How to beat Donphan

Q: How much HP does Donphan have?

Up to 150 HP in Standard (150 on the Chaos Rising version, 150 on the Surging Sparks version).

Donphan has 2 versions in the 2026–27 Standard format, with up to 150 HP as a Fighting Pokémon. Here's the maths for Knocking it Out — worked out from every Standard-legal card.

HP: 150

Weakness: Grass

Resistance: None

Prizes: 1

One-hit KOs: 272

Fastest KO: 1 Energy

Game plan

Hit its Weakness. Donphan is weak to Grass, so those attacks do double damage. 66 Standard cards can Knock it Out in one hit that way — the fastest needs just 1 Energy.
Don't over-invest. It only gives up 1 Prize card, so avoid spending a big two-Prize attacker on it if a cheaper Pokémon can do the job.
Plan for its big hit. Its strongest printed attack is Smashing Headbutt for 180 (4 Energy). 172 Standard cards have enough HP to survive one hit — before any Weakness, + or × effects.
Watch the Retreat Cost. It costs 3 Energy to retreat. If it gets stuck in the Active Spot, that's your chance.

One-hit Knock Outs using Weakness

These Grass attacks do at least 150 after Weakness. Fastest (fewest Energy) first.

Pokémon	Type	Attack	Damage	Damage to Donphan	HP	Prizes
Decidueye Shrouded Fable	Grass	Power Shot G	170	340	150	1
Lurantis Destined Rivals	Grass	Petal Blade Dance G	130	260	120	1
Beedrill ex Chaos Rising	Grass	Rumbling Bees G	110×	220	310	2
Cradily Stellar Crown	Grass	Miasma Wind G	100×	200	150	1
Vivillon Surging Sparks	Grass	Cutting Wind G	90	180	120	1
Beautifly Ascended Heroes	Grass	Energy Straw G	80×	160	130	1
Rillaboom Twilight Masquerade	Grass	Wood Hammer GG	180	360	180	1
Shiftry Temporal Forces	Grass	Energy Loop CC	140	280	150	1
Lurantis ex Pitch Black	Grass	Leaf Guard GC	140	280	260	2
Scovillain ex Temporal Forces	Grass	Two-Headed Crushing GG	140	280	260	2
Breloom Temporal Forces	Grass	Knuckle Impact GC	120	240	120	1
Ludicolo Phantasmal Flames	Grass	Lunge Out GC	120	240	160	1

One-hit Knock Outs without Weakness

Attacks with a printed 150+ damage.

Pokémon	Type	Attack	Damage	Damage to Donphan	HP	Prizes
Palafin ex Prismatic Evolutions	Water	Giga Impact W	250	250	340	2
Tinkaton Mega Evolution	Metal	Windup Swing M	240-	240	160	1
Ceruledge Phantasmal Flames	Fire	Infernal Slash R	220	220	140	1
Greninja ex Twilight Masquerade	Fighting	Shinobi Blade W	170	170	310	2
Medicham Ascended Heroes	Fighting	Seventh Kick F	150	150	120	1
Slaking ex Surging Sparks	Colorless	Great Swing CC	280	280	340	2
Mega Lucario ex Ascended Heroes	Fighting	Mega Brave FF	270	270	340	3
Vikavolt Pitch Black	Lightning	Giga Railgun LL	260	260	160	1
Cynthia's Garchomp ex Ascended Heroes	Fighting	Draconic Buster FF	260	260	330	2
Luxray ex Twilight Masquerade	Lightning	Volt Strike LL	250	250	310	2

Pokémon that survive its biggest attack

These can take a printed 180 from Smashing Headbutt and stay in play (Weakness included). Single-Prize Pokémon first.

Pokémon	Type	Stage	HP	Weakness	Retreat	Prizes
Wailord Journey Together	Water	Stage 1	240	Lightning ×2	4	1
Copperajah Shrouded Fable	Metal	Stage 1	200	Fire ×2	4	1
Rhyperior Stellar Crown	Fighting	Stage 2	200	Grass ×2	4	1
Steelix Mega Evolution	Metal	Stage 1	200	Fire ×2	4	1
Copperajah Journey Together	Metal	Stage 1	190	Fire ×2	4	1
Tyranitar Journey Together	Darkness	Stage 2	190	Grass ×2	3	1
Hop's Corviknight Journey Together	Metal	Stage 2	170	Lightning ×2	2	1
Metagross Journey Together	Psychic	Stage 2	170	Darkness ×2	3	1

Every Standard Donphan card

Card	Set	HP	Stage	Attacks (cost · damage)	Retreat	Weakness
Donphan 45/86	Chaos Rising J	150	Stage 1	No Reprieve F 20 Smashing Headbutt FCCC 180	3	Grass ×2
Donphan 103/191	Surging Sparks H	150	Stage 1	Knock Flat F 40 Guarded Rolling FCC 120	4	Grass ×2

Damage is the number printed on the card. Attacks marked + or × can do more, and Abilities, Tools and Stadiums can change the maths — always read the card. Energy letters: G Grass, R Fire, W Water, L Lightning, P Psychic, F Fighting, D Darkness, M Metal, N Dragon, C Colorless (any Energy).

Questions people ask

What is Donphan weak to?

Donphan is weak to Grass, so those attacks do double damage (×2).

How much HP does Donphan have?

Up to 150 HP in Standard (150 on the Chaos Rising version, 150 on the Surging Sparks version).

How many Prize cards does Donphan give up?

1 — it's a regular Pokémon.

What can one-hit KO Donphan?

272 Standard cards can, going by printed damage. The fastest: Decidueye's Power Shot (1 Energy, 340 damage); Lurantis's Petal Blade Dance (1 Energy, 260 damage); Palafin ex's Giga Impact (1 Energy, 250 damage).

What is Donphan's strongest attack?

Smashing Headbutt, which prints 180 damage for 4 Energy.

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