#0232
— Armor Pokémon
Donphan
Abilities
MetaMons competitive notes
Donphan is a ground-type Pokémon whose base stats lean toward Attack — at 500 BST it is a strong total for competitive play, with slow (base 50) and a physical attacking profile. Its Sturdy ability matters more than the raw numbers when it hits the field: check what it does before deciding between a sweeper, pivot, or support role for Donphan. Build around what Donphan actually threatens, not its in-game lore — start from its weaknesses and strongest STAB moves, then decide whether its Speed, bulk, or coverage justifies a team slot.
Damage multipliers when attacked by each type
A MetaMons teambuilding read based on base stats and typing
Donphan takes super-effective damage from Water, Grass, Ice moves — every one of those types is a check you need an answer for when drafting. Before locking Donphan into a team, check the weakness guide and count how many of those types your remaining five slots can answer.
- Highest stat
- Attack (120)
- Lowest stat
- Speed (50)
- Offensive lean
- physical
- Speed tier
- slow (base 50)
- BST
- 500 (strong for the format)
Donphan is a ground-type Pokémon whose base stats lean toward Attack — at 500 BST it is a strong total for competitive play, with slow (base 50) and a physical attacking profile. Its Sturdy ability matters more than the raw numbers when it hits the field: check what it does before deciding between a sweeper, pivot, or support role for Donphan. Build around what Donphan actually threatens, not its in-game lore — start from its weaknesses and strongest STAB moves, then decide whether its Speed, bulk, or coverage justifies a team slot. Compare this profile against your roster's shared weaknesses in the MetaMons team builder, where the 18-type coverage heatmap reads the whole team, not one slot.
About Donphan
Donphan is the Armor Pokémon a Ground type Pokémon. It has a base stat total of 500 with Sturdy as its ability.
What is Donphan weak to?
Donphan is a Ground-type, so it takes super-effective damage from Water, Grass, Ice. It resists Poison, Rock. It is immune to Electric.
How to counter Donphan
To counter Donphan in competitive play, bring Pokémon that can hit back with Water or Grass or Ice moves and can withstand its Ground STAB attacks. Check the type-defense grid above for the full multiplier breakdown.
Using Donphan in competitive teams
Donphan can be added to Smogon or VGC teams across Gen 1–9 formats. Build a competitive team with Donphan on Metamons and get AI reads on your type coverage and threats before you queue.
