Shadow Phanpy

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

For its nest, Phanpy digs a vertical pit in the ground at the edge of a river. It marks the area around its nest with its trunk to let the others know that the area has been claimed.

Dex No

#231

Shadow Phanpy Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Phanpy is a Ground type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Ground Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Water	160%
Grass	160%
Ice	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Electric	39.1%
Poison	62.5%
Rock	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Phanpy in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Phanpy.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Rock Smash	Bulldoze	38.97	183.84
Tackle	Bulldoze	37.43	182.47
Tackle	Rock Slide	39.63	181.25
Rock Smash	Rock Slide	41.17	179.03
Rock Smash	Trailblaze	44.04	175.55
Tackle	Trailblaze	42.50	174.84
Rock Smash	Body Slam	37.86	172.36
Tackle	Body Slam	36.32	170.30

All Moves for Shadow Phanpy

Below are all the moves that Shadow Phanpy can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Body Slam	Charged	50	26.32	1900ms	-33
Trailblaze	Charged	65	32.5	2000ms	-50
Bulldoze	Charged	80	27.43	3500ms	-50
Rock Slide	Charged	80	29.63	2700ms	-50
Tackle	Quick	5	10	500ms	5
Rock Smash	Quick	15	11.54	1300ms	10

Shadow Phanpy Evolution

Phanpy

Requires
50x Candy

Donphan

Best Shadow Phanpy Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Phanpy Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Phanpy in a raid.