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Donphanin Pokémon Crystal Advance Redux

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Pokédex Entry

Armor Pokémon

The longer and bigger its tusks, the higher its rank in its herd. The tusks take a long time to grow.

Donphan in Pokémon Crystal Advance Redux

Donphan is #232 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Crystal Advance Redux. This page covers its ground typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 3 encounter locations.

Type
Ground
Dex
#232
Abilities
Sturdy(Primary)

Cannot be KO'd from full HP.

Sand Veil(Secondary)

Ups evasion by 1 stage in a sandstorm.

Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
field
Hatch Rate
Slowest (40 cycles)
Catch Rate
60
pokeball
Poké Ball6.9%
greatball
Great Ball8.9%
ultraball
Ultra Ball11.5%
Base Exp
189
EV Yield
1 Attack1 Defense
Weak To
water ×2grass ×2ice ×2
Resists
poison ×0.5rock ×0.5
Immune To
electric

Evolution Chain

Base form
Level up Phanpy to Lv. 25

How to Obtain

Donphan appears in Route 45 (rare), in Dark Cave (rare), and in Mt. Silver (rare). Wild ones range from level 30 to 60.

Wild Encounters (3)

Evolution Moves (1)

Moves learned upon evolving into Donphan.

Ice Shardice
PWR40ACC100PP30
The user hurls chunks of ice that are certain to strike first.

Level Up Moves (23)

Fire FangLevel: 1fire
PWR65ACC95PP15
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or leave it burned.
Thunder FangLevel: 1electric
PWR65ACC95PP15
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or paralyze it.
TackleLevel: 1normal
PWR40ACC100PP35
A physical attack in which the user charges, full body, into the foe.
GrowlLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC100PP40
The user growls in a cute way, making the foe lower its Attack stat.
Defense CurlLevel: 3normal
PWR0ACC0PP40
The user curls up to conceal weak spots and raise its Defense stat.
RolloutLevel: 3rock
PWR30ACC90PP20
A 5-turn rolling attack that becomes stronger each time it hits.
Odor SleuthLevel: 5normal
PWR0ACC0PP40
Completely negates the foe's efforts to heighten its ability to evade.
FlailLevel: 7normal
PWR1ACC100PP15
A desperate attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Mud-SlapLevel: 10ground
PWR20ACC100PP10
Mud is hurled in the foe's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
EndureLevel: 13normal
PWR0ACC0PP10
The user endures any hit with 1 HP left. It may fail if used in succession.
SlamLevel: 16normal
PWR80ACC75PP20
The foe is struck with a long tail, vines, etc.
BulldozeLevel: 20ground
PWR60ACC100PP20
The user hits all Pokémon in battle by stomping. Lowers Speed of those hit.
Rock TombLevel: 24rock
PWR60ACC95PP10
Boulders are hurled at the foe. It also lowers the foe's Speed if it hits.
SandstormLevel: 28rock
PWR0ACC0PP10
A 5-turn sandstorm that damages all types except Rock, Ground, and Steel.
Focus EnergyLevel: 32normal
PWR0ACC0PP30
The user takes a deep breath and focuses to raise its critical-hit ratio.
Body SlamLevel: 35normal
PWR85ACC100PP15
The user drops its full body on the foe. It may leave the foe paralyzed.
MoonlightLevel: 39fairy
PWR0ACC0PP5
Restores the user's HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
Knock OffLevel: 42dark
PWR65ACC100PP20
Knocks down the foe's held item to prevent its use during the battle.
EarthquakeLevel: 46ground
PWR100ACC100PP10
An earthquake that strikes all Pokémon in battle excluding the user.
Play RoughLevel: 50fairy
PWR90ACC90PP10
The foe is roughed up by the user. This may lower the foe's Attack.
CaptivateLevel: 53normal
PWR0ACC100PP20
Sharply lowers the foes Sp. Atk stat if it is the opposite gender to the user.
Head SmashLevel: 58rock
PWR150ACC80PP5
A reckless, life- risking tackle that also hurts the user terribly.
FissureLevel: 65ground
PWR1ACC30PP5
The foe is dropped into a fissure. The foe faints if it hits.

