Donphan - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Donphan can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

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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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Donphan learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 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	50	100
10	Rollout	Rock	30	90
15	Assurance	Dark	60	100
19	Knock Off	Dark	65	100
24	Slam	Normal	80	75
30	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	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 Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

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

Egg moves

Donphan learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. 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
High Horsepower	Ground	95	95
Ice Shard	Ice	40	100
Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
Snore	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by TM

Donphan is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
02	Charm	Fairy	—	100
05	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
08	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
09	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
10	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
53	Smart Strike	Steel	70	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
71	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
83	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
84	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
89	Body Press	Fighting	80	100
99	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
102	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
104	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
116	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
117	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
121	Heavy Slam	Steel	—	100
122	Encore	Normal	—	100
124	Ice Spinner	Ice	80	100
127	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
133	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
149	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
150	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
172	Roar	Normal	—	—
176	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
179	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
180	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
181	Knock Off	Dark	65	100
186	High Horsepower	Ground	95	95
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal	—	100
221	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—

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 Mamoswine Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Diglett Alolan Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Swinub Phanpy Donphan Numel Camerupt Torkoal Clodsire
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Ancient Power

Body Slam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Torkoal Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Skwovet Greedent Cetoddle Cetitan
TM	Arbok Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Ninetales Alolan Ninetales Diglett Alolan Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Hisuian Growlithe Arcanine Hisuian Arcanine Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Hisuian Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Mightyena Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Numel Camerupt Torkoal Spoink Grumpig Zangoose Seviper Infernape Empoleon Luxray Floatzel Stunky Skuntank Lucario Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine Serperior Tepig Pignite Emboar Samurott Hisuian Samurott Blitzle Zebstrika Excadrill Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scrafty Zoroark Hisuian Zoroark Deerling Sawsbuck Cubchoo Beartic Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Litleo Pyroar Skiddo Gogoat Sylveon Litten Torracat Incineroar Brionne Primarina Gumshoos Rockruff Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Mudbray Mudsdale Oranguru Passimian Komala Grookey Thwackey Rillaboom Skwovet Greedent Silicobra Sandaconda Perrserker Eiscue (Ice Face) Cufant Copperajah Wyrdeer Ursaluna Ursaluna (Bloodmoon) Fuecoco Crocalor Skeledirge Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Fidough Dachsbun Maschiff Mabosstiff Finizen Palafin (Zero Form) Cyclizar Orthworm Cetoddle Cetitan Annihilape Clodsire Farigiraf Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Phanpy Donphan Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Numel Camerupt Seviper
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Body Slam

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Lucario Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Mudbray Mudsdale Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace Skwovet Greedent Annihilape
Breeding	Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Aipom Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Snubbull Sneasel Hisuian Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Torchic Chimchar Weavile Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Zorua Zoroark Passimian Ursaluna Sneasler Finizen Palafin (Zero Form) Annihilape Clodsire
Evolution	Lycanroc (Midnight Form)
Reminder	Zangoose
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Counter

Endeavor

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce Litleo Pyroar Grookey Thwackey Rillaboom Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
TM	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Flareon Quilava Typhlosion Hisuian Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Girafarig Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Swinub Piloswine Delibird Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Poochyena Mightyena Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Vigoroth Slaking Numel Camerupt Spoink Grumpig Zangoose Seviper Chimchar Monferno Infernape Pachirisu Ambipom Skuntank Rhyperior Mamoswine Tepig Pignite Emboar Blitzle Zebstrika Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Minccino Cinccino Deerling Sawsbuck Cubchoo Beartic Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Litleo Pyroar Skiddo Gogoat Dedenne Litten Torracat Incineroar Yungoos Gumshoos Rockruff Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Mudbray Mudsdale Oranguru Komala Grookey Thwackey Rillaboom Skwovet Greedent Sandaconda Perrserker Morpeko (Full Belly Mode) Cufant Copperajah Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Fidough Dachsbun Maschiff Mabosstiff Shroodle Grafaiai Palafin (Zero Form) Cyclizar Greavard Houndstone Annihilape Farigiraf Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Phanpy Donphan Yungoos Gumshoos Rockruff Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Mudbray Mudsdale Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Maschiff Mabosstiff
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Endeavor

