Donphan #0232

The Armor Pokémon

Typing	Ground
Abilities	Sturdy Sand Veil - Hidden
Classification	The Armor Pokémon
National ID	#0232
Regional ID	#0123

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

WaterGrassIce

Resists x½

PoisonRock

Immune x0

Electric

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This page displays data from Violet (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	90	150—197
Attack	120	112—189
Defense	120	112—189
Sp. Attack	60	58—123
Sp. Defense	60	58—123
Speed	50	49—112
Total	500	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 25

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	1.1 m (3'7")
Weight	120.0 kg (264.6 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Attack 1 Defense
Base Exp. Yield	175
Catch Rate	60
Catch Chance	~14.82% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "Donphan is covered in tough hide, so even being hit by a car won’t faze this Pokémon. However, it is extremely susceptible to rain." Violet "Donphan is normally a calm Pokémon, but once it is enraged, it will curl its body into a ball and charge at you while rolling."
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "It attacks by curling up and 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."
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." 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."
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."
Diamond Pearl "It attacks by curling up, then rolling into its foe. It can blow apart a house in one hit."
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."
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."
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."

Learnset

Level-up Evolution Pre-evo TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Donphan via level-up in Pokémon Violet:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
1	Defense Curl	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Fire Fang	65	95	Fire	Phys.
1	Growl	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Horn Attack	65	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Thunder Fang	65	95	Electric	Phys.
6	Rapid Spin	50	100	Normal	Phys.
10	Rollout	30	90	Rock	Phys.
15	Assurance	60	100	Dark	Phys.
19	Knock Off	65	100	Dark	Phys.
24	Slam	80	75	Normal	Phys.
30	Stomping Tantrum	75	100	Ground	Phys.
37	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
43	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
50	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.

Learnset via Evolution

The following moves are learned by Donphan upon evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Fury Attack	15	85	Normal	Phys.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Donphan via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Ancient Power (Phanpy)Egg	60	100	Rock	Spec.
Counter (Phanpy)Egg	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Fissure (Phanpy)Egg	1	30	Ground	Phys.
Flail (Phanpy)Levelup	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Focus Energy (Phanpy)Egg	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Head Smash (Phanpy)Egg	150	80	Rock	Phys.
Ice Shard (Phanpy)Egg	40	100	Ice	Phys.
Last Resort (Phanpy)Levelup	140	100	Normal	Phys.
Snore (Phanpy)Egg	50	100	Normal	Spec.
Tackle (Phanpy)Levelup	40	100	Normal	Phys.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Donphan via TM in Pokémon Violet:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM002	Charm	—	100	Fairy	Stat.
TM005	Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
TM006	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM008	Fire Fang	65	95	Fire	Phys.
TM009	Thunder Fang	65	95	Electric	Phys.
TM010	Ice Fang	65	95	Ice	Phys.
TM018	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM020	Trailblaze	50	100	Grass	Phys.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM035	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
TM036	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM051	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM053	Smart Strike	70	—	Steel	Phys.
TM055	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM071	Seed Bomb	80	100	Grass	Phys.
TM083	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM084	Stomping Tantrum	75	100	Ground	Phys.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM086	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM089	Body Press	80	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM099	Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
TM102	Gunk Shot	120	80	Poison	Phys.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM104	Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
TM116	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM117	Hyper Voice	90	100	Normal	Spec.
TM121	Heavy Slam	1	100	Steel	Phys.
TM122	Encore	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM124	Ice Spinner	80	100	Ice	Phys.
TM127	Play Rough	90	90	Fairy	Phys.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM133	Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
TM149	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM150	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM172	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM176	Sand Tomb	35	85	Ground	Phys.
TM179	Smack Down	50	100	Rock	Phys.
TM180	Gyro Ball	1	100	Steel	Phys.
TM181	Knock Off	65	100	Dark	Phys.
TM186	High Horsepower	95	95	Ground	Phys.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM205	Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM221	Throat Chop	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM224	Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation II

Gold

Transfer

Silver

Catchable

Crystal

Catchable

Generation III

Ruby

Evolve

Sapphire

Evolve

FireRed

Evolve

LeafGreen

Evolve

Emerald

Evolve

Generation IV

Diamond

Evolve

Pearl

Evolve

Platinum

Evolve

HeartGold

Catchable

SoulSilver

Transfer

Generation V

Black

Transfer

White

Transfer

Black 2

Evolve

White 2

Evolve

Generation VI

X

Evolve

Y

Evolve

Alpha Sapphire

Catchable

Omega Ruby

Catchable

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Transfer

Ultra Moon

Transfer

Generation VIII

Brilliant Diamond

Evolve

Shining Pearl

Evolve

Generation IX

Scarlet

Catchable

Violet

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

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Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

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Donphan #0232

The Armor Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Learnset via Evolution

Pre-evolution Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites