Donphan · Silver Tempest, what to know.
About the Donphan card
Donphan is card 92 of 217 in Silver Tempest, released in November 2022, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Fighting-type with 150 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Phanpy, which places Donphan deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic.
The card's flavor text gives Donphan a line of lore: "The longer and bigger its tusks, the higher its rank in its herd. The tusks take long to grow."
About Donphan in the Pokémon world
A Ground-type armored elephant Pokémon. Steady tournament play in Generation 2 keeps graded survivor counts low.
What is Donphan worth?
Donphan is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Donphan before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Donphan grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Donphan
Raw copies of Donphan are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Donphan is the practical move.
