6 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Donphan can learn in Generation 6, which consists of these games:

Pokémon X
Pokémon Y
Pokémon Omega Ruby
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Donphan artwork by Ken Sugimori

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X/Y Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Moves learnt by level up

Donphan learns the following moves in Pokémon X & Y 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	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Horn Attack	Normal	65	100
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
6	Rapid Spin	Normal	20	100
10	Knock Off	Dark	65	100
15	Rollout	Rock	30	90
19	Magnitude	Ground	—	100
24	Slam	Normal	80	75
25	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
31	Assurance	Dark	60	100
39	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
46	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
54	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90

Egg moves

Donphan learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon X & Y. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

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
Ice Shard	Ice	40	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
Snore	Normal	50	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon X & Y 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	50	100	Level up
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Donphan is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon X & Y:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Donphan is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon X & Y:

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
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	—	90
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	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 X & Y.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Donphan learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 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	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 below.

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
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):

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	—	—
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.

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	50	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:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Donphan is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire:

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
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	—	90
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.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Donphan egg move parents

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Donphan

Donphan's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Donphan are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Donphan with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Donphan with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Ancient Power

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce Piloswine Kecleon Mamoswine
Breeding	Diglett Dugtrio Wooper Quagsire Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Mawile Numel Camerupt Mamoswine
Generation 4 Move tutor	Rhyhorn Rhydon Rhyperior
Sketch	Smeargle

Body Slam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Torkoal Spheal Sealeo Walrein Purugly Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Pancham Pangoro
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Wooper Quagsire Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Seviper Hippopotas Hippowdon Mamoswine Tepig Pignite Emboar Heatmor
Generation 3 Move tutor	Rattata Raticate Ekans Arbok Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Vulpix Ninetales Diglett Dugtrio Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Aipom Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Mawile Electrike Manectric Spoink Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Kecleon Absol
Sketch	Smeargle

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Lucario
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Aipom Wooper Quagsire Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Torchic Combusken Blaziken Zangoose Chimchar Monferno Infernape Ambipom Weavile Rhyperior Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Zorua Zoroark
Generation 3 Move tutor	Pikachu Raichu Psyduck Golduck Typhlosion Flaaffy Ampharos Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Delibird Poochyena Mightyena Whismur Loudred Exploud Mawile Grumpig Spinda Kecleon Absol
Sketch	Smeargle

Endeavor

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Dunsparce Woobat Swoobat Litleo Pyroar
Breeding	Phanpy Donphan Whismur Loudred Exploud Tepig Pignite Emboar
Move tutor	Rattata Raticate Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Whismur Loudred Exploud Zangoose Chimchar Monferno Infernape Buneary Lopunny Rhyperior Mamoswine Tepig Pignite Emboar Patrat Watchog Pansage Simisage Pansear Simisear Panpour Simipour Woobat Swoobat Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Bouffalant Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Bunnelby Diggersby Litleo Pyroar Pancham Pangoro Furfrou
Generation 4 Pre-evolution	Pikachu Raichu
Sketch	Smeargle

Fissure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Diglett Dugtrio Camerupt Hippopotas Hippowdon Drilbur Excadrill
Breeding	Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Wailmer Wailord Torkoal Spheal Sealeo Walrein Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Focus Energy

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Mankey Primeape Torchic Combusken Blaziken Vigoroth Numel Camerupt Stunky Skuntank Oshawott Dewott Samurott Bouffalant
Breeding	Sentret Furret Phanpy Donphan Chimchar Monferno Infernape Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode)
Pre-evolution Level up	Slaking
Sketch	Smeargle

Head Smash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Tepig Pignite Emboar Scraggy Scrafty
Breeding	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Phanpy Donphan
Sketch	Smeargle

Heavy Slam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wailmer Wailord
Breeding	Phanpy Donphan Tepig Pignite Emboar
Sketch	Smeargle

Ice Shard

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seel Dewgong Sneasel Swinub Glaceon
Breeding	Sneasel Delibird Phanpy Donphan Weavile
Pre-evolution Level up	Piloswine Weavile Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Mud-Slap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Diglett Dugtrio Swinub Piloswine Mamoswine Drilbur Excadrill Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Bunnelby Diggersby
Breeding	Farfetch'd Phanpy Donphan Zigzagoon Linoone Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Buizel Floatzel Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Minccino Cinccino Bouffalant
Generation 4 Move tutor	Rattata Raticate Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Rhyhorn Rhydon Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Aipom Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Poochyena Mightyena Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Mawile Electrike Manectric Numel Camerupt Torkoal Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Seviper Kecleon Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein Chimchar Monferno Infernape Bidoof Bibarel Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Stunky Skuntank Lucario Hippopotas Hippowdon Weavile Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon
Sketch	Smeargle

Play Rough

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Persian Snubbull Granbull Linoone Slakoth Skitty Mawile Glameow Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Purrloin Liepard Dedenne
Breeding	Teddiursa Ursaring Phanpy Donphan Poochyena Mightyena Absol Stunky Skuntank Cubchoo Beartic
Pre-evolution Level up	Vigoroth Slaking Delcatty Purugly
Sketch	Smeargle

Snore

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Teddiursa Ursaring Spoink Grumpig Spheal Sealeo Walrein Dedenne
Breeding	Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Phanpy Donphan Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Wailmer Wailord Piplup Prinplup Empoleon
Move tutor	Rattata Raticate Ekans Arbok Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Vulpix Ninetales Diglett Dugtrio Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Mawile Electrike Manectric Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Torkoal Spoink Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Seviper Kecleon Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein Chimchar Monferno Infernape Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Bidoof Bibarel Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Stunky Skuntank Lucario Hippopotas Hippowdon Weavile Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine Snivy Servine Serperior Tepig Pignite Emboar Oshawott Dewott Samurott Patrat Watchog Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Purrloin Liepard Pansage Simisage Pansear Simisear Panpour Simipour Munna Musharna Blitzle Zebstrika Woobat Swoobat Drilbur Excadrill Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Scraggy Scrafty Zorua Zoroark Minccino Cinccino Deerling Sawsbuck Emolga Cubchoo Beartic Mienfoo Mienshao Bouffalant Heatmor Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Fennekin Braixen Delphox Bunnelby Diggersby Litleo Pyroar Skiddo Gogoat Pancham Pangoro Furfrou Espurr Meowstic (Male) Sylveon Dedenne
Sketch	Smeargle