Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Donphan

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Donphan is a new B Tier Ground Type Armor Pokémon, with a growth rate and a 1 Attack, 1 Defense EV Yield. Donphan has a chance of having as an Ability, and based on 500 Total Base Stats; we recommend a Brave Nature for Donphan in Pokemon SV.

Donphan Forms

Donphan has 1 alternative forms in the Scarlet and Violet Series.


ID	TIER	Donphan Forms	Type	Total	HP	Atk	Def	Sp.Atk	Sp.Def	Speed
#123	B Tier	Donphan	Ground	500	90	120	120	60	60	50
#382	S Tier	Iron Treads Donphan Violet ExclusiveNew	Ground Steel	570	90	112	120	72	70	106

Paldean Pokemon

Paradox Pokemon

Stats
Abilities

Donphan Stats

Donphan highest IV stat is Attack (120) and the lowest being Speed (50).


Rank	Value	Stat
E	90	HP
S	120	Atk
B	120	Def
D	60	Sp.Atk
E	60	Sp.Def
F	50	Speed
B	500	Total

Pokedex

Pokemon Stats

Donphan Abilities


Abilities	Description
Sturdy Ability 1	Sturdy allows the Pokémon to survive with 1 HP if attacked at full HP with an attack that would otherwise knock it out. It also prevents One-Hit-KO moves (Fissure, Horn Drill, Guillotine or Sheer Cold).
Sand Veil Hidden Ability	Sand Veil raises the ability-bearer's evasion by 20% in a sandstorm. It also gives immunity to sandstorm damage (if they are not already protected by being Ground/Rock/Steel type).

Guide
Breeding

Donphan Guide

Donphan has a 1 Attack, 1 Defense EV Yield, which means the best nature to have with Donphan is a Brave nature due to the highest IV stat being Attack.


Donphan	Detail
Wild Held Item	None
Best Nature	Brave ↑ +10% Attack ↓ -10% Speed
Weak To	2x 2x 2x
Resistance To	1/2 1/2 0
Catch Rate	60 (7.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
EV Yield	1 Attack, 1 Defense

Breeding Donphan

Donphan can breed with pokemon who share the Field Egg Group.


Donphan	Value
Egg Groups	Field
Gender	50% male / 50% female

How To Evolve Donphan in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Phanpy Regular Evolution requires Level 25 to evolve into Donphan.

Donphan Regular Evolution

#122
Phanpy
25

Evolves at level 25
#123
Donphan

The Donphan Regular Evolution biggest stat increase will be the Atk stat.


Evolutions	Total	HP	Atk	Def	Sp.Atk	Sp.Def	Speed
Phanpy	330	90	60	60	40	40	40
Stat Increase	+170	+0	+60	+60	+20	+20	+10
Donphan	500	90	120	120	60	60	50

Evolutions Chart

Where To Find Donphan Locations in Pokemon SV

Donphan has 2 spawn locations in pokemon scarlet and violet. You can find the evolved form Phanpy appearing at level 25 - 44, within the Asado Desert, West Province (Area Two) location.

Donphan Locations


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Tera Raid Spawn	4 Donphan Raid	Donphan Lv. 45
South Province (Area Four) West Province (Area One) Asado Desert	Very Rare 1 1 Biome	1 Lv. 1
Asado Desert West Province (Area Two)	Very Rare 1 1 Biome	1 Lv. 1

Locations List

Donphan Raid Rewards in Pokemon SV

Pokemon SV Donphan has 1 Tera Raids. The Donphan Tera Raid will be a Lv.45 4-Star Raid.


Raid	Rewards	Raid Moves
4 Donphan Raid Lv. 45	Exp. Candy M 2x Exp. Candy L 1x Phanpy Nail 4x Resist Feather 2x Current Type Tera Shard 1x Current Type Tera Shard 2x Exp. Candy M 1x 15% Exp. Candy L 2x 4.71% Resist Feather 1x 12.35% Iapapa Berry 1x 9.86% Lum Berry 1x 10.94% Qualot Berry 3x 17.54% Big Pearl 1x 31.91% Nugget 1x 15.63%	Slam Rollout Assurance

Tera Raid Battles

Pokemon SV Donphan Weakness

Donphan is a Ground Type pokemon. This will cause Donphan to take More Damage from Water, Grass, Ice type moves, and Less Damage from Poison, Rock, Electric type moves.

Donphan Type Weakness Chart
Damage Taken	Types
+400% Damage From
+200% Damage From	Water 2x Grass 2x Ice 2x
-50% Less Damage From	Poison 1/2 Rock 1/2
-75% Less Damage From
Immune to Damage From	Electric 0

What pokemon is Donphan Weak Against?

Increased Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Palafin Hero	+200%
S	Baxcalibur	+200%
S	Chien-Pao	+200%
S	Wo-Chien	+200%
S	Brute Bonnet Amoonguss	+200%
S	Iron Bundle Delibird	+200%
A	Meowscarada	+200%
A	Quaquaval	+200%

What pokemon is Donphan Resistant Against?

Reduced Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Miraidon	Immune
S	Iron Hands Hariyama	Immune
S	Iron Thorns Tyranitar	Immune
S	Sandy Shocks Magneton	Immune
S	Tyranitar	-50%
S	Iron Moth Volcarona	-50%
A	Magnezone	Immune
B	Fan Rotom	Immune

Pokemon Weaknesses

Best Moves for Donphan in Scarlet and Violet

Donphan Best Moves to use when choosing a Moveset, includes leveling moves such as Bulldoze and TM Moves like Hyper Beam, and Dig.


