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 Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver. 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 stat exp, 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

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

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 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 II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

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 Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

Delibird IceFlying	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Icy WindTM16 Damage vs Phanpy Blizzard 2x 105-124%KO Icy Wind 2x 53-63% View Delibird builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	C
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 SurfHM03 WaterfallHM07 Icy WindTM16 Damage vs Phanpy Blizzard 2x 65-77% Surf 2x 82-96% Waterfall 2x 72-85% Icy Wind 2x 34-40% View Gyarados builds →
Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 31 AbsorbLv. 10 Damage vs Phanpy Vine Whip 2x 61-72% Mega Drain 2x 53-63% Absorb 2x 28-33% View Tangela builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Phanpy Mega Drain 2x 28-33% View Hoppip builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Vine Whip 2x 53-63% View Weepinbell builds →

Gold & Silver Evolution

Phanpy evolves into Donphan. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners 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 66 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Body Slam, Focus Energy 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

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Gold & Silver Phanpy Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

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 Mud-Slap for STAB and Normal and Rock coverage for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D3510035Normal

Lv 9

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Lv 17

Flail

D—10015Normal

Lv 25

Take Down

D908520Normal

Lv 33

Rollout

D309020Rock

Lv 41

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Lv 49

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM40

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM04

Rollout

D309020Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Tutor Moves

Phanpy can't learn any Tutor moves

Gold & Silver Phanpy Locations

Phanpy appears at moderate rates across 1 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 Gold & Silver

Route 45

Grass Lv.20 Route

10%Mid

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 Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver. 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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Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Vine Whip 2x 54-64% View Bellsprout builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Learns Razor Leaf at Level 8 View Chikorita builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves Water GunLv. 13 Learns Water Gun at Level 13 View Totodile builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Water Gun 2x 51-61% View Lapras builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Absorb 2x 25-31% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Phanpy Razor Leaf 2x 51-61% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Vine Whip 2x 51-61% View Bellsprout builds →
Slowpoke WaterPsychic	D
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 15 Damage vs Phanpy Water Gun 2x 34-41% View Slowpoke builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Blizzard 2x 133-158%KO Water Gun 2x 53-63% View Lapras builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Absorb 2x 28-33% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Phanpy Razor Leaf 2x 49-58% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Vine Whip 2x 53-63% View Bellsprout builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Learns Mega Drain at Level 30 View Hoppip builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 SurfHM03 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Blizzard 2x 130-154%KO Surf 2x 106-125%KO Water Gun 2x 51-61% View Lapras builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Absorb 2x 24-29% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Phanpy Razor Leaf 2x 45-54% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Vine Whip 2x 48-57% View Bellsprout builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Mega Drain 2x 26-32% Absorb 2x 14-18% View Sunkern builds →

Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Phanpy Mega Drain 2x 28-34% View Hoppip builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Absorb 2x 24-28% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Phanpy Razor Leaf 2x 45-54% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Vine Whip 2x 48-57% View Bellsprout builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Phanpy Mega Drain 2x 26-31% Absorb 2x 14-17% View Sunkern builds →

Starmie WaterPsychic	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves SurfSTAB RecoverRecovery Rapid Spin Thunder Wave Damage vs Phanpy Surf 2x 123-145%KO Rapid Spin 14-16% View Starmie builds →
Vaporeon Water	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves GrowthSetup SurfSTAB RestRecovery Acid Armor Damage vs Phanpy Surf 2x 133-157%KO View Vaporeon builds →
Jynx IcePsychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Ice Beam Lovely Kiss PsychicSTAB Thief Damage vs Phanpy Ice Beam 2x 139-164%KO Psychic 69-82% Thief 31-36% View Jynx builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Leech Seed Sleep Powder Giga Drain SynthesisRecovery Damage vs Phanpy Giga Drain 2x 103-121%KO View Venusaur builds →