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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II

#231 Phanpy

Ground

  • SpeciesLong Nose Pokémon
  • Japanese nameGomazou
  • PronunciationFAN-PEE
  • Height1′ 8″ 0.51 m
  • Weight74.0 lb 33.30 kg
  • Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Phanpy official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

PHAN, like in ELEPHANT.

Evolution

  1. PhanpyLevel 25Donphan
Phanpy in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Phanpy as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 2 It swings its long snout around playfully, but because it is so strong, that can be dangerous.
Silver As a sign of affection, it bumps with its snout. However, it is so strong, it may send you flying.
Crystal During the deserted morning hours, it comes ashore where it deftly uses its trunk to take a shower.

Where to find Phanpy

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Gold Must trade from Silver or Crystal Never None
Silver Route 45 Any Many
Crystal Routes 45, 46 Morning Few

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
G/S ✓
Crystal ✓ ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×1
  • Water×2
  • Electric×0
  • Grass×2
  • Ice×2
  • Fighting×1
  • Poison×0.5
  • Ground×1
  • Flying×1
  • Psychic×1
  • Bug×1
  • Rock×0.5
  • Ghost×1
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×1
  • Steel×1
  • 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • NormalNormal
  • FireGood
  • WaterNormal
  • ElectricGood
  • GrassBad
  • IceNormal
  • FightingNormal
  • PoisonGood
  • GroundNormal
  • FlyingNo Effect
  • PsychicNormal
  • BugBad
  • RockGood
  • GhostNormal
  • DragonNormal
  • DarkNormal
  • SteelGood
  • 5 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 5:3 (~166.67%).

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Tackle Normal Physical
Start Growl Normal Status
9 Defense Curl Normal Status
17 Flail Normal Physical
25 Take Down Normal Physical
33 Rollout Rock Physical
41 Endure Normal Physical
49 Double-Edge Normal Physical

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

None.

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM04Rollout
  • TM05Roar
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM08Rock Smash
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM11Sunny Day
  • TM13Snore
  • TM17Protect
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM26Earthquake
  • TM27Return
  • TM31Mud-Slap
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM37Sandstorm
  • TM40Defense Curl
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • HM04Strength

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Ground Pokémon group 7

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move How to pass it down
Ancient Power Mate a male from Corsola, Kabuto, or Omanyte Family with a female from Wooper Family. Then, breed the male offspring with the move to a female Phanpy/Donphan.
Body Slam Breed a male from Chikorita Family, Lapras, or Snorlax with a female from Mareep Family. Then breed a male offspring to a female Phanpy/Donphan.
Focus Energy Mate with a male Eevee, Mankey/Primeape, Nidoran(M)/Nidorino, or Rattata/Raticate.
Water Gun (C) Mate with a male Vaporeon or Wooper/Quagsire in Crystal.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank
HP 90 353-383 14/4577.31%
Attack 60 188-218 28/4934.46%
Defense 60 188-218 31/5538.21%
Speed 40 148-178 40/4715.87%
Special Attack 40 148-178 37/4615.87%
Special Defense 40 148-178 36/4114.72%
Total 330 1173-1353 54/8722.70%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library