Donphan 49/91 · Paldean Fates

Paldean Fates is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on January 26, 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. Donphan is 49/91, in position 49 of 245 on this checklist. Before it is 48 Phanpy, and after it is 50 Barboach. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Donphan is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 150 HP. In the Pokédex this is Donphan (#232), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Phanpy. In this catalog that name is Phanpy (#231).

Shin Nagasawa illustrated this card. The same name is on 303 other cards in the catalog.

Donphan (#232) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Donphan 21/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 150 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shin Nagasawa illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Donphan list a different HP.

The attack Cragalanche lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Discard the top 2 cards of your opponent's deck. Powerful Spin is another attack lists 160 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Donphan is covered in tough hide, so even being hit by a car won't faze this Pokémon. However, it is extremely susceptible to rain." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Paldean Fates, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldean Fates set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Donphan can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.