Is Phanpy Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Not in the Sinnoh dex. Transfer-only Ground from Johto. Donphan at 25 hits hard physically with AbilitySturdy. If imported, handles Volkner and Flint. Garchomp and Hippowdon fill Ground natively. Not worth the import.
Phanpy trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Phanpy trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Donphan trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Donphan has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Donphan has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Donphan has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Donphan has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Donphan has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Donphan has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Donphan has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Donphan has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Donphan has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Donphan has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Phanpy on Route 207 (walking, Lv 5, common). Swarm.
- LV 10NormalTake Down9085%20
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquake150100%10
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- After Crasher Wake
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- LV 37NormalLast Resort140100%5
- After Byron
- TM80RockRock Slide7590%10
- LV 42NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
Your Phanpy should hit Level 25 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
- After Gardenia
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- After Crasher Wake
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- TM84PoisonPoison Jab80100%20
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- LV 46GroundEarthquake150100%10
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone Edge10080%5
- LV 54NormalGiga Impact15090%5
How to Get Phanpy in Diamond & Pearl
Phanpy's scattered across 2 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.
Where To Catch Phanpy in DP
Step 1Phanpy ✓Route 207Lv.5GrassRate 40%Swarm active
Step 2Evolve into DonphanBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Donphan egg.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Phanpy Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Phanpy
In Diamond & Pearl, Starmie can KO Phanpy with Surf (133-156%).
 Starmie WaterPsychic | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Phanpy View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin9-11% Surf 2x133-156%KO Ice Beam 2x88-104%KO | ||
Phanpy Evolutions
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
DP Phanpy Best Moveset
90 HP is the standout for an unevolved Ground type, but 60 Attack and 40 Speed can't deliver in any competitive format. The moveset previews Donphan's physical role. Donphan is where the Ground role starts.
Best Build
Phanpy best EVs are Attack and HP
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
- Stealth Rock
- Head Smash
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Ancient Power and Body Slam from the egg pool give Phanpy something extra.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It is strong despite its compact size. It can easily pick up and carry an adult human on its back.
Phanpy Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & 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.
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 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves