# Donphan #17/109 — Ruby & Sapphire

## Summary

Donphan is a sturdy Johto favorite, a Phanpy evolution with a loyal following among players who like their Fighting types blunt and durable. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated much of the original-era card art, so this is a plain Rare from Ruby & Sapphire that appeals mostly to nostalgic completionists. At a $1.97 modelled guide, up 1% over 30 days on 3 copies traded, with 606 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.08 out of Surging Sparks; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Ruby & Sapphire |
| Number | 17/109 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Kagemaru Himeno |
| Release date | 2003-07-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Phanpy |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Fighting |
| Attack: Rend | cost Fighting/Colorless — damage 20+ — If the Defending Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage. |
| Attack: Double Spin | cost Fighting/Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 60× — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 60 damage times the number of heads. |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Donphan #232](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/donphan) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.97** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-04
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-04
- Floor delivered ask: $2.99 — as of 2026-11-05T10:26:44.884Z
- Quant score: 31/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-05T10:26:44.884Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-07-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-21T07:18:42.605Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-21T07:18:40.799Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-11T05:36:18.067Z, confidence 85%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-04T06:53:38.114Z, confidence 75%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T07:18:40.799Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T19:02:02.778Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/ruby-sapphire/donphan-17)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex1-17%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)