Donphan

Donphan's favorite attack is curling its body into a ball, then charging at its foe while rolling at high speed. Once it starts rolling, this Pokémon can't stop very easily.

Dex No

#232

Donphan Weaknesses and Strengths

Donphan is a Ground type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Ground Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Water	160%
Grass	160%
Ice	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Electric	39.1%
Poison	62.5%
Rock	62.5%

Best Moves for Donphan in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Donphan.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Mud Slap	Earthquake	62.10	488.02
Counter	Earthquake	60.00	453.44
Mud Slap	Play Rough	46.46	443.47
Mud Slap	Heavy Slam	48.76	432.35
Charm	Earthquake	60.00	426.83
Mud Slap	Trailblaze	47.93	423.60
Counter	Play Rough	44.36	412.98
Tackle	Earthquake	56.67	412.48
Mud Slap	Body Slam	41.75	406.20
Counter	Heavy Slam	46.66	404.22

All Moves for Donphan

Below are all the moves that Donphan can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Earthquake	Charged	140	46.67	3600ms	-100
Heavy Slam	Charged	70	33.33	2100ms	-50
Play Rough	Charged	90	31.03	2900ms	-50
Body Slam	Charged	50	26.32	1900ms	-33
Trailblaze	Charged	65	32.5	2000ms	-50
Mud Slap	Quick	18	15.43	1400ms	12
Charm	Quick	20	13.33	1500ms	11
Tackle	Quick	5	10	500ms	5
Counter	Quick	12	13.33	900ms	8

Donphan Evolution

Phanpy

Requires
50x Candy

Donphan

Best Donphan Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Donphan Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Donphan in a raid.