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Donphan Learned Moves, Evolution and Locations

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This is a page about the Pokemon Donphan in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Learn Donphan's Moves, Abilities, Rescue Camp, Evolution Chain, and which Dungeons Donphan can be found in.

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Basic Information

Type

Donphan
Donphan Image
Type 1 Type 2
Ground -

Ability

Ability Effect
Sturdy If the Pokemon's HP is full, moves that would defeat the Pokemon instead leave the Pokemon with 1 HP. This is also effective against moves like Fissure that can cause Pokemon to faint with a single hit.

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Learned Moves

By Level Up

Lv. Move Type Effect
Base Fire Fang FireFire It damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
Base Thunder Fang ElectricElectric It damages an enemy. It could also cause Paralysis or make the enemy Flinch.
Base Horn Attack NormalNormal It damages an enemy.
Base Growl NormalNormal It lowers the Attack of enemies in the same room.
Base Defense Curl NormalNormal It boosts your Defense. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Base Bulldoze GroundGround It damages nearby enemies. It also lowers their Travel Speed.
Base Fury Attack NormalNormal It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.
6 Rapid Spin NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It also frees you from being bound and from the Leech Seed status. It destroys any trap in front of you, too.
10 Rollout RockRock It damages an enemy up to 5 times or until it misses. The power goes up after you use Defense Curl!
15 Assurance DarkDark It damages an enemy. It will cause more damage if the enemy's HP is down to half or lower.
19 Knock Off DarkDark It damages an enemy. The power goes up if the enemy has an item. It also knocks the enemy's held item to the floor near it.
24 Slam NormalNormal It damages an enemy.
30 Magnitude GroundGround It damages all Pokemon in the same room except for you, including Pokemon underground using Dig. It randomly changes its intensity.
37 Scary Face NormalNormal It reduces the enemy's Travel Speed.
43 Earthquake GroundGround It damages all Pokemon in the same room except for you. It can also damage Pokemon that are underground while using Dig.
50 Giga Impact NormalNormal It damages an enemy. But it also gives you the Recoil status, which prevents you from doing anything on the next turn.

By TM

Move Type Effect
Attract NormalNormal It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Brutal Swing DarkDark It damages nearby enemies.
Bulldoze GroundGround It damages nearby enemies. It also lowers their Travel Speed.
Confide NormalNormal It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Double Team NormalNormal It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Earthquake GroundGround It damages all Pokemon in the same room except for you. It can also damage Pokemon that are underground while using Dig.
Echoed Voice NormalNormal It damages enemies. It causes more damage if its used repeatedly. The power also goes up when you use it after a teammate uses it.
Facade NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The damage it causes goes up if you have a bad status. It also prevents your Attack from being lowered when you use this move while you have a Burn.
Frustration NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Giga Impact NormalNormal It damages an enemy. But it also gives you the Recoil status, which prevents you from doing anything on the next turn.
Gyro Ball SteelSteel It damages an enemy. The slower your Speed compared to your enemy's, the greater the damage caused by the move.
Hidden Power NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Hyper Beam NormalNormal It damages Pokemon, even those far away, and causes an explosion that also affects the surroundings. Walls and items on the ground will also disappear. But after you use the move, the Recoil prevents you from doing anything on the next turn.
Poison Jab PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Poisoned.
Protect NormalNormal You'll Protect yourself from enemies' moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Rest PsychicPsychic You'll get the Napping condition. With the Napping condition, you'll fall asleep, awakening later with all your HP restored and bad statuses healed.
Return NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Roar NormalNormal It blows an enemy away in a straight line. If the enemy crashes into any Pokemon or a wall, both Pokemon take damage.
Rock Polish RockRock It boosts your Travel Speed sharply!
Rock Slide RockRock It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
Rock Tomb RockRock It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.
Round NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Sandstorm RockRock It changes the floor's weather to a Sandstorm. Pokemon that can't deal with the weather will keep taking damage.
Sleep Talk NormalNormal If you're sleeping, a move you know will be used automatically on an enemy near you. But keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use this while you're wide awake.
Stone Edge RockRock It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
Substitute NormalNormal You'll create a Substitute if you have more than half your max HP. Every time you use this move, your HP decreases. When you create a Substitute, you won't be targeted by enemies, but you can't use moves or items, and you can't restore your HP naturally.
Sunny Day FireFire It changes the floor's weather to Sunny. The power of Fire-type moves goes up, and the power of Water-type moves goes down.
Swagger NormalNormal It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Toxic PoisonPoison It makes the enemy Badly Poisoned. It never misses if used by a Poison-type Pokemon. It will even hit a Pokemon that's used Dig, Fly, or the like.

By Move Tutor

Tutor Move Type Effect
Block NormalNormal It causes an enemy to get Stuck.
Bounce FlyingFlying You get the Bouncing condition You soar and then strike yuor enemy on the next turn. While airborne, you'll evade items and moves. This move could also inflict Paralysis on the enemy.
Earth Power GroundGround It damages enemies in the same room. It could also lower their Sp. Def.
Endeavor NormalNormal It damages an enemy, cutting the enemy's HP down to equal your HP. If your HP is higher than the enemy's, it has no effect.
Gunk Shot PoisonPoison It damages a Pokemon, even one far away, and could also make the enemy Poisoned.
Hyper Voice NormalNormal It damages nearby enemies.
Iron Defense SteelSteel It sharply boosts your Defense. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Iron Tail SteelSteel It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Defense.
Knock Off DarkDark It damages an enemy. The power goes up if the enemy has an item. It also knocks the enemy's held item to the floor near it.
Last Resort NormalNormal It deals big damage to an enemy. But it won't hit unless you have a move with 0 PP remaining. The more moves you have with 0 PP, the more powerful this move becomes.
Seed Bomb GrassGrass It damages an enemy.
Snore NormalNormal If you're sleeping, it will be used automatically and will damage enemies around you. It could also make them Flinch. Keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use it while you're wide awake.
Stealth Rock RockRock It turns your tile into an invisible Stealth Rock trap. A Stealth Rock trap damages enemies that step on it. You and your teammates won't take any damage from it.
Stomping Tantrum GroundGround It damages an enemy. If your previous move missed, its damage is increased.
Superpower FightingFighting It unleashes awesome power, damaging an enemy but also lowering your Attack and Defense due to fatigue. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

Evolution

Evolution Chain

Pokemon How to Evolve
PhanpyPhanpy -
DonphanDonphan Evolves from Phanpy at Lv. 25

Can Donphan Mega Evolve?

This Pokemon can not Mega Evolve.

How to Get Donphan

Dungeons Where Donphan is Found

This Pokemon is not found in any Dungeons.

Donphan's Rescue Camp

Rescue Camp Price
Safari 600

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