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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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 VeilHANot in game

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

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

It swings its long snout around playfully, but because it is so strong, that can be dangerous.

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

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Gyarados WaterFlying	A
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Aqua TailLv. 35 Ice BeamTM13 SurfHM03 Damage vs Phanpy Blizzard 2x 68-81% Aqua Tail 2x 114-134%KO Ice Beam 2x 55-66% Surf 2x 84-99% View Gyarados builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 152-179%KO Energy Ball 2x 114-134%KO Vine Whip 2x 49-58% Bullet Seed 2x 28-34% View Carnivine builds →
Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 26 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 165-195%KO Energy Ball 2x 125-148%KO Vine Whip 2x 32-38% Mega Drain 2x 57-67% View Tangela builds →
Delibird IceFlying	D
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Phanpy Blizzard 2x 108-128%KO Ice Beam 2x 89-105%KO Avalanche 2x 42-49% View Delibird builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainLv. 37 Mega DrainLv. 25 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 78-92% Energy Ball 2x 59-69% Giga Drain 2x 49-58% Mega Drain 2x 28-34% View Hoppip builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 6 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

9moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Phanpy Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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. Pair those with Earthquake and Earth Power for STAB and coverage across 8 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Odor Sleuth

———40Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 6

Flail

——10015Normal

Lv 10

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 15

Rollout

—309020Rock

Lv 19

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Lv 24

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 28

Endure+4

———10Normal

Lv 33

Charm

——10020Normal

Lv 37

Last Resort

C1301005Normal

Lv 42

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

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

———30Normal

Egg

Head Smash

C150805Rock

Egg

Ice Shard+1

D4010030Ice

Egg

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Tutor

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

Tutor

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Tutor

Gunk Shot

D120705Poison

Tutor

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Superpower

C1201005Fighting

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Phanpy Locations

Phanpy appears at decent spawn rates across 5 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Phanpy in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Walking encounters at Lv. 20-48 across 5 spots for Phanpy. Sorted by progression so you can see what's reachable at your current point in the game.

Route 45

Grass Lv.20 Route

UncommonMid

Mt. Silver - 1F

Grass Lv.43 Cave

UncommonLate

Mt. Silver - 1F Central Chamber

Grass Lv.46 Cave

UncommonPost

Mt. Silver - 2F

Grass Lv.46 Cave

UncommonPost

Mt. Silver - Lower mountainside

Grass Lv.48 Cave

UncommonPost

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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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Buizel Water	C
Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 6 Damage vs Phanpy Water Gun 2x 46-57% View Buizel builds →
Whiscash WaterGround	C
Upcoming Move Moves Water GunLv. 10 Learns Water Gun at Level 10 View Whiscash builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Phanpy Razor Leaf 2x 41-49% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Vine Whip 2x 46-57% View Bellsprout builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 6 Damage vs Phanpy Water Gun 2x 41-49% View Totodile builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Vine Whip 2x 51-61% Bullet Seed 2x 29-36% View Carnivine builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Bullet Seed 2x 17-20% View Hoppip builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Bullet Seed 2x 20-25% Absorb 2x 25-31% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Razor Leaf 2x 37-46% Bullet Seed 2x 20-25% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Vine Whip 2x 42-51% Bullet Seed 2x 25-31% View Bellsprout builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 151-179%KO Energy Ball 2x 117-138%KO Vine Whip 2x 53-63% Bullet Seed 2x 31-38% View Carnivine builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 85-100%KO Energy Ball 2x 63-75% Bullet Seed 2x 17-21% View Hoppip builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 133-158%KO Energy Ball 2x 101-121%KO Bullet Seed 2x 21-25% Absorb 2x 28-33% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 99-117%KO Energy Ball 2x 78-92% Magical Leaf 2x 53-63% Razor Leaf 2x 39-46% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 126-150%KO Energy Ball 2x 99-117%KO Vine Whip 2x 42-50% Bullet Seed 2x 24-29% View Bellsprout builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 155-183%KO Energy Ball 2x 117-138%KO Vine Whip 2x 49-59% Bullet Seed 2x 29-34% View Carnivine builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 25 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 84-100%KO Energy Ball 2x 64-76% Mega Drain 2x 32-38% Bullet Seed 2x 17-21% View Hoppip builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 21 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 137-162%KO Energy Ball 2x 102-121%KO Mega Drain 2x 49-59% Bullet Seed 2x 20-24% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 102-121%KO Energy Ball 2x 76-90% Magical Leaf 2x 52-62% Razor Leaf 2x 38-45% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 129-152%KO Energy Ball 2x 97-114%KO Vine Whip 2x 40-48% Bullet Seed 2x 25-31% View Bellsprout builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 149-175%KO Energy Ball 2x 112-133%KO Vine Whip 2x 48-57% Bullet Seed 2x 28-34% View Carnivine builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 25 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 79-93% Energy Ball 2x 59-71% Mega Drain 2x 28-34% Bullet Seed 2x 14-17% View Hoppip builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 21 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 129-153%KO Energy Ball 2x 98-116%KO Mega Drain 2x 45-54% Bullet Seed 2x 19-23% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 93-110%KO Energy Ball 2x 72-85% Magical Leaf 2x 48-57% Razor Leaf 2x 36-42% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Phanpy Solar Beam 2x 123-144%KO Energy Ball 2x 93-110%KO Vine Whip 2x 41-48% Bullet Seed 2x 24-28% View Bellsprout builds →

Starmie WaterPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Rapid Spin SurfSTAB Thunderbolt Ice Beam Damage vs Phanpy Rapid Spin 12-14% Surf 2x 155-183%KO Ice Beam 2x 104-122%KO View Starmie builds →
Empoleon WaterSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemFocus Sash NatureModest Moves Ice Beam Hydro Pump Grass Knot Aqua Jet Damage vs Phanpy Ice Beam 2x 123-145%KO Hydro Pump 2x 225-264%KO Aqua Jet 2x 33-39% View Empoleon builds →
Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Phanpy Ice Shard 2x 60-70% Pursuit 30-35% View Weavile builds →