Unlock	Move	Description
	Earthquake Ground	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokemon around it.
	Giga Impact Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
	Hyper Beam Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special Effect: The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Egg	Head Smash Rock	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user attacks the target with a hazardous full-power headbutt. This also damages the user terribly.
	Dig Ground	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.

List of Donphan Moves in

Donphan can learn 15 Moves from Leveling Up and 38 TM Moves. Moves like Fury Attack which, Donphan will learn by reaching level Evolution. You can also learn TM tutor moves such as Hyper Beam, Dig and Earth Power.

Lv Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves

Donphan Level Up Moves

List of the 15 Moves Donphan can learn from leveling up.


Lv	Move	Description
Lv.1	Bulldoze Ground	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Lv.1	Defense Curl Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 40 Status Effect: The user curls up and boosts its Defense stat.
Lv.1	Fire Fang Fire	Tier: E Tier Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user bites with flame-cloaked fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with a burn.
Lv.1	Growl Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 40 Status Effect: The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokemon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats.
Lv.1	Horn Attack Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 65 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Effect: The target is jabbed with a sharply pointed horn to inflict damage.
Lv.1	Thunder Fang Electric	Tier: E Tier Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user bites with electrified fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with paralysis.
Lv.6	Rapid Spin Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 40 Physical Effect: The user performs a spin attack that can also eliminate the effects of such moves as Bind, Wrap, and Leech Seed. This also boosts the user's Speed stat.
Lv.10	Rollout Rock	Tier: E Tier Power: 30 Acc: 90 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The user continually rolls into the target over five turns. This attack becomes more powerful each time it hits.
Lv.15	Assurance Dark	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: This move's power is doubled if the target has already taken some damage in the same turn.
Lv.19	Knock Off Dark	Tier: E Tier Power: 65 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The user slaps down the target's held item, making it unusable for that battle. This move does more damage if the target has a held item.
Lv.24	Slam Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 75 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, or the like to inflict damage.
Lv.37	Scary Face Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Lv.43	Earthquake Ground	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokemon around it.
Lv.50	Giga Impact Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Lv.Evolution	Fury Attack Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 15 Acc: 85 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The user attacks by jabbing the target with a horn, a beak, or the like. This move hits two to five times in a row.

Moves List

List of

Type Moves

Donphan TM Moves

List of the 38 Moves Donphan can learn from Technical Machines (TMs).


TM	Move	Description
	Body Slam Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 85 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
	Bulldoze Ground	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
	Charm Fairy	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's Attack stat.
	Dig Ground	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
	Earth Power Ground	Tier: C Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
	Earthquake Ground	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokemon around it.
	Encore Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.
	Endure Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
	Facade Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
	Fire Fang Fire	Tier: E Tier Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user bites with flame-cloaked fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with a burn.
	Giga Impact Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
	Gunk Shot Poison	Tier: C Tier Power: 120 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target.
	Heavy Slam Steel	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user slams into the target with its heavy body. The more the user outweighs the target, the greater the move's power.
	Helping Hand Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
	Hyper Beam Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special Effect: The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
	Hyper Voice Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user attacks by letting loose a horribly loud, resounding cry.
	Ice Fang Ice	Tier: E Tier Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user bites with cold-infused fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it frozen.
	Iron Defense Steel	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 15 Status Effect: The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
	Iron Head Steel	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch.
	Play Rough Fairy	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user attacks by playing rough with the target. This may also lower the target's Attack stat.
	Poison Jab Poison	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
	Protect Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
	Rain Dance Water	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
	Rest Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
	Rock Slide Rock	Tier: D Tier Power: 75 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokemon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokemon flinch.
	Rock Tomb Rock	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
	Sandstorm Rock	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokemon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types.
	Scary Face Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
	Seed Bomb Grass	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks by slamming a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the target from above.
	Sleep Talk Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
	Smart Strike Steel	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user stabs the target with a sharp horn. This attack never misses.
	Stealth Rock Rock	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokemon that switch into battle.
	Stone Edge Rock	Tier: D Tier Power: 100 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
	Substitute Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
	Sunny Day Fire	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
	Take Down Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 85 PP: 20 Physical Effect: A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
	Thief Dark	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Effect: The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
	Thunder Fang Electric	Tier: E Tier Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user bites with electrified fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with paralysis.

Moves List

List of

Type Moves

Donphan Egg Moves

List of the 12 Moves Donphan can learn from being hatched from an egg.


Move	Description
Head Smash Rock	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user attacks the target with a hazardous full-power headbutt. This also damages the user terribly.
High Horsepower Ground	Tier: C Tier Power: 95 Acc: 95 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user fiercely attacks the target using its entire body.
Body Slam Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 85 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Play Rough Fairy	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user attacks by playing rough with the target. This may also lower the target's Attack stat.
Ancient Power Rock	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special Effect: The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also boost all the user's stats at once.
Ice Shard Ice	Tier: E Tier Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Physical Effect: The user flash-freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first.
Snore Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: This attack can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch.
Counter Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Endeavor Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Fissure Ground	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 30 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the target in. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.
Focus Energy Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 30 Status Effect: The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that its future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits.
Heavy Slam Steel	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user slams into the target with its heavy body. The more the user outweighs the target, the greater the move's power.

Moves List

List of

Type Moves

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