Editing Donphan

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|type=Ground
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|prevolve=[[Phanpy]]
|color=Gray
|height=1.1 m (3'07")
|weight=120.0 kg (264.6 lbs.)
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|2n=Mantine
|3p=Phanpy
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|2.5p=Phanpy
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'''Donphan''' is a powerful, armored rolling elephantine Pokémon that was introduced in the second generation games. It is the evolved form of [[Phanpy]].

=Information=

Donphan evolves from Phanpy at Level 25. It has sharp, hard tusks and a rugged hide which is covered by armor with tire-like impressions. A Donphan tusk takes a long time to grow, but the longer and harder one is, the higher is its rank in the herd. Donphan's actual hide has been hardened to a rock hard state such that normal attacks will not phase it, and it can tackle with enough force to demolish a house. Donphan also use their massive strength to clear rock and mudslides that block mountain trails, and they are capable of hauling dump trucks.

Its favorite attack is to curl its body into a ball and roll at its foe at a high speed. Once a Donphan starts rolling, it becomes hard to stop it.

=Appearances=

==Mainstream Games==

In ''[[Pokémon: Gold and Silver Versions|Pokémon: Silver]]'' (or ''Gold'' in Japan) and ''[[Pokémon: HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold Versions]]'', they could be uncommonly found at Route 28, Victory Road and Mt. Silver Cave. In ''[[Pokémon: Crystal Version|Crystal]]'', it only appeared at Route 45 in the morning and daytime. In later games, they were not found in the wild and could only be obtained through evolving a Phanpy or trading with a second generation-based game.

==Other Games==

In ''[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]'', Donphan was featured in the "Rampage Rollout" minigame in which the player controlled one of four Donphan rolling in a race around a racetrack. Donphan could only be obtained through evolution in ''[[Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire]]'' as well as ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams]]''. In ''[[Pokémon Trozei!]]'', it was found at Secret Storage 18, Trozei Battle and Mr. Who's Den. In ''[[Pokémon Ranger]]'', it appeared at Fiore Cave. In ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness|Explorers of Time and Darkness]]'', Donphan could be recruited at the sixth through eleventh basement floors of Crystal Cave. Donphan was also found in ''[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]'' at Faldera Island and the Fire Temple.

=Other Appearances=

==Other Media==

*In the Pokémon anime, Donphan was first shown briefly in the beginning of the first movie belonging to an enemy trainer and acted as an early preview of the second generation Pokémon (although it was an unnamed appearance). Donphan's first full appearance was in an episode of the Johto series which featured a girl who used a Donphan to search for amberite.  One episode of the Hoenn series also featured many Donphan falling in love with a Shiny female Donphan. During the Battle Frontier series, Ash's Phanpy evolved into a Donphan while fighting a [[Team Rocket]] mech. It was reliably strong yet somewhat childish fighter for the rest of the arc and was returned to [[Professor Oak]] before Ash left for Sinnoh. He did use Donphan again at the end of the Sinnoh series for the Lily of the Valley Conference. Other Donphan have also made minor appearances in various episodes.

=Trivia=

*Its name is a combination of "don" (as in the leader of a group) with part of "elephant".