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Donphan Location, Learnset, and Evolution

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Donphan is a Pokemon available in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP). Learn about how to get Donphan with detailed locations, its full learnset with all learnable moves, evolution data and how to evolve, along with its abilities, type advantages, and more.

National Dex
Pokemon BDSP PhanpyPhanpy
(#231) 		Pokemon BDSP DonphanDonphan
(#232)		 Pokemon BDSP Porygon2Porygon2
(#233)

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Donphan Type and Abilities

Donphan - Type and Basic Info

Donphan
Armor Pokemon
Pokemon - Donphan
Type 1 Type 2
Ground Type Pokemon -
Hatch Steps Weight
5120 264.6 lbs.

Donphan Weaknesses and Resistances

Type
Takes 4x damage
-
Takes 2x damage
Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon
Takes 0.5x damage
Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon
Takes 1/4x damage
-
Takes 0x damage
Pokemon Electric Type Icon

Donphan Abilities

Name Description
Sturdy It cannot be knocked out with one hit.

Donphan Hidden Ability

Name Description
Sand Veil Boosts the Pokemon's evasion in a sandstorm.

Donphan Egg Group

Egg Groups
Pokemon - Field Egg GroupField

Effort Values (EV) Earned

Effort Values (EV) Earned
HP EVs Attack EVs Defense EVs SpAtk EVs SpDef EVs Speed EVs
0 1 1 0 0 0

Held Item on Wild Encounter

No held item on wild encounter.

Donphan Base Stats

HP
90
Atk
120
Def
120
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
60
Speed
50
Total Base Stats
500

Donphan Evolution Chart

Evolution Line
Pokemon BDSP PhanpyPhanpy Lvl 25
→		 Pokemon BDSP DonphanDonphan

Donphan Location

Available Via Evolution Only

Donphan has only been confirmed to be available by evolving Phanpy.

If you have found another method to obtain Donphan, please leave a comment below!

Donphan Learnset

Learnset by Leveling Up

Lv. Move Type Power Acc. PP
Base Fury Attack Normal Type Move 15 85 20
Base Fire Fang Fire Type Move 65 95 15
Base Thunder Fang Electric Type Move 65 95 15
Base Horn Attack Normal Type Move 65 100 25
Base Bulldoze Ground Type Move 60 100 20
Base Growl Normal Type Move - 100 40
Base Defense Curl Normal Type Move - - 40
Base Tackle Normal Type Move 40 100 35
Base Flail Normal Type Move - 100 15
Base Endure Normal Type Move - - 10
Base Take Down Normal Type Move 90 85 20
Base Charm Fairy Type Move - 100 20
Base Last Resort Normal Type Move 140 100 5
Base Double-Edge Normal Type Move 120 100 15
Evo. Fury Attack Normal Type Move 15 85 20
6 Rapid Spin Normal Type Move 20 100 40
10 Rollout Rock Type Move 30 90 20
15 Assurance Dark Type Move 60 100 10
19 Knock Off Dark Type Move 65 100 20
24 Slam Normal Type Move 80 75 20
30 Rock Tomb Rock Type Move 60 95 15
37 Scary Face Normal Type Move - 100 10
43 Earthquake Ground Type Move 100 100 10
50 Giga Impact Normal Type Move 150 90 5

Learnset by TM

No. Move Type Power Acc. PP
5 Roar Normal Type Move - - 20
11 Sunny Day Fire Type Move - - 5
15 Hyper Beam Normal Type Move 150 90 5
17 Protect Normal Type Move - - 10
23 Iron Tail Steel Type Move 100 75 15
26 Earthquake Ground Type Move 100 100 10
32 Double Team Normal Type Move - - 15
37 Sandstorm Rock Type Move - - 10
39 Rock Tomb Rock Type Move 60 95 15
42 Facade Normal Type Move 70 100 20
44 Rest Psychic Type Move - - 10
45 Attract Normal Type Move - 100 15
58 Endure Normal Type Move - - 10
68 Giga Impact Normal Type Move 150 90 5
69 Rock Polish Rock Type Move - - 20
71 Stone Edge Rock Type Move 100 80 5
74 Gyro Ball Steel Type Move - 100 5
76 Stealth Rock Rock Type Move - - 20
80 Rock Slide Rock Type Move 75 90 10
82 Sleep Talk Normal Type Move - - 10
83 Bulldoze Ground Type Move 60 100 20
84 Poison Jab Poison Type Move 80 100 20
87 Swagger Normal Type Move - 85 15
90 Substitute Normal Type Move - - 10
96 Strength Normal Type Move 80 100 15
98 Rock Smash Fighting Type Move 40 100 15

Learnset through a Move Tutor

This Pokemon currently has no moves learned in this way.

Learnset via Egg Moves

Move Type Power Acc. PP
Snore Normal Type Move 50 100 15
Play Rough Fairy Type Move 90 90 10
Mud-Slap Ground Type Move 20 100 10
Ice Shard Ice Type Move 40 100 30
High Horsepower Ground Type Move 95 95 10
Heavy Slam Steel Type Move - 100 10
Head Smash Rock Type Move 150 80 5
Focus Energy Normal Type Move - - 30
Fissure Ground Type Move - ? 5
Endeavor Normal Type Move - 100 5
Counter Fighting Type Move - 100 20
Body Slam Normal Type Move 85 100 15
Ancient Power Rock Type Move 60 100 5

Donphan Pokedex Number

National Dex
Pokemon BDSP PhanpyPhanpy
(#231) 		Pokemon BDSP DonphanDonphan
(#232)		 Pokemon BDSP Porygon2Porygon2
(#233)

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Pokemon by Egg Group

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Water 3 Egg GroupWater 3 Undiscovered Egg GroupUndiscovered Ditto Egg GroupDitto

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Pokemon by Stats

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