Donphan Ruby & Sapphire #17

Card #17 · Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno

80 HPFightingPokémonStage 1

Ungraded · blended

$12.11

▲ 2.4% · 30d

Range $5 → $15
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence medium · How we price →

Donphan is a Rare Pokémon card from Ruby & Sapphire (#17), illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. It's a Stage 1 Fighting-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Phanpy, weak to Grass ×2. Its current blended market value is $12.11 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#7 most valuable Donphan of 21 #61 most valuable in Ruby & Sapphire of 109

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$12.11

LPLightly Played$5.03

MPModerately Played$2.87

HPHeavily Played$2.06

7-day▲ 0.5%

30-day▲ 2.4%

90-day▲ 37.9%

All-time high$12

All-time low$5

Other printingsNormal · $1.77

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$15

Normal$2

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$12.11

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 8		$29$7–$40
PSA 7		$8$4–$12

“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$1.90

Period high

$2.49

Period low

$1.02

Change

▼ 23.7%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price

$19

CGC 9 · 13 Apr 2026

Typical CGC 9

$19

Auction lots · last 90 days

Liquidity

Thin

0 in last 30 days

CGC 92003 Pokemon EX Ruby & Sapphire