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Donphan

Donphan in Pokemon Origin HeartGold: Ground/Dark typing, base stats, Abilities, evolution requirements, learnsets and where to find it.

Content reviewed 14 October 2026

GroundDark

wild: Victory Road, Route 28, Mt. Silver, hot-spring mountainside / Mt. Silver Cave Upper Mountainside, Mt. Silver and 8 more

Base stats Total 500

HP90

Attack120

Defense120

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def80

Speed50

Abilities

Normal Ability slots

Slot 1: Sturdy
Slot 2: Sand Veil

Hidden Ability

Intimidate

Capture-chain requirements

Where to find Donphan

wild: Victory Road, Route 28, Mt. Silver, hot-spring mountainside / Mt. Silver Cave Upper Mountainside, Mt. Silver and 8 more

Location	Method / time	Level	Chance / weight
Victory Road	Grass/cave, any time	50	10%
Route 28	Grass/cave, morning and day	40	20%
Route 28	Grass/cave, night	40	20%
Mt. Silver, hot-spring mountainside	Grass/cave, morning	60	10%
Mt. Silver, hot-spring mountainside	Grass/cave, day	60	10%
Mt. Silver	Grass/cave, morning and day	45	20%
Mt. Silver Cave Lower Mountainside	Grass/cave, any time	60	10%
Mt. Silver Cave Upper Mountainside	Grass/cave, morning	60	10%
Mt. Silver Cave Upper Mountainside	Grass/cave, day	60	10%
Mt. Silver Cave	Grass/cave, morning and day	50	30%
Mt. Silver Cave	Grass/cave, night	50	30%
Mt. Silver Cave Expert Belt Chamber	Grass/cave, morning and day	47–48	20%
Mt. Silver Cave Expert Belt Chamber	Grass/cave, night	47–48	20%
Mt. Silver Cave 2F	Grass/cave, morning and day	60	20%
Mt. Silver Cave 2F	Grass/cave, night	60	20%
Mt. Silver Cave 3F	Grass/cave, morning and day	60	20%
Mt. Silver Cave 3F	Grass/cave, night	60	20%
Mt. Mortar 1F, back cave	Grass/cave, morning	25	4%
Mt. Mortar 1F, back cave	Grass/cave, day	25	4%
Mt. Mortar 1F, back cave	Grass/cave, night	25	4%
Mt. Mortar 2F	Grass/cave, day	25	4%
Mt. Mortar 2F	Grass/cave, night	25	4%
Mt. Mortar B1F	Grass/cave, morning and day	26	4%
Mt. Mortar B1F	Grass/cave, night	26	4%

Evolution & forms

Evolves from

Phanpy · Lv 25
at Lv 25

Evolves into

None recorded.

Moves Donphan can learn

Level-up (17)

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
On evolution	Fury Attack	Normal	Physical	15	85	20
Lv. 1	Fury Attack	Normal	Physical	15	85	20
Lv. 1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95	15
Lv. 1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95	15
Lv. 1	Horn Attack	Normal	Physical	65	100	25
Lv. 1	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
Lv. 1	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40
Lv. 1	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
Lv. 6	Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	50	100	40
Lv. 10	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90	20
Lv. 15	Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100	10
Lv. 19	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100	20
Lv. 24	Slam	Grass	Physical	70	100	20
Lv. 30	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
Lv. 37	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	10
Lv. 43	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
Lv. 50	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5

TMs & HMs (31)

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	90	90	15
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	5
TM74	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	var.	100	5
TM76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM103	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
TM109	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	100	10
TM119	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100	20
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	60	100	15

Move tutors (11)

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Tutor	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100	5
Tutor	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Tutor	Counter	Fighting	Physical	var.	100	20
Tutor	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10
Tutor	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	var.	100	5
Tutor	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95	15
Tutor	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	100	10
Tutor	Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100	10
Tutor	Ice Shard	Ice	Physical	40	100	30
Tutor	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100	15
Tutor	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95	15

Egg moves (0)

No moves recorded for this method.

Training & breeding

Catch rate value: 60 (not a catch percentage)
Gender ratio: 50.0% female
Egg groups: Field
Growth rate: Medium Fast
EV yield: 1 Attack, 1 Defense
Possible held items: None recorded