No. 232 · Johto · Ground
Donphancards
Donphan is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Johto, number 232 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2000 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 20
- Sets
- 19
- Printed
- 2000–2026
- Illustrators
- 16
- Sightings
- 2
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The strongest Donphan art
01/06Donphan
Uncommon
02/06Donphan
Promo
03/06Donphan
Common
04/06Donphan
Rare
05/06Donphan
Common
06/06Donphan
Rare
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Which is the better picture?
Two Donphan cards, side by side.
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Donphan by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Donphan cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Donphan gets drawn
Donphan is usually drawn tense and nostalgic, usually charging, often painted.
Across 19 Donphan artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2000–2026
Donphan through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2000 Neo Genesis- 2002 Neo Destiny
2003 Aquapolis
2005 Deoxys
2006 POP Series 3
2007 Secret Wonders
2010 HeartGold SoulSilver
2011 Call of Legends
2013 Plasma Storm- 2018 Lost Thunder
- 2019 SWSH Black Star Promos
- 2020 Vivid Voltage
- 2022 Silver Tempest
- 2024 Surging Sparks
- 2026 Chaos Rising
Evolves from
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Donphan sightingsspotted in 2 other cards
Cards where Donphan turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Donphan card
20 cards, strongest artwork first.
Donphan in numbers
- Cards
- 20
- Sets
- 19since Neo Genesis
- Illustrators
- 16most by Ken Sugimori
- Printed
- 2000–2026
- Printed as
- Stage 1
- Sightings
- 2in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 60–150
They span 19 sets, from Neo Genesis to Chaos Rising. 16 illustrators have drawn it, most often Ken Sugimori, Midori Harada and Shin Nagasawa.
Who draws Donphan
16 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
19 sets, by how many Donphan cards each holds.
- HeartGold SoulSilver2
Aquapolis1
Call of Legends1
Celestial Storm1- Chaos Rising1
Deoxys1
Holon Phantoms1- Lost Thunder1
Neo Destiny1
Neo Genesis1- POP Series 3POP Series 31
Paldean Fates1
7 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Donphan cards are there?
- There are 20 Donphan cards, printed between 2000 and 2026 across 19 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Donphan card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Donphan art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Donphan cards?
- 16 illustrators have drawn Donphan. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 3, followed by Midori Harada and Shin Nagasawa.
- What was the first Donphan card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Neo Genesis, released in 2000. 10 of its 20 cards are Uncommon.
