Donphan counters

#0232

groundElite

Lobby CP

45,800

20,000

Timer

5:00

Attack

225

Defense

197

Difficulty

2.74

Pokebattler scale

Beating Donphan should take 3 trainers with level 40 counters. Caught CP 1,644-1,722.

Weak towater1.6xgrass1.6xice1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

Improve your raidweather · friendship · Mega in the lobby · Party Power · Adventure EffectsShow ▾

Weather

★ boosts a type this boss is weak to

No boost Sunny or clear ★Rainy ★Partly cloudy Cloudy Windy Snow ★Fog

Friendship

every trainer in the lobby who is your friend

None Good friend (+3%)Great friend (+5%)Ultra friend (+7%)Best friend (+10%)

Mega in the lobby

a Mega boosts every trainer's attacks: 1.3x of its own type, 1.1x of others

Try a Water Mega — most top counters attack with Water

Party Power

Party Play: the charged move after a full meter does 2x

Off 2 trainers 3 trainers 4 trainers

Adventure Effects

only these three change a raid

Behemoth Blade (+10% attack)Behemoth Bash (+10% defense)Dynamic Punch+ (+15% attack vs Mega)

Of the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ only counts against a Mega boss, so it changes nothing here. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.

Best counters

Mega, Legendary, Shadow · level 40

The best Donphan counters are Mega Greninja, Kyurem (White), Shadow Kyogre, Kyurem (Black), Shaymin (Sky) & Shadow Swampert.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Greninja
Kyurem (White)
S. Kyogre
Kyurem (Black)
Shaymin (Sky)
S. Swampert

9 more Megas ranked inside the top six — a party can hold only one Mega, so the best one stays and the next non-Mega takes the slot.

Ranked by Estimator (trainers needed); small print: time to winOrder byEstimatorOverall %

1Mega GreninjaMegapartyWater Shuriken / Surf+2.5911:56
2Mega StarmieMegaPsywave / Liquidation+2.7012:26
3Mega ChesnaughtMegaVine Whip / Seed Bomb+2.7112:27
4Primal KyogreMegaLegendaryWaterfall / Origin Pulse2.7512:40
5Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Future Sight+2.8212:59
6Kyurem (White)LegendarypartyIce Fang / Ice Burn2.8813:15
7Mega SceptileMegaFury Cutter / Frenzy Plant2.9913:46
8Shadow KyogreShadowLegendarypartyWaterfall / Origin Pulse3.0213:53
9Mega Mewtwo XMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Dynamic Punch+3.0413:59
10Mega SwampertMegaWater Gun / Hydro Cannon3.1814:39
11Kyurem (Black)LegendarypartyDragon Tail / Freeze Shock3.2514:56
14Shaymin (Sky)LegendarypartyMagical Leaf / Grass Knot3.4415:50
15Shadow SwampertShadowpartyWater Gun / Hydro Cannon3.4515:53

More orders under All settings (Sort by). The top 15 in detail.

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Top 15 Donphan counters in detail

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#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Greninjawaterdarkjoint top pick	waterWater ShurikenwaterSurf+	3,784	11:56	2.59	6.0	42.5%
2	Mega Starmiewaterpsychic	psychicPsywavewaterLiquidation+	3,701	12:26	2.70	6.0	40.7%
3	Mega Chesnaughtgrassfighting	grassVine WhipgrassSeed Bomb+	4,093	12:27	2.71	5.9	40.7%
4	Primal Kyogrewater	waterWaterfallwaterOrigin Pulse	5,902	12:40	2.75	6.0	40.0%
5	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicPsycho CutpsychicFuture Sight+	6,428	12:59	2.82	6.0	39.0%
6	Kyurem (White)dragonice	iceIce FangiceIce Burn	4,605	13:15	2.88	6.0	38.2%
7	Mega Sceptilegrassdragon	bugFury CuttergrassFrenzy Plant	4,056	13:46	2.99	6.0	36.8%
8	Shadow Kyogrewater	waterWaterfallwaterOrigin Pulse	4,115	13:53	3.02	6.0	36.5%
9	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicPsycho CutfightingDynamic Punch+	6,112	13:59	3.04	6.0	36.3%
10	Mega Swampertwaterground	waterWater GunwaterHydro Cannon	4,401	14:39	3.18	6.0	34.6%
11	Kyurem (Black)dragonice	dragonDragon TailiceFreeze Shock	4,605	14:56	3.25	6.0	33.9%
12	Mega Rayquazadragonflying	dragonDragon TailflyingDragon Ascent	5,713	15:22	3.34	5.7	33.0%
13	Mega Blastoisewater	waterWater GunwaterHydro Cannon	3,941	15:28	3.36	6.0	32.8%
14	Shaymin (Sky)grassflying	grassMagical LeafgrassGrass Knot	3,592	15:50	3.44	5.9	32.0%
15	Shadow Swampertwaterground	waterWater GunwaterHydro Cannon	2,974	15:53	3.45	6.0	31.9%

Ordered by Estimator alone, fewest trainers needed first. . The place badge names each row's Overall place on hover.

Times are one trainer with six copies of that attacker, level 40 at 15/15/15, no weather, no friendship, no dodging, Shadow / Mega / Legendary attackers hidden — the same defaults pokebattler.com's own counter pages open with. Open the full counter tool to change any of them. "Details" opens the per-move damage, breakpoints and energy cycle against Donphan.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Donphan's HP that six of that attacker remove inside one raid timer, so over 100% means they finish it with time to spare. Faints is how many of the six go down inside that timer.

Hardest movesets to raid against

The same boss is a different fight depending on what it knows. Each row re-simulates the top 6 counters above against one specific moveset; the list is ordered hardest first, and clicking a row filters the whole page to that moveset — the ranking, the estimator and the share link all follow.

Boss moveset	Win % (3)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Faints	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	56%	40%	35.5%	14:16	6.0	3.10
Charm / Earthquake	51%	35%	34.2%	14:50	6.0	3.22
Mud-Slap / Earthquake	50%	39%	34.3%	14:47	5.9	3.21
Charm / Play Rough	65%	32%	34.5%	14:42	6.0	3.19
Tackle / Play Rough	50%	33%	34.5%	14:41	6.0	3.19
Tackle / Earthquake	50%	40%	34.7%	14:35	6.0	3.17
Counter / Earthquake	51%	38%	34.9%	14:32	6.0	3.16
Mud-Slap / Play Rough	61%	34%	35.0%	14:30	6.0	3.15
Counter / Play Rough	58%	34%	35.0%	14:28	6.0	3.14
Charm / Trailblaze	60%	43%	35.5%	14:18	6.0	3.11
Charm / Heavy Slam	51%	41%	35.5%	14:17	6.0	3.10
Tackle / Trailblaze	67%	54%	35.6%	14:15	5.9	3.10
Mud-Slap / Trailblaze	67%	50%	35.6%	14:15	5.8	3.10
Counter / Trailblaze	67%	48%	35.8%	14:09	5.9	3.07
Counter / Heavy Slam	50%	44%	35.9%	14:08	6.0	3.07
Charm / Body Slam	67%	47%	36.5%	13:54	6.0	3.02
Tackle / Heavy Slam	57%	50%	36.5%	13:54	6.0	3.02
Mud-Slap / Heavy Slam	58%	46%	36.5%	13:52	6.0	3.01
Mud-Slap / Body Slam	65%	52%	36.7%	13:49	6.0	3.00
Counter / Body Slam	67%	51%	36.7%	13:49	6.0	3.00
Tackle / Body Slam	67%	57%	36.8%	13:47	6.0	2.99

Measured over the top 6 attackers on the list above rather than by re-ranking the whole roster once per moveset — the ordering is what the table is for, and a full re-rank per moveset would cost ten times the page's whole simulation budget. Win % is the share of runs 3 trainers of those attackers finish inside the raid timer. Overall is Pokebattler's published blend on its own absolute scale (higher is easier), not a percentage of the best row the way the ranked table's Overall column is — which is why an easy boss reads well above 100% here.

