What does Phanpy evolve into?

Get Phanpy to Donphan at level 25. At 330 BST, Phanpy is just the starting point.

At what level does Phanpy evolve?

Level 25 gets you Donphan . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Phanpy does the job early-game if you need a Ground type on your team. Evolve it into Donphan before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Phanpy?

You can find Phanpy in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Phanpy - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

40Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Phanpy's spread isn't flashy. HP leads, Sp. Atk trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 HP EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP90

Attack60

Defense60

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def40

Speed40

Total330

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight33.5 kg

Base XP66

Abilities

Pickup

Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.

Sand VeilHA

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

It is strong despite its compact size. It can easily pick up and carry an adult human on its back.

Phanpy Weakness

Phanpy's Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, and Ice. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Phanpy Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Ice
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Rock
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Ice

½xResist

Poison Rock

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (5)

Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel

How to Beat Phanpy in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Delibird IceFlying	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 AvalancheTM72 Water PulseTM03 Damage vs Phanpy Blizzard 2x 104-122%KO Ice Beam 2x 85-101%KO Avalanche 2x 40-47% Water Pulse 2x 39-46% View Delibird builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Energy BallTM53 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 149-176%KO Blizzard 2x 136-161%KO Energy Ball 2x 113-133%KO Ice Beam 2x 113-133%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Sneasel DarkIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 SurfTM95 Ice BeamTM13 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Phanpy Blizzard 2x 69-81% Surf 2x 37-44% Ice Beam 2x 56-66% Avalanche 2x 58-69% View Sneasel builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 160-189%KO Energy Ball 2x 120-141%KO Giga Drain 2x 101-120%KO Magical Leaf 2x 81-96% View Roselia builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 ScaldTM49 BrineTM55 Damage vs Phanpy Blizzard 2x 61-73% Ice Beam 2x 51-60% Scald 2x 69-81% Brine 2x 56-66% View Wingull builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Phanpy evolves into Donphan. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 170 total stats over Phanpy. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#231Phanpy

Level 25

#232Donphan

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Phanpy

Ground

Donphan

Ground

ATK

120+60

DEF

120+60

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

60+20

SPE

50+10

BST

330D-Tier

500A-Tier+170

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Phanpy easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Body Slam, Counter and 10 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

13moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Phanpy Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Ancient Power and Body Slam from the egg pool give Phanpy something extra.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 6

Flail

D—10015Normal

Lv 10

Rollout

—309020Rock

Lv 15

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

Lv 19

Endure+4

C——10Normal

Lv 24

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 28

Take Down

D908520Normal

Lv 33

Charm

C—10020Fairy

Lv 37

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

Lv 42

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM83

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM98

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

TM96

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Egg

Fissure

——305Ground

Egg

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

Egg

Head Smash

C150805Rock

Egg

Heavy Slam

D—10010Steel

Egg

High Horsepower

C959510Ground

Egg

Ice Shard+1

D4010030Ice

Egg

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Egg

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

Egg

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor Moves

Phanpy can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Phanpy Locations

Phanpy's scattered across 6 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Phanpy in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Phanpy appears in 6 walking locations at Lv. 5-63 across Shining Pearl and Brilliant Diamond. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.

Route 207

Shining PearlGrass Lv.5 Route

40%Early

Swarm active

Route 207

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.5 Route

40%Early

Swarm active

Big Bluff Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Big Bluff Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Rocky Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Rocky Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Phanpy Guide

Get Phanpy to Donphan at level 25. At 330 BST, Phanpy is just the starting point.
Level 25 gets you Donphan. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Phanpy does the job early-game if you need a Ground type on your team. Evolve it into Donphan before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Phanpy in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Phanpy first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 16 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Energy Ball 2x 85-102%KO Giga Drain 2x 73-88% Bullet Seed 2x 24-29% Absorb 2x 24-29% View Budew builds →
Surskit BugWater	D
Available Moves Moves ScaldTM49 Giga DrainTM19 Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Scald 2x 73-88% Giga Drain 2x 49-59% Water Pulse 2x 61-73% Water Gun 2x 41-51% View Surskit builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfTM95 WaterfallTM99 ScaldTM49 BrineTM55 Damage vs Phanpy Surf 2x 98-117%KO Waterfall 2x 61-73% Scald 2x 85-102%KO Brine 2x 73-88% View Psyduck builds →

Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Energy Ball 2x 74-89% Giga Drain 2x 64-77% Bullet Seed 2x 15-19% Absorb 2x 21-26% View Budew builds →
Surskit BugWater	D
Available Moves Moves ScaldTM49 Giga DrainTM19 Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Scald 2x 64-77% Giga Drain 2x 43-51% Water Pulse 2x 53-64% Water Gun 2x 36-45% View Surskit builds →
Buizel Water	D
Available Moves Moves SurfTM95 WaterfallTM99 ScaldTM49 BrineTM55 Damage vs Phanpy Surf 2x 81-96% Waterfall 2x 64-77% Scald 2x 74-89% Brine 2x 60-70% View Buizel builds →
Shellos Water	D
Available Moves Moves SurfTM95 ScaldTM49 BrineTM55 Water PulseTM03 Damage vs Phanpy Surf 2x 81-96% Scald 2x 70-83% Brine 2x 60-70% Water Pulse 2x 53-64% View Shellos builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfTM95 WaterfallTM99 ScaldTM49 BrineTM55 Damage vs Phanpy Surf 2x 85-102%KO Waterfall 2x 53-64% Scald 2x 74-89% Brine 2x 64-77% View Psyduck builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Energy BallTM53 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 155-183%KO Blizzard 2x 141-166%KO Energy Ball 2x 116-137%KO Ice Beam 2x 116-137%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Bibarel NormalWater	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 SurfTM95 Ice BeamTM13 WaterfallTM99 Damage vs Phanpy Blizzard 2x 66-78% Surf 2x 82-96% Ice Beam 2x 54-64% Waterfall 2x 77-90% View Bibarel builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 99-117%KO Energy Ball 2x 77-90% Giga Drain 2x 64-76% Bullet Seed 2x 15-17% View Budew builds →
Surskit BugWater	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 ScaldTM49 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 66-78% Blizzard 2x 60-72% Ice Beam 2x 50-60% Scald 2x 66-79% View Surskit builds →
Buizel Water	D
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 SurfTM95 Ice BeamTM13 WaterfallTM99 Damage vs Phanpy Blizzard 2x 69-82% Surf 2x 86-102%KO Ice Beam 2x 57-68% Waterfall 2x 61-73% View Buizel builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Energy BallTM53 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 155-183%KO Blizzard 2x 141-166%KO Energy Ball 2x 116-137%KO Ice Beam 2x 116-137%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 99-117%KO Energy Ball 2x 77-90% Giga Drain 2x 64-76% Bullet Seed 2x 15-17% View Budew builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 ScaldTM49 BrineTM55 Damage vs Phanpy Blizzard 2x 66-78% Ice Beam 2x 54-64% Scald 2x 71-84% Brine 2x 59-70% View Wingull builds →
Surskit BugWater	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 ScaldTM49 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 66-78% Blizzard 2x 60-72% Ice Beam 2x 50-60% Scald 2x 66-79% View Surskit builds →
Marill WaterFairy	D
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves Hydro PumpLv. 30 BlizzardTM14 Aqua TailLv. 19 SurfTM95 Damage vs Phanpy Hydro Pump 2x 56-67% Blizzard 2x 38-45% Aqua Tail 2x 37-44% Surf 2x 47-55% View Marill builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Energy BallTM53 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 154-181%KO Blizzard 2x 140-166%KO Energy Ball 2x 116-136%KO Ice Beam 2x 116-136%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 98-117%KO Energy Ball 2x 75-89% Giga Drain 2x 63-74% Bullet Seed 2x 14-17% View Budew builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 ScaldTM49 BrineTM55 Damage vs Phanpy Blizzard 2x 64-76% Ice Beam 2x 53-63% Scald 2x 71-84% Brine 2x 59-69% View Wingull builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves Hydro PumpLv. 36 BlizzardTM14 Aqua TailLv. 24 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Phanpy Hydro Pump 2x 107-126%KO Blizzard 2x 71-84% Aqua Tail 2x 56-67% Ice Beam 2x 59-69% View Psyduck builds →
Surskit BugWater	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 ScaldTM49 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 65-78% Blizzard 2x 60-71% Ice Beam 2x 50-60% Scald 2x 67-79% View Surskit builds →

Slowbro WaterPsychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves TeleportUtility Future Sight ScaldSTAB Slack Off Damage vs Phanpy Scald 2x 109-129%KO View Slowbro builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Phanpy Earthquake 101-118%KO Ice Shard 2x 81-96% Knock Off 44-51% View Mamoswine builds →
Starmie WaterPsychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityAnalytic ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Ice Beam RecoverRecovery Thunderbolt Hydro Pump Damage vs Phanpy Ice Beam 2x 135-159%KO Hydro Pump 2x 248-292%KO View Starmie builds →