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Donphan
	File:Donphan.png; National Pokédex; Phanpy - Donphan (#232) - Porygon2; Johto Pokédex; Phanpy - Donphan (#196) - Mantine; Hoenn Pokédex; Phanpy - Donphan (#166) - Pinsir
Japanese name	Donfan
Evolves from	Phanpy
Evolves into	None
Generation	Second
Species	Armor Pokémon
Type	Ground
Height	3ft7.307087in (metricheight=1.10 ( m)
Weight	264.55471 pounds (120.00000 kg)
Ability	Sturdy

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Donphan (ドンファン, Donfan in original Japanese language versions) is a fictional character from the Pokémon franchise.

Donphan's name is a portmanteau of "don" and "elephant". "Don" may refer the Spanish word for "lord", or possibly the word "mastodon". It may even refer to a root word for "teeth", as in "hyperdontia" or "mastodon".

Biology

Donphan looks very much like an elephant. Its armored hide has an unscratchable structure similar to a tire, supporting its ability to use its "Rollout" attack to battle its opponents. Male Donphan also use their "Rollout" attack to impress female Donphan; in fact, many Donphan compete for females by battling each other with "Rollout". This Pokémon possesses the tackling strength to knock over a large building just by ramming it, and it possesses the supportive strength to haul a dump truck. In any given herd of Donphan, the rank of an individual is measured by the size and length of its tusks, so one can identify the leader of that herd by looking at its tusks. When travelling among mountains, Donphan uses its massive strength to clear away rock and mudslides that may block mountain trails.

In the video games

Donphan is a Ground-type Pokémon, evolving from Phanpy at level 25. Donphan is available in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald.

It can be found in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Pokemon Emerald in the Safari Zone, And in Pokemon Fire Red and Pokemon Leaf Green, it is found on Seven Island.

Donphan, like all other Ground Pokémon, are invulnerable to electric-type moves, while, as with all Ground Pokémon, they are weak against water, grass, and ice moves. Other moves such as Normal, Psychic, and Fire should have no particular advantage or disadvantage against Donphan, but its special defense is quite low.

Donphan may be considered an underused Pokémon. It is used enough that many people do not classify it as underused, however, due to its exceptional value in standard metagame. Donphan is usually used as a "phazer;" that is, it negates all status conditions or returns all Pokémon to their original condition. Donphan, however, has good defense and attack, which is very useful, considering that it doesn't really need it's low Special stats. It's HP, however, is below average. It is also somewhat useful for getting rid of Spikes.

In the animé

Donphan holds a place in Pokémon culture for being one of the "preview" Pokémon of the Gold and Silver generation. Its first official appearance in America was in Pokémon: The First Movie, where it was used by a trainer in a Pokémon battle with Ash Ketchum and his Bulbasaur in the movie's opening theme. In this appearance, Donphan's name was not revealed, so it was unidentified to American moviegoers until the release of the Gold and Silver versions of the game (though, its name was revealed in the novel form of the story). ^{[citation needed]}

Later, in the Johto episode Roll On, Pokémon, Ash encounters a trainer with several Donphan. Later, in the episode Date Expectations, Ash and his friends visit an island filled with Donphan during the mating season. One of these Donphan is shiny. And in the episode Reversing the Charges, Ash's Phanpy evolved into a Donphan, and Ash has used it in many battles since then; and even though Ash's Donphan is really young and still has a playful, childlike personality, it is still a tough opponent to defeat.

After completing the Battle Frontier challenge, Ash leaves Donphan (as well as Corphish, Sceptile, and Swellow) at Professor Oak's lab before heading off to Sinnoh.

In other media

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Donphan as featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game

In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Donphan has made five Stage-1 Fighting-type appearances in the following sets:

In addition, a Japanese-only Donphan card named "Chuck's Donphan" resides within the untranslated expansion set known commonly as "VS". It, like all the other cards in the set, is a Basic Pokémon, meaning that while it can be played right away, it is generally weaker than its Stage-1 counterparts. Donphan has two tusks and uses rollout attack.

References

The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Notes

Publications

Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

External links

Official Pokémon website
Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki) ’s article about Donphan as a species
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Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
PsyPoke - Donphan Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
Smogon.com - Donphan Tactical Data
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-Donphan holds a place in Pokémon culture for being one of the "preview" Pokémon of the [[Pokémon Gold|Gold and Silver]] generation. Its first official appearance in America was in [[Pokémon: The First Movie]], where it was used by a trainer in a Pokémon battle with [[Ash Ketchum]] and his Bulbasaur in the movie's opening theme. In this appearance, Donphan's name was not revealed, so it was unidentified to American moviegoers until the release of the Gold and Silver versions of the game (though, its name was revealed in the novel form of the story). {{fact}}
+Donphan holds a place in Pokémon culture for being one of the "preview" Pokémon of the [[Pokémon Gold|Gold and Silver]] generation. Its first official appearance in America was in [[Pokémon: The First Movie]], where it was used by a trainer in a Pokémon battle with [[Ash Ketchum]] and his Bulbasaur in the movie's opening theme. In this appearance, Donphan's name was not revealed, so it was unidentified to American moviegoers until the release of the Gold and Silver versions of the game (though, its name was revealed in the novel form of the story). {{Fact|date=February 2007}}
 Later, in the Johto episode ''Roll On, Pokémon'', Ash encounters a trainer with several Donphan.  Later, in the episode ''Date Expectations'', Ash and his friends visit an island filled with Donphan during the mating season. One of these Donphan is [[Shiny Pokemon|shiny]]. And in the episode ''Reversing the Charges'', Ash's Phanpy evolved into a Donphan, and Ash has used it in many battles since then; and even though Ash's Donphan is really young and still has a playful, childlike personality, it is still a tough opponent to defeat.