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Donphan, a Ground type Pokémon, official artwork

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Donphan: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

GroundUU

Donphan is a straightforward attacker, led by its Attack (120) and Defense (120), with a base stat total of 500. Competitively it is a leading pick in the UnderUsed tier.

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What is Donphan weak to?

How much damage Donphan takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toGrassIceWater
0.5×ResistsPoisonRock
0×Immune toElectric

Donphan takes super-effective damage from Grass, Ice, Water. It resists Poison, Rock and is immune to Electric.

Best moveset for Donphan

Donphan has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Gunk ShotPoison120
  • EarthquakeGround100
  • Stone EdgeRock100

Best nature for Donphan

Adamant. Donphan is a physical attacker (120 Attack vs 60 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • SturdyIf this Pokemon is at full HP, it survives one hit with at least 1 HP. Immune to OHKO.
  • Sand VeilIf Sandstorm is active, this Pokemon's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to Sandstorm.

Evolution line

Phanpy
Donphan
Full learnset (63 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
High HorsepowerGround9595%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Play RoughFairy9090%Physical
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Ice SpinnerIce80100%Physical
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
SlamNormal8075%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Smart StrikeSteel70-Physical
Fire FangFire6595%Physical
Horn AttackNormal65100%Physical
Ice FangIce6595%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Thunder FangElectric6595%Physical
AssuranceDark60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
Rapid SpinNormal50100%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Sand TombGround3585%Physical
RolloutRock3090%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Fury AttackNormal1585%Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
Gyro BallSteel?100%Physical
Heavy SlamSteel?100%Physical
CharmFairy-100%Status
CurseGhost--Status
Defense CurlNormal--Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status