TM/HM Moves (22)

Headbuttnormal
PWR70ACC100PP15TM02
The user sticks its head out and rams. It may make the foe flinch.
Curseghost
PWR0ACC0PP10TM03
A move that works differently for the Ghost type and all the other types.
Rolloutrock
PWR30ACC90PP20TM04
A 5-turn rolling attack that becomes stronger each time it hits.
Roarnormal
PWR0ACC100PP20TM05
The foe is made to switch out with an ally. In the wild, the battle ends.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC85PP10TM06
A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Rock Sliderock
PWR75ACC90PP10TM08
Large boulders are hurled at the foe. It may make the foe flinch.
Hidden Powertypeless
PWR60ACC100PP15TM10
An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
The sun blazes for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves.
Avalancheice
PWR60ACC100PP10TM13
An attack move that gains in intensity if the target has hurt the user.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
A severely damaging attack that makes the user rest on the next turn.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
Play Roughfairy
PWR90ACC90PP10TM21
The foe is roughed up by the user. This may lower the foe's Attack.
Iron Tailsteel
PWR100ACC75PP15TM23
An attack with a steel-hard tail. It may lower the foe's Defense stat.
Earthquakeground
PWR100ACC100PP10TM26
An earthquake that strikes all Pokémon in battle excluding the user.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.
Swaggernormal
PWR0ACC90PP15TM34
A move that makes the foe confused, but also sharply raises its Attack.
Sandstormrock
PWR0ACC0PP10TM37
A 5-turn sandstorm that damages all types except Rock, Ground, and Steel.
Defense Curlnormal
PWR0ACC0PP40TM40
The user curls up to conceal weak spots and raise its Defense stat.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP10TM44
The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem.
Strengthrock
PWR95ACC100PP15HM04
The user throws a large boulder at the foe. Chance to cause flinch.
Rock Smashfighting
PWR55ACC100PP15HM06
An attack that may also cut Defense. It can also smash cracked boulders.

Move Tutor Moves (23)

Earth Power(Route 3)ground
PWR90ACC100PP10Tutor
Makes the ground under the foe erupt with power. Lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Stone Edge(Route 5)rock
PWR100ACC80PP5Tutor
The foe is stabbed by sharpened stones. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Poison Jab(Safari Zone)poison
PWR80ACC100PP20Tutor
The foe is stabbed by an arm steeped in poison. It may also poison the foe.
Mud-Slap(Violet City)ground
PWR20ACC100PP10Tutor
Mud is hurled in the foe's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Attract(Goldenrod City)normal
PWR0ACC100PP15Tutor
If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack.
Sleep Talk(Ecruteak City)normal
PWR0ACC0PP10Tutor
While asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
Gyro Ball(Olivine City, Underwater Sevii)steel
PWR1ACC100PP5Tutor
A high-speed spin. The slower the user is than the foe, the greater the damage.
Gunk Shot(Fuchsia City)poison
PWR120ACC70PP5Tutor
Filthy garbage is shot at the foe. It may also poison the target.
Facade(Goldenrod Dept., Ice Path)normal
PWR70ACC100PP20Tutor
An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
Mimic(Goldenrod Dept., Saffron City)normal
PWR0ACC100PP10Tutor
The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle.
Body Slam(Battle Tower, Route 25)normal
PWR85ACC100PP15Tutor
The user drops its full body on the foe. It may leave the foe paralyzed.
Superpower(Celadon Dept.)fighting
PWR120ACC100PP5Tutor
A powerful attack, but it also lowers the user's Attack and Defense stats.
Bulldoze(Goldenrod Dept., Hollow Tunnel)ground
PWR60ACC100PP20Tutor
The user hits all Pokémon in battle by stomping. Lowers Speed of those hit.
Thunder Fang(Battle Tower, Ecruteak City)electric
PWR65ACC95PP15Tutor
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or paralyze it.
Fire Fang(Battle Tower, Ecruteak City)fire
PWR65ACC95PP15Tutor
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or leave it burned.
Ice Fang(Battle Tower, Crystal Cavern, Ecruteak City)ice
PWR65ACC95PP15Tutor
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or leave it frozen.
Ancientpower(Goldenrod Dept., Ruins Of Alph)rock
PWR60ACC100PP5Tutor
An ancient power is used to attack. It may also raise all the user's stats.
Smart Strike(Celadon Dept., Mt. Moon)steel
PWR70ACC0PP10Tutor
The user stabs the target with a sharp horn. This attack never misses.
Iron Head(Blackthorn City)steel
PWR80ACC100PP15Tutor
The foe is slammed with its hard head. It may also make the foe flinch.
Charm(Goldenrod Dept.)fairy
PWR0ACC100PP20Tutor
The foe is charmed by the user's cute appeals, sharply cutting its Attack.
Rapid Spin(Goldenrod Dept.)normal
PWR50ACC100PP40Tutor
An attack that frees the user from Bind, Wrap, Leech Seed and Entry hazards.
Megahorn(Celadon Dept.)bug
PWR120ACC85PP10Tutor
A brutal ramming attack delivered with a tough and impressive horn.
Encore(Goldenrod Dept.)normal
PWR0ACC100PP5Tutor
Makes the foe use the move it last used repeatedly for three turns.

Type Summary

3
Weaknesses
2
Resistances
1
Immunities
12
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Donphan. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Donphan resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

Base Stats

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