Fissure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Diglett Alolan Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Camerupt Hippopotas Hippowdon Drilbur Excadrill
Breeding	Swinub Phanpy Donphan Torkoal Mudbray Mudsdale Cufant Copperajah
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Fissure

Focus Energy

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mankey Primeape Torchic Combusken Blaziken Vigoroth Numel Camerupt Stunky Skuntank Oshawott Dewott Samurott Hisuian Samurott Passimian Finizen Palafin (Zero Form) Annihilape
Breeding	Sentret Phanpy Donphan Chimchar
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Focus Energy

Head Smash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Tepig Pignite Emboar Scraggy Scrafty
Breeding	Hisuian Growlithe Hisuian Arcanine Phanpy Donphan Eiscue (Ice Face)
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Head Smash

Heavy Slam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mudbray Mudsdale
TM	Rhyhorn Rhydon Phanpy Donphan Slaking Numel Camerupt Torkoal Hippowdon Rhyperior Mamoswine Tepig Pignite Emboar Cubchoo Beartic Mudbray Mudsdale Perrserker Cufant Copperajah Ursaluna Ursaluna (Bloodmoon) Orthworm Cetoddle Cetitan Clodsire Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Phanpy Donphan Numel Camerupt
Evolution	Copperajah
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Heavy Slam

High Horsepower

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ursaring Mudbray Mudsdale Cufant Copperajah Ursaluna
TM	Sandshrew Sandslash Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Quagsire Girafarig Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Slaking Numel Camerupt Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Mamoswine Pignite Emboar Zebstrika Drilbur Excadrill Krookodile Sawsbuck Chesnaught Gogoat Mudbray Mudsdale Rillaboom Greedent Sandaconda Cufant Copperajah Wyrdeer Ursaluna Ursaluna (Bloodmoon) Oinkologne (Male) Orthworm Cetoddle Cetitan Clodsire Farigiraf
Breeding	Phanpy Donphan
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns High Horsepower

Ice Shard

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Alolan Vulpix Seel Dewgong Swinub Piloswine Weavile Glaceon Mamoswine Cetoddle Cetitan
Breeding	Alolan Sandshrew Sneasel Delibird Phanpy Donphan Weavile Sobble Drizzile Inteleon
Reminder	Alolan Ninetales
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Ice Shard

Play Rough

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Meowth Alolan Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Growlithe Arcanine Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Poochyena Mightyena Slakoth Dedenne Cufant Copperajah Ursaluna Sprigatito Floragato Meowscarada Fidough Dachsbun Greavard Houndstone
TM	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Alolan Vulpix Alolan Ninetales Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Growlithe Arcanine Dewgong Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Hisuian Typhlosion Sentret Furret Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Phanpy Donphan Poochyena Mightyena Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu Stunky Skuntank Minccino Cinccino Deerling Sawsbuck Cubchoo Beartic Skiddo Gogoat Espurr Meowstic (Male) Sylveon Dedenne Popplio Brionne Primarina Rockruff Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Komala Perrserker Cufant Copperajah Ursaluna Sprigatito Floragato Meowscarada Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Pawmi Pawmo Pawmot Fidough Dachsbun Maschiff Mabosstiff Greavard Houndstone Cetoddle Cetitan
Breeding	Phanpy Donphan Komala Maschiff Mabosstiff
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Play Rough

Snore

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Teddiursa Ursaring Spoink Grumpig Dedenne Ursaluna Ursaluna (Bloodmoon)
Breeding	Snubbull Phanpy Donphan Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Piplup
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Snore