Phanpy
Ground
Best attacking moveset: Tackle and Rock Slide, worth 5.5 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Phanpy can learn 8 combinations. Tackle with Rock Slide does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Smash | Fighting | 17 | 1.5s | +12 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Bulldoze | Ground | 80 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Phanpy has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,364 at level 50, 1,206 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 689 CP at level 20, or 862 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 639 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 107 attack · 98 defense · 207 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.51 m and 33.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Phanpy does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Steel, Ice.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Rock Smash + Bulldoze | 7.7 |
| Steel | Rock Smash + Bulldoze | 7.7 |
| Ice | Rock Smash + Rock Slide | 7.6 |
| Poison | Tackle + Bulldoze | 7.3 |
| Fire | Tackle + Bulldoze | 7.3 |
| Electric | Tackle + Bulldoze | 7.3 |
| Tackle + Rock Slide | 7.1 | |
| Bug | Tackle + Rock Slide | 7.1 |
| Ground | Tackle + Trailblaze | 6.9 |
| Water | Tackle + Trailblaze | 6.9 |
| Normal | Rock Smash + Trailblaze | 6.2 |
| Dark | Rock Smash + Trailblaze | 6.2 |
| Grass | Tackle + Rock Slide | 5.5 |
| Psychic | Tackle + Rock Slide | 5.5 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Rock Slide | 5.5 |
| Fairy | Tackle + Rock Slide | 5.5 |
| Fighting | Tackle + Trailblaze | 5.4 |
| Ghost | Tackle + Bulldoze | 4.2 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Phanpy is actually for.
Counters: what beats Phanpy
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 52.3 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 47.1 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 46.9 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Magical Leaf + Leaf Storm | 44.5 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 44.5 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 44.3 |
 Zarude | DarkGrass | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 43.7 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 43.3 |
 Rillaboom | Grass | Razor Leaf + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 43.2 |
 Quaquaval | WaterFighting | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 42.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Phanpy's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.