Is Phanpy Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only base form, though Donphan shows up wild in Hoenn. Ground with AbilitySturdy and high Attack. The mid-game pickup means competing with Flygon for the Ground slot.
Phanpy has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Phanpy has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Phanpy has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Phanpy trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Phanpy's defenses.
Winona's team hits Phanpy's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's Pokemon outpace and outclass Phanpy here.
Wallace's team hits Phanpy's weaknesses hard.
Phanpy trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Phanpy's weaknesses hard.
Phanpy trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Phanpy's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Phanpy's weaknesses hard.
Phanpy cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Phanpy in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Can't catch Phanpy directly. Start with Phanpy in the wild from the locations below, then evolve at level 25. The 2-stage line from Phanpy to Phanpy is where the leveling time goes.
How to Obtain Phanpy in ORAS
To get Phanpy, start by catching Phanpy through walking encounters at Lv. 28-38. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Phanpy ✓
Step 2Catch or Evolve into DonphanSafari Zone - Area 2Lv.28-30FloorRate 20%Mirage Spots - Area 17Lv.36-38GrassRate 30%Mirage Spots - Area 18Lv.36-38GrassRate 30%Mirage Spots - Area 19Lv.36-38GrassRate 30%Mirage Spots - Area 20Lv.36-38GrassRate 30%or evolve from Phanpy (Step 1)
Phanpy Weakness
Phanpy's Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, and Ice. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Phanpy Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Phanpy
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x112-132%KO Mega Drain 2x51-61% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x130-154%KO Aurora Beam 2x62-74% | ||
 Prinplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing | ||
 Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Resort Surfing | ||
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x109-129%KO Mega Drain 2x51-60% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x127-150%KO Aurora Beam 2x62-74% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Starmie can KO Phanpy with Scald (139-164%).
 Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin11-12% Scald 2x139-164%KO Ice Beam 2x104-122%KO | ||
Phanpy Evolutions
Phanpy evolves into Donphan. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 170 total stats over Phanpy. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
ORAS Phanpy Best Moveset
Ground at 60 Attack and 40 Speed. AbilityPickup finds items. AbilitySand Veil as a hidden ability boosts evasion in sand. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Donphan one evolution away adds 120 Attack and 120 Defense.
Best Build
Phanpy best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Gunk Shot
- Protect
- Earthquake
- Head Smash
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Ancient Power and Body Slam from the egg pool give Phanpy something extra. Pair those with Earthquake and Earth Power for STAB and coverage across 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
For its nest, Phanpy digs a vertical pit in the ground at the edge of a river. It marks the area around its nest with its trunk to let the others know that the area has been claimed.
Phanpy uses its long nose to shower itself. When others gather around, they thoroughly douse each other with water. These Pokémon can be seen drying their soaking-wet bodies at the edge of water.
Phanpy Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Phanpy does the job early-game if you need a Ground type on your team. Evolve it into Donphan before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Phanpy first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 16 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves