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.
For its nest, PHANPY digs a vertical pit in the ground at the edge of a river. It marks the area around its nest with its trunk to let the others know that the area has been claimed.
PHANPY uses its long nose to shower itself. When others gather around, they thoroughly douse each other with water. These POKéMON can be seen drying their soaking-wet bodies at the edge of water.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
 Wingull Water | D | |
 Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Treecko Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Treecko builds →Bullet Seed 2x30-38% Absorb 2x27-32% | ||
 Shroomish Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Shroomish builds →Bullet Seed 2x27-32% Absorb 2x21-27% | ||
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 102 Surfing | ||
Wingull Water | D | |
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Treecko Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Treecko builds →Bullet Seed 2x29-35% Absorb 2x22-26% | ||
Shroomish Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Shroomish builds →Mega Drain 2x32-39% Bullet Seed 2x22-26% Absorb 2x17-22% | ||
Surskit BugWater | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 102 Surfing | ||
Wingull Water | D | |
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Oddish builds →Bullet Seed 2x31-37% Absorb 2x25-30% | ||
Treecko Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Treecko builds →Bullet Seed 2x27-33% Absorb 2x25-30% | ||
Shroomish Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Shroomish builds →Mega Drain 2x31-37% Bullet Seed 2x21-26% Absorb 2x19-22% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Roselia builds →Magical Leaf 2x79-93% Mega Drain 2x53-63% Bullet Seed 2x35-42% Absorb 2x28-33% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Lombre builds →Surf 2x81-96% Ice Beam 2x54-64% Bullet Seed 2x25-30% Absorb 2x20-24% | ||
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
 Cacnea Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Cacnea builds →Bullet Seed 2x33-39% Absorb 2x25-30% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Roselia builds →Magical Leaf 2x81-96% Mega Drain 2x55-65% Bullet Seed 2x36-42% Absorb 2x28-34% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Lombre builds →Surf 2x81-96% Ice Beam 2x54-64% Bullet Seed 2x26-31% Absorb 2x21-25% | ||
Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Cacnea Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Cacnea builds →Bullet Seed 2x33-40% Absorb 2x26-31% | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Tropius builds →Magical Leaf 2x65-78% Razor Leaf 2x59-70% Bullet Seed 2x29-35% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Roselia builds →Giga Drain 2x104-123%KO Magical Leaf 2x84-99% Mega Drain 2x56-67% Bullet Seed 2x36-43% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Lombre builds →Surf 2x84-99% Ice Beam 2x55-66% Bullet Seed 2x25-29% Absorb 2x20-24% | ||
Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Tropius builds →Solar Beam 2x129-152%KO Giga Drain 2x81-96% Magical Leaf 2x66-78% Razor Leaf 2x60-72% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Roselia builds →Solar Beam 2x165-195%KO Giga Drain 2x104-123%KO Magical Leaf 2x84-99% Mega Drain 2x57-67% | ||
 Gloom GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Gloom builds →Solar Beam 2x144-170%KO Giga Drain 2x91-107%KO Bullet Seed 2x32-38% Absorb 2x26-31% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Lileep builds →Solar Beam 2x114-134%KO Giga Drain 2x72-85% Bullet Seed 2x26-31% | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Lombre builds →Solar Beam 2x112-132%KO Blizzard 2x68-81% Surf 2x84-99% Ice Beam 2x55-66% | ||
Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Tropius builds →Solar Beam 2x128-151%KO Giga Drain 2x80-94% Magical Leaf 2x66-78% Razor Leaf 2x60-71% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Roselia builds →Solar Beam 2x166-195%KO Giga Drain 2x105-124%KO Magical Leaf 2x83-99% Mega Drain 2x57-67% | ||
Gloom GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Gloom builds →Solar Beam 2x144-170%KO Giga Drain 2x91-107%KO Bullet Seed 2x31-38% Absorb 2x27-31% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Lileep builds →Solar Beam 2x112-132%KO Giga Drain 2x71-84% Bullet Seed 2x24-29% | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Lombre builds →Solar Beam 2x110-130%KO Blizzard 2x67-80% Surf 2x83-99% Ice Beam 2x55-66% | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, Starmie can KO Phanpy with Surf (155-183%). Gyarados's Earthquake hits Phanpy for 55-65%.
 Starmie WaterPsychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin12-14% Ice Beam 2x104-122%KO Surf 2x155-183%KO | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Gyarados builds →Earthquake55-65% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityEffect Spore ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Breloom builds →Mach Punch31-37% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x157-185%KO Explosion58-69% | ||
Ruby & Sapphire 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
Breeding
Breed Phanpy easily with 102 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Body Slam, Counter and 3 more to offspring.
Ruby & Sapphire Phanpy Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.
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Moves
The natural movepool does the job, but Ancient Power and Body Slam from the egg pool give Phanpy something extra.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Ruby & Sapphire Phanpy Locations
2 encounter spots for Phanpy at high spawn rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Best Locations to Catch Phanpy in Ruby & Sapphire
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 Ruby & Sapphire, 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 Ruby & Sapphire. 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
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves