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Donphan
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What the card itself says
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- HP
- 120
- Type
- Fighting
- Stage
- Stage 1
- Retreat cost
- 4
- Weakness
- ×2
- Resistance
- -20
Its Ability
Exoskeleton
Any damage done to Donphan by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Its attacks
Earthquake
60Does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Heavy Impact
90What to make of it
Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.
WHAT IT HAS GOING FOR IT
- Earthquake hits for 60 on 1 Energy. Nothing in Celebrations Classic Collection hits harder for that price.
- It has an Ability, Exoskeleton. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR
- Retreat cost 4. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.
- None of the 3,271 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.
- Weakness Water ×2. Against a Water Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,271 tournament lists we have read, 1,339 run at least one Pokémon of that type.
Who plays it
None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.
The other cards of this Pokémon
Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 21 Donphan cards on one page, priciest first.