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Donphan

HeartGold & SoulSilver

HeartGold & SoulSilver · #107 · Rare Prime · 2010

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Card facts

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Set position: 107 / 124
Release year: 2010
Rarity: Rare Prime
HP: 120
Subtype: Stage 1 · Prime
Evolves from: Phanpy
Retreat cost: 4 energy
Illustrator: Kent Kanetsuna
Pokédex #: 232
Series: HeartGold & SoulSilver

Card analysis

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Primary role: Bench Damage
Damage efficiency: 90 damage; 60 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Donphan plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Its main attack (Heavy Impact) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Fighting type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Phanpy; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Donphan

Exploit its Water weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

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About this card

HP: 120Type:FFightingSubtype: Stage 1 · PrimeEvolves from: Phanpy

Poké-Body: Exoskeleton

Any damage done to Donphan by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

FEarthquake — 60

Does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

FFFHeavy Impact — 90

Weakness:W×2

Resistance:L-20

Retreat cost:CCCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

ran Donphan

Tournaments scanned

286

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

Top decks running Donphan

1Kingdra
1 deck

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Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$32.00	$65.00	$598.51	$30.66	$65.00

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/12/28

Variant	Price
1-day average	€3.00
7-day average	€12.30
30-day average	€7.36
Low	€0.95
Trend price	€12.08
Low (excellent+)	€3.00
reverseHoloAvg1	€4.15
Reverse holo 7-day	€3.65
averageSellPrice	€10.13
Reverse holo 30-day	€4.01
Reverse holo trend	€2.69

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Donphan is real?

Donphan is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Donphan worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Donphan is $30.66; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Donphan from?

Donphan is from the Pokémon set "HeartGold & SoulSilver" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.

What rarity is Donphan?

Donphan is a Rare Prime card in the HeartGold & SoulSilver set.