Ash's Donphan
Ash's Donphan (Japanese: サトシのドンファン Satoshi no Donfan) was the sixth Pokémon caught by Ash during his travels through Johto. Its voice actor in both Japanese and English is Kenta Miyake. As a Phanpy, it was voiced by Megumi Hayashibara in Japanese and by Tara Jayne (EP230-EP273) and Lindsey Warner (AG133-AG145) in English (in Sweet Baby James it was voiced by Michelle Knotz and in Reversing the Charges it was voiced by Kayzie Rogers).
Ash received a Phanpy egg in the episode Extreme Pokémon! after he won a competition hosted by a couple in the business of breeding Pokémon. Ash cared for it until it hatched in the episode Hatching a Plan! At first, the newly-hatched Pokémon was sad and felt that nobody cared about him and was overlooked but after a little time with the other Pokémon, it became one of the team.
Phanpy was the youngest Pokémon on Ash's team, though its power made up for his lack of experience. Throughout most of the Johto seasons however, Phanpy was rarely used and was known as the "baby" on the team. Its only major battle was a loss to Pryce's Dewgong in the episode Cold as Pryce!. However it did play a role in Ash's battle against Macey in the Silver Conference in the episode Love, Pokémon Style!
Soon after, Ash left Phanpy at Professor Oak's lab before travelling to Hoenn, but it returned to his party after his adventures there. After that day, it has shown signs that it had grown up beyond the young Pokémon seen in Johto. In Reversing the Charges, Phanpy battled a Team Rocket mech, and Phanpy evolved into the Donphan seen today in order to take it down. Since then, Ash has been vigorously training Donphan, and using him in many battles including one vs. Pike Queen Lucy and her Seviper.
Donphan returned to Professor Oak's lab when Ash decided to go to Sinnoh.
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For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Phanpy and Donphan.
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