Simulating each boss moveset…

Donphan weaknesses and resistances

Every one of the 18 attacking types against this boss's typing. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.

water1.6x grass1.6x ice1.6x normal1x fighting1x flying1x ground1x bug1x ghost1x steel1x fire1x psychic1x dragon1x dark1x fairy1x poison0.63x rock0.63x electric0.39x

Weak (3)
Neutral (12)
Resists (3)

It resists electric0.39xpoison0.625xrock0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Donphan throws at you

Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
groundMud-SlapSTAB	19	+13	1.5s	1.25s
fairyCharm	20	+11	1.5s	0.90s
fightingCounter	13	+9	1.0s	0.80s
normalTackle	5	+5	0.5s	0.30s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
groundEarthquakeSTAB	140	-100	3.5s	2.60s
steelHeavy Slam	70	-50	2.0s	1.40s
grassTrailblaze	65	-50	2.0s	1.20s
fairyPlay Rough	90	-50	3.0s	1.40s
normalBody Slam	50	-33	2.0s	1.30s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
10/10/10floor	1,644	2,055
11/11/11	1,659	2,074
12/12/12	1,675	2,094
13/13/13	1,690	2,113
14/14/14	1,706	2,133
15/15/15hundo	1,722	2,152

Caught CP range 1,644 - 1,722, or 2,055 - 2,152 when the weather boosts it.

A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 10/10/10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Donphan is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.

All settings

Elite: 20,000 HP, 5:00 timer, boss Attack 225 / Defense 197 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.985).

Raid bossAttacker levelAttacker IVsWeatherFriendshipDodgingTrainers in the lobbyMega in the lobbyParty Play trainersBoss fast moveBoss charged moveSort by

Attackers allowed

ShadowMega and PrimalLegendary, Mythical, Ultra BeastLegacy and Elite TM moves

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On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.

#	Attacker	Moveset	Overall	Power	Est.Estimator	TimeTime to win	Faints	Win % (3)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Greninja waterdarkmega Water Shuriken / Surf+	Water Shuriken / Surf++17 more movesets	98%	42.5%	2.59	11:56	38.8	100%	3,784	30.3	544
2	Mega Starmie waterpsychicmega Psywave / Liquidation+	Psywave / Liquidation++44 more movesets	96%	40.7%	2.70	12:26	29.5	98%	3,701	28.4	680
3	Mega Chesnaught grassfightingmega Vine Whip / Seed Bomb+	Vine Whip / Seed Bomb++20 more movesets	100%	40.7%	2.71	12:27	20.9	100%	4,093	27.8	950
4	Primal Kyogre watermega Waterfall / Origin Pulse	Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets	97%	40.0%	2.75	12:40	23.3	100%	5,902	27.4	868
5	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Future Sight+	Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets	94%	39.0%	2.82	12:59	24.8	100%	6,428	26.9	792
6	Kyurem (White) dragonice Ice Fang / Ice Burn	Ice Fang / Ice Burn+17 more movesets	89%	38.2%	2.88	13:15	34.3	100%	4,605	26.7	615
7	Mega Sceptile grassdragonmega Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant	Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets	85%	36.8%	2.99	13:46	36.4	96%	4,056	25.8	582
8	Shadow Kyogre watershadow Waterfall / Origin Pulse	Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets	85%	36.5%	3.02	13:53	34.6	100%	4,115	25.4	582
9	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch+	Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets	86%	36.3%	3.04	13:59	30.5	94%	6,112	25.1	661
10	Mega Swampert watergroundmega Water Gun / Hydro Cannon	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets	80%	34.6%	3.18	14:39	34.7	70%	4,401	24.0	633
11	Kyurem (Black) dragonice Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock	Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock+11 more movesets	78%	33.9%	3.25	14:56	37.9	52%	4,605	23.7	554
12	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	79%	33.0%	3.34	15:22	28.1	32%	5,713	22.6	785
13	Mega Blastoise watermega Water Gun / Hydro Cannon	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+14 more movesets	76%	32.8%	3.36	15:28	34.8	8%	3,941	22.7	580
14	Shaymin (Sky) grassflying Magical Leaf / Grass Knot	Magical Leaf / Grass Knot+11 more movesets	76%	32.0%	3.44	15:50	28.1	0%	3,592	21.9	734
15	Shadow Swampert watergroundshadow Water Gun / Hydro Cannon	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets	72%	31.9%	3.45	15:53	46.8	0%	2,974	22.5	444
16	Shadow Tangrowth grassshadow Vine Whip / Power Whip	Vine Whip / Power Whip+9 more movesets	72%	31.4%	3.51	16:09	38.6	0%	3,030	21.8	505
17	Shadow Sceptile grassshadow Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant	Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets	70%	31.3%	3.52	16:12	49.2	0%	2,757	22.1	397
18	Kartana grasssteel Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade	Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade+14 more movesets	70%	31.2%	3.53	16:15	50.2	46%	3,677	22.3	500
19	Mega Venusaur grasspoisonmega Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant+9 more movesets	74%	31.0%	3.55	16:21	29.0	0%	3,698	21.2	739
20	Shadow Feraligatr watershadow Water Gun / Hydro Cannon	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+19 more movesets	69%	30.9%	3.56	16:24	49.2	0%	2,857	21.8	416
21	Kyogre water Waterfall / Origin Pulse	Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets	71%	30.6%	3.60	16:35	36.8	0%	4,115	21.1	561
22	Shadow Chesnaught grassfightingshadow Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant+17 more movesets	69%	30.5%	3.61	16:36	43.6	0%	2,954	21.3	464
23	Shadow Regigigas normalshadow Hidden Power / Crush Grip	Hidden Power / Crush Grip+7 more movesets	69%	30.3%	3.63	16:43	40.9	0%	4,346	21.2	475
24	Shadow Torterra grassgroundshadow Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant	Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant+14 more movesets	69%	30.3%	3.63	16:43	43.2	0%	2,934	21.2	445
25	Zamazenta (Crowned Shield) fightingsteel Ice Fang / Behemoth Bash	Ice Fang / Behemoth Bash+7 more movesets	70%	29.9%	3.68	16:57	30.7	0%	4,172	20.5	727
26	Mega Victreebel grasspoisonmega Magical Leaf / Leaf Blade	Magical Leaf / Leaf Blade+23 more movesets	69%	29.9%	3.69	16:59	37.0	0%	3,505	20.7	577
27	Rillaboom grass Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant	Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant+9 more movesets	69%	29.7%	3.70	17:03	36.5	0%	3,324	20.5	531
28	Zarude darkgrass Vine Whip / Power Whip	Vine Whip / Power Whip+5 more movesets	69%	29.7%	3.71	17:04	34.4	0%	3,833	20.4	585
29	Mega Gardevoir psychicfairymega Magical Leaf / Triple Axel	Magical Leaf / Triple Axel+19 more movesets	66%	29.3%	3.76	17:17	44.4	0%	4,512	20.5	450
30	Shadow Empoleon watersteelshadow Waterfall / Hydro Cannon	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon+19 more movesets	63%	28.4%	3.88	17:52	55.4	0%	2,900	20.5	494

How accurate is this? Same top pick as pokebattler.com on 26 of 27 lists checked, 90% of its top tens shared; weakest on Mewtwo's default list (7 of 10).

Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.

Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.

Known weak spots.

Mewtwo (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of Pokebattler's top 10: Absol, Incineroar and Salamence sit just outside ours, Polteageist, Cursola and Hisuian Typhlosion just inside.
Groudon (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of 10; its Grass and Water counters run 2-6% fast here.
Tier 5 times run about 2-3% fast for attackers that faint often, and 2-3% slow on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Beedrill, whose counters resist the boss.
Tier 1 lists are the least checked: Combee (Tier 1) shares only 3 of Pokebattler's top 10, with Gigalith first here where Pokebattler puts Rhyperior.

This boss on pokebattler.com. Boss-by-boss accuracy report.

Ranked 30 attackers in 2.0 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.