Donphan PokeRogue Dex: Comprehensive Donphan Pokedex Guide

Discover Donphan battle strategies in PokeRogue and explore everything you need to know about Donphan. From detailed stats, abilities, and evolutions to form variants, defensive and offensive strategies, and more. Your ultimate guide to mastering Donphan in PokeRogueDex.

Donphan Sprites

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Donphan Pokémon Abilities

Speed BoostIts Speed stat is boosted every turn.

SturdyIt cannot be knocked out with one hit. One-hit KO moves cannot knock it out, either.

Sand VeilBoosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.

Donphan Pokémon Base Stats

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

Donphan Pokémon Pokedex Data

weight	120Kg
Starter Cost	3
Types	Ground

Donphan Evolution Chart

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Donphan Type Matchups

Donphan Type Resistances: Defensive Matchups

Normal1

Fire1

Water2

Electric0

Grass2

Ice2

Fighting1

Poison0.5

Ground1

Flying1

Psychic1

Bug1

Rock0.5

Ghost1

Dragon1

Dark1

Steel1

Fairy1

Donphan Type Effectiveness: Offensive Matchups

Normal1

Fire2

Water1

Electric2

Grass0.5

Ice1

Fighting1

Poison2

Ground1

Flying0

Psychic1

Bug0.5

Rock2

Ghost1

Dragon1

Dark1

Steel2

Fairy1

Donphan Egg Moves

Name	Type	Power	Acc	PP	Description
Shore Up	Ground	-	-	5	The user regains up to half of its max HP. It restores more HP in a sandstorm.
Swords Dance	Normal	-	-	20	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply raises the user's Attack stat.
Icicle Crash	Ice	85	90	10	The user attacks by harshly dropping large icicles onto the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Collision Course	Fighting	100	100	5	The user transforms and crashes to the ground, causing a massive prehistoric explosion. This move's power is boosted more than usual if it's a supereffective hit.

Donphan Level Up Moves

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

Donphan Technical & Hidden Machine Moves

Name	Type	Power	Acc	PP	Description
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	15	The user drops onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Take Down	Normal	90	85	20	A reckless, full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	15	A reckless, life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Roar	Normal	-	-	20	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90	5	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Counter	Fighting	-	100	20	A retaliation move that counters any physical attack, inflicting double the damage taken.
Strength	Normal	80	100	15	The target is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power.
Earthquake	Ground	100	100	10	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
Dig	Ground	80	100	10	The user burrows into the ground, then attacks on the next turn.
Toxic	Poison	-	90	10	A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Double Team	Normal	-	-	15	By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.
Rest	Psychic	-	-	5	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and heals any status conditions.
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90	10	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Substitute (N)	Normal	-	-	10	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Thief	Dark	60	100	25	The user attacks and has a 30% chance to steal the target's held item simultaneously.
Snore	Normal	50	100	15	This attack can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch.
Curse	Ghost	-	-	10	A move that works differently for the Ghost type than for all other types.
Protect	Normal	-	-	10	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Scary Face	Normal	-	100	10	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	10	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Sandstorm	Rock	-	-	10	A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all combatants except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. It raises the Sp Def stat of Rock types.
Endure	Normal	-	-	10	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Charm	Fairy	-	100	20	The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's Attack stat.
Swagger	Normal	-	85	15	The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target's Attack stat.
Attract	Normal	-	100	15	If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.
Sleep Talk	Normal	-	-	10	While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
Return	Normal	-	100	20	This full-power attack grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
Frustration	Normal	-	100	20	This full-power attack grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer.
Encore	Normal	-	100	5	The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75	15	The target is slammed with a steel-hard tail. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Hidden Power	Normal	60	100	15	A unique attack that varies in type depending on the Pokémon using it.
Rain Dance	Water	-	-	5	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. It lowers the power of Fire-type moves.
Sunny Day	Fire	-	-	5	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves. It lowers the power of Water-type moves.
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	15	The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Facade	Normal	70	100	20	This attack move doubles its power if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Helping Hand	Normal	-	-	20	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Superpower	Fighting	120	100	5	The user attacks the target with great power. However, this also lowers the user's Attack and Defense stats.
Knock Off	Dark	65	100	20	The user slaps down the target's held item, and that item can't be used in that battle. The move does more damage if the target has a held item.
Endeavor	Normal	-	100	5	This attack move cuts down the target's HP to equal the user's HP.
Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100	10	The user lets loose a horribly echoing shout with the power to inflict damage.
Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95	15	Boulders are hurled at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by preventing its movement.
Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85	15	The user traps the target inside a harshly raging sandstorm for four to five turns.
Iron Defense	Steel	-	-	15	The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat.
Bounce	Flying	85	85	5	The user bounces up high, then drops on the target on the second turn. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95	15	The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Gyro Ball	Steel	-	100	5	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user compared to the target, the greater the move's power.
Assurance	Dark	60	100	10	If the target has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack's power is doubled.
Rock Polish	Rock	-	-	20	The user polishes its body to reduce drag. This sharply raises the Speed stat.
Poison Jab	Poison	80	100	20	The target is stabbed with a tentacle, arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100	15	The user slams a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the target from above.
Earth Power	Ground	90	100	10	The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp Def stat.
Giga Impact	Normal	150	90	5	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95	15	The user bites with electrified fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with paralysis.
Ice Fang	Ice	65	95	15	The user bites with cold-infused fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it frozen.
Fire Fang	Fire	65	95	15	The user bites with flame-cloaked fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with a burn.
Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80	5	The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target.
Iron Head	Steel	80	100	15	The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch.
Stone Edge	Rock	100	80	5	The user stabs the target from below with sharpened stones. Critical hits land more easily.
Stealth Rock	Rock	-	-	20	The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap hurts opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Smack Down	Rock	50	100	15	The user throws a stone or similar projectile to attack the target. A flying Pokémon will fall to the ground when it's hit.
Heavy Slam	Steel	-	100	10	The user slams into the target with its heavy body. The more the user outweighs the target, the greater the move's power.
Round (P)	Normal	60	100	15	The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round to increase the power of the attack.
Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100	15	The user attacks the target with an echoing voice. If this move is used every turn, its power is increased.
Bulldoze	Ground	60	100	20	The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Play Rough	Fairy	90	90	10	The user plays rough with the target and attacks it. This may also lower the target's Attack stat.
Confide	Normal	-	-	20	The user tells the target a secret, and the target loses its ability to concentrate. This lowers the target's Sp Atk stat.
High Horsepower	Ground	95	95	10	The user fiercely attacks the target using its entire body.
Smart Strike	Steel	70	-	10	The user stabs the target with a sharp horn. This attack never misses.
Brutal Swing	Dark	60	100	20	The user swings its body around violently to inflict damage on everything in its vicinity.
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100	10	Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. If the user's previous move has failed, the power of this move doubles.
Body Press	Fighting	80	100	10	The user attacks by slamming its body into the target. The higher the user's Defense, the more damage it can inflict on the target.
Tera Blast (N)	Normal	80	100	10	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp Atk stat-whichever is higher for the user.
Ice Spinner	Ice	80	100	15	The user covers its feet in thin ice and twirls around, slamming into the target. This move's spinning motion also destroys the terrain.
Trailblaze	Grass	50	100	20	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.