Donphanin Pokémon Sour Crystal

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Pokédex Entry

Armor Pokémon

Because this Pokémon's skin is so tough, a normal attack won't even leave a scratch on it.

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Ground

Dex

#196 Johto Dex · #232 National

Growth Rate

Medium Fast

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

ground

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball6.9%

Great Ball8.9%

Ultra Ball11.5%

Base Exp

189

EV Yield

None

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

water ×2grass ×2ice ×2

Resists

poison ×0.5rock ×0.5

Immune To

electric

Evolution Chain

Phanpy

Base form

→

Donphan

Level up Phanpy to Lv. 25

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How to Obtain

Donphan appears in Route 28 (uncommon), in Silver Cave Outside (uncommon), and in Victory Road (uncommon), among four other areas. Wild ones range from level 25 to 58.

Wild Encounters (8)

Level Up Moves (12)

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Horn AttackLevel: 1Horn Attack	normal	PWR65	ACC100	PP25
1	Horn AttackLevel: 1Horn Attack	An attack using a horn to jab.
1	GrowlLevel: 1Growl	normal	PWR0	ACC100	PP40
1	GrowlLevel: 1Growl	Reduces the foe's ATTACK.
1	Defense CurlLevel: 1Defense Curl	normal	PWR0	ACC100	PP40
1	Defense CurlLevel: 1Defense Curl	Heightens the user's DEFENSE.
10	FlailLevel: 10Flail	normal	PWR1	ACC100	PP15
10	FlailLevel: 10Flail	Stronger if the user's HP is low.
15	RolloutLevel: 15Rollout	rock	PWR30	ACC90	PP20
15	RolloutLevel: 15Rollout	Attacks 5 turns with rising power.
19	MagnitudeLevel: 19Magnitude	ground	PWR1	ACC100	PP30
19	MagnitudeLevel: 19Magnitude	A ground attack with random power.
24	SlamLevel: 24Slam	normal	PWR80	ACC75	PP20
24	SlamLevel: 24Slam	Slams the foe with a tail, vine, etc.
25	Fury AttackLevel: 25Fury Attack	normal	PWR15	ACC85	PP20
25	Fury AttackLevel: 25Fury Attack	Jabs the target 2-5 times.
31	Rapid SpinLevel: 31Rapid Spin	normal	PWR50	ACC100	PP40
31	Rapid SpinLevel: 31Rapid Spin	A high-speed spinning attack.
37	Scary FaceLevel: 37Scary Face	normal	PWR0	ACC100	PP10
37	Scary FaceLevel: 37Scary Face	Sharply reduces the foe's SPEED.
44	EarthquakeLevel: 44Earthquake	ground	PWR100	ACC100	PP10
44	EarthquakeLevel: 44Earthquake	Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
50	Double EdgeLevel: 50Double Edge	normal	PWR120	ACC100	PP15
50	Double EdgeLevel: 50Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.

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Pre-evolution-only Moves (3)

These moves must be learned before evolving; Donphan cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP	Learned from
1	TackleLevel: 1(Phanpy · Level 1)Tackle	normal	PWR40	ACC100	PP35	Phanpy · Level 1
1	TackleLevel: 1(Phanpy · Level 1)Tackle	A full-body charge attack.
28	Take DownLevel: 28(Phanpy · Level 28)Take Down	normal	PWR90	ACC85	PP20	Phanpy · Level 28
28	Take DownLevel: 28(Phanpy · Level 28)Take Down	A tackle that also hurts the user.
37	CharmLevel: 37(Phanpy · Level 37)Charm	normal	PWR0	ACC100	PP20	Phanpy · Level 37
37	CharmLevel: 37(Phanpy · Level 37)Charm	Sharply lowers the foe's ATTACK.