Donphan

GroundSturdy, Bulldozer, Sand Force (hidden)

Victory Road · Lv 36-42 Open in the guide Compare

In Exceeded: First found in Victory Road (Grass, Lv 36-42). Its type (Ground) and base stats (total 500) are the same as in the official games. 9 of its 18 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon Emerald, including Bulldoze and Fire Fang.

Level-up moves 22

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
0	Fury Attack Jabs the foe 2 to 5 times with sharp horns, etc.	Flying	Phys	25	90	10
1	Bulldoze Stomps down on the ground. Lowers Speed.	Ground	Phys	60	100	20
1	Defense Curl Curls up to conceal weak spots and raise Defense.	Normal	Stat	—	—	40
1	Fire Fang May cause flinching or leave the foe with a burn.	Fire	Phys	65	95	15
1	Flail Inflicts more damage when the user's HP is down.	Normal	Phys	1	100	15
1	Fury Attack Jabs the foe 2 to 5 times with sharp horns, etc.	Flying	Phys	25	90	10
1	Growl Growls cutely to reduce the foe's Attack.	Normal	Stat	—	100	40
1	Horn Attack Ignores Defense stages. Matches user's first type.	Normal	Phys	65	100	25
1	Odor Sleuth Negates the foe's evasion. Raises Attack and Accuracy.	Normal	Stat	—	100	40
1	Thunder Fang May cause flinching or leave the foe paralyzed.	Electric	Phys	65	95	15
9	Defense Curl Curls up to conceal weak spots and raise Defense.	Normal	Stat	—	—	40
12	Rapid Spin Spins the body at high speed to strike the foe.	Normal	Phys	50	100	40
13	Knock Off Knocks down the foe's held item to prevent its use.	Dark	Phys	65	100	20
16	Rollout An attack lasting 5 turns with rising intensity.	Rock	Phys	30	90	20
17	Flail Inflicts more damage when the user's HP is down.	Normal	Phys	1	100	15
23	Magnitude A ground-shaking attack of random intensity.	Ground	Phys	1	100	30
24	Assurance An attack that gains power if the foe has been hurt.	Dark	Phys	60	100	10
24	Slam Slams the foe with a long tail, vine, etc.	Normal	Phys	80	100	20
25	Fury Attack Jabs the foe 2 to 5 times with sharp horns, etc.	Flying	Phys	25	90	10
38	Scary Face Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.	Normal	Stat	—	100	10
45	Earthquake A powerful quake, but has no effect on flying foes.	Ground	Phys	100	100	10
52	Giga Impact Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn.	Normal	Phys	150	90	5

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs 22

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM05	Roar Route 114	Normal	—
TM06	Toxic Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Poison	—
TM10	Hidden Power Slateport City	Normal	60
TM11	Sunny Day Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Fire	—
TM15	Hyper Beam Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Normal	150
TM17	Protect Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Normal	—
TM21	Frustration Pacifidlog Town — House 2	Normal	1
TM23	Iron Tail Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Steel	100
TM26	Earthquake Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Ground	100
TM27	Return Fallarbor Town — Cozmo's House	Normal	1
TM32	Double Team Mauville City — Game Corner	Normal	—
TM37	Sandstorm Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Rock	—
TM39	Rock Tomb Rustboro City Gym	Rock	60
TM42	Facade Petalburg City Gym	Normal	70
TM43	Secret Power Slateport City	Normal	70
TM44	Rest Lilycove City — House 2	Psychic	—
TM45	Attract Verdanturf Town — Battle Tent Lobby	Normal	—
TM59	Natural Gift Slateport City	Normal	1
TM63	Sandy Terrain Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Ground	—
TM66	Headbutt Petalburg Woods	Normal	70
HM04	Strength Route 112	Fighting	80
HM06	Rock Smash Mauville City — House 1	Fighting	40

Where to find Donphan

Area	Method	Level
Victory Road	Grass	36-42

Other changes in this game

Has 4 abilities at once: whichever of its 3 ordinary abilities it was born with, plus 3 innates always on
Innates (always active): Let It Rip!, Thick Fat, Battle Armor
What the innates do: Let It Rip! — Starts in defense curl. · Thick Fat — Heat-and-cold protection. · Battle Armor — Blocks critical hits.
Abilities you pick one of: Sturdy — Negates 1-hit KO attacks. · Bulldozer — Ups Steel-, Rock- & Ground. · Sand Force — Powers up in a sandstorm.
Hidden ability: Sand Force
How its abilities arrive: Battle Armor, Sturdy from the start; Let It Rip! at Lv 14; Bulldozer at Lv 18; Sand Force at Lv 22; Thick Fat at Lv 26; Groundate at Lv 38; Deflector Hull at Lv 46
Tutor moves: AncientPower, Body Slam, Counter, Defense Curl, Double-Edge, Endure, Mimic, Mud-Slap, Rock Slide, Rollout, Sleep Talk, Snore, Substitute, Swagger
Egg moves: AncientPower, Body Slam, Counter, Endeavor, Fissure, Focus Energy, Head Smash, Heavy Slam, High Horsepower, Ice Shard, Mud-Slap, Play Rough, Snore, Water Gun
Egg groups: Field
Catch rate 60