Donphan counters

Gen 9 UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0232 Donphan

Ground

USAGE 17.4% #8

BASE STATS

HP 90

ATK 120

DEF 120

SPA 60

SPD 60

SPE 50

BST500

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGrassIce

½×

PoisonRock

0×

Electric

Moves

Earthquake 98.3% Rapid Spin 94.8% Stealth Rock 70.2% Knock Off 66.1% Ice Spinner 31.2% Ice Shard 15.0% Head Smash 12.8% Endeavor 5.4%

Items

Rocky Helmet 33.7% Leftovers 32.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 13.0% Assault Vest 10.5% Custap Berry 7.9% Eject Button 1.3% Sitrus Berry 0.8% Mental Herb 0.4%

Tera Types

Ghost 55.9% Water 25.1% Ground 4.5% Fairy 4.5% Fire 3.1% Steel 1.7% Grass 1.3% Dragon 1.2%

Common Teammates

Conkeldurr21.4%

Browse Gen 9 UU teams using Donphan →

Teams using Sinistcha 86% Teams using Mandibuzz 82% Teams using Skarmory 75% Teams using Latios 71% Teams using Donphan 49% Teams using Lokix 47%

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

01

Sinistcha

GrassGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

42.432

86

85.5% checker faints 7.54%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Sinistcha Matcha Gotcha vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Donphan: 270-320 (70.3 - 83.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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02

Mandibuzz

DarkFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER

91.893

82

81.5% checker faints 6.95%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Donphan Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mandibuzz: 238-280 (56.1 - 66%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Mandibuzz counters → Teams with Mandibuzz →

03

Skarmory

SteelFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER

81.707

75

74.5% checker faints 8.33%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Donphan Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory: 96-114 (28.7 - 34.1%) -- 1.9% chance to 3HKO

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04

Latios

DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

26.636

71

71.2% checker faints 8.77%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Soul Dew Latios Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Donphan: 276-325 (71.8 - 84.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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05

Donphan

Ground SOFT CHECK

22.603

49

49.2% checker faints 10.52%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Donphan Ice Spinner vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Donphan: 156-184 (40.6 - 47.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Donphan counters → Teams with Donphan →

06

Lokix

BugDark SOFT CHECK

23.107

47

47.3% checker faints 10.39%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Lokix Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Donphan: 127-150 (33 - 39%) -- 99.9% chance to 3HKO

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07

Arcanine-Hisui

FireRock SOFT CHECK

50.077

46

46.1% checker faints 9.85%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Arcanine-Hisui Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Donphan: 253-298 (65.8 - 77.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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08

Excadrill

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK

55.155

26

26.4% checker faints 8.19%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mold Breaker Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Donphan: 159-187 (41.4 - 48.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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09

Tinkaton

FairySteel SOFT CHECK

73.563

26

25.8% checker faints 8.81%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tinkaton Gigaton Hammer vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Donphan: 169-201 (44 - 52.3%) -- 16% chance to 2HKO

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10

Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK

44.214

8

8.2% checker faints 5.80%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Donphan: 108-127 (28.1 - 33%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Ranked #8 with 17.40% usage. Sorted by reliability score.