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Donphan ドンファン Donfan #232
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Ground ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Armor Pokémon
Ability Sturdy Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #196 Hoenn #166 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 3'07″ Imperial 1.1 m Metric 3'07″/1.1 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 264.6 lbs. Imperial 120.0 kg Metric 264.6 lbs./120.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Gray	Catch rate 60 (7.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Ground group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 189 Battle Exp.: 1891*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Donphan (Japanese: ドンファン Donfan) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves from Phanpy starting at level 25.

Biology

Physiology

Donphan is a light-gray elephant-like Pokémon. There is a thick, black band of hide that runs across the length of Donphan's back and extends to the trunk. Donphan has four short legs that each have a black band on them. They also sport a pair of white tusks.

Gender differences

A female Donphan has shorter tusks than a male.

Special abilities

It has the ability to curl up into a ball and violently roll around like a wheel, once it starts its rampage it will be almost unstoppable. These rolling tackles are strong enough to knock down a house. Its hide is also very tough, normal attacks won't leave a scratch on it.

Behavior

Donphan travel in a herd that is lead by a single Donphan, the larger the tusks the bigger its rank in the herd will be. They are also prone on going on violent rampages by curling into a ball and rolling almost nonstop. During their breeding season, male Donphan compete for mates by rolling as well to show how tough they are. This rolling is known as the Love Dance.

Habitat

These Pokémon seem to prefer rough, mountianous terrain.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

It is most likely a herbivore, apparently with an affinity with the Passho Berry, as it is occasionally found with it.

In the anime

Two Donphan in the anime.

Donphan first made a brief appearance in the beginning of Mewtwo Strikes Back, under the ownership of Raymond. At the time, it was an unknown Pokémon.

Donphan's first major role was in Roll On, Pokémon. A girl named Rochelle was using one to find amberite.

In Date Expectations, many Donphan were falling in love with a Template:Shiny2 Donphan.

Tyson used a Donphan during the Hoenn League.

In Reversing the Charges, Ash's Phanpy evolved into Donphan.

In Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part Two, Kellyn had a Donphan smash through the cave-ins that were caused by an Aggron that belonged to Pokémon Hunter J's client.

A Donphan also appeared in Battling the Generation Gap!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokémon Special

A herd of Donphan were used by a thieving ruffian in Template:PSV. In RS Saga, Wattson tells Sapphire to stop a rampaging Donphan in New Mauville. After a fierce battle, she finally caught it.

Pokédex entries

In the TCG

Main article: Donphan (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Template:Learnset intro

By leveling up

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Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

Template:Evobox/1

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Donphan images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Donphan was the first evolved Generation II Pokémon seen in the anime. However its name, nor that of the move it used, Rollout, wasn't revealed in its debut. Its name was finally revealed when a promotional set of cards was released for Mewtwo Strikes Back.
• Considering real-world elephants’ extensive use of their trunks as a powerful extra limb and considering elephant’s great inherent strength in the first place, Donphan was speculated to be a new Template:Type2 Pokémon prior to its release as a Template:Type2 in the Generation II games. Note that an elephantine mini-boss, Phan Phan (which appears similar to Phanpy), from the Kirby video game series fights using his trunk to grapple and throw the pink hero across the screen. When inhaled, Phan Phan allows the pink hero to transform into “Throw Kirby”, which relies on a range of physical attacks, or even “Suplex Kirby” which offers a greater range of martial arts capabilities than “Throw Kirby”.
• Donphan shares the same species name with Tyranitar. They are both known as Armor Pokémon.
• Donphan, along with its pre-evolution Phanpy, and also Seel and Shellder, are the only non-Ice type Pokémon that can learn Ice Shard. Seel and Shellder can learn it by leveling up, while it is an egg move for Phanpy. However, Seel and Shellder evolve into part-Ice types.

Origin

It appears to have been based on an elephant, although it resembles the tire of an automobile when curled up or using its trademark Rollout attack.

Name origin

Phan obviously comes from elephant. Don could mean a lord, a root meaning teeth, referring to its tusks, or mastodon, a prehistoric elephant.

IMDb suggests that Donphan got its name from the movie The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence's character "Tom Doniphon", with Phanpy getting its name from the character "Pompey".

In other languages

• German: Donphan
• French: Donphan
• Korean: 코리갑 Kkorigam

Related articles

• Ash's Donphan

External links

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