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donphan
#232

Donphan

Armor Pokémon

Ground

It attacks by curling up, then rolling into its foe. It can blow apart a house in one hit.

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 120
Defense 120
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 60
Speed 50
Total 500

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

donphan Donphan Lv. 25

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Armor Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 120.0 kg
Base Exp 175
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Rough Terrain
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

donphan Front Front
donphan Back Back
donphan Front Shiny Front Shiny
donphan Back Shiny Back Shiny
donphan Front ♀ Front ♀
donphan Back ♀ Back ♀
donphan Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
donphan Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
donphan Official Art Official Art
donphan Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 14.6%
Rapid Spin
Moves
Stealth Rock / Ice Shard / Head Smash
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
Spe 4
Choice Band
Moves
Head Smash / Ice Shard
Rapid Spin / Ice Shard
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 172
Atk 252
Spe 84

Strategy Overview

Donphan is one of the more reliable Pokemon to consider for any balanced team in UU because of its ability to spin away entry hazards. The common presence of Stealth Rock and even Spikes in UU makes Donphan ever more popular. Another interesting thing to note about Donphan is its ability to beat just about every Ghost-type you are likely to encounter in UU, ranging from Spiritomb to Rotom. However, its lack of recovery really does hamper Donphan's ability to tank hits repeatedly, and outside of Stealth Rock and Rapid Spin, Donphan has very few support moves to take advantage of. The sturdy elephant is not the most spectacular Pokemon around, but it is a solid and reliable supporter that can hit hard when the need arises.

Most Used Moves

Ice Shard
49.2%
Assurance
20.0%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
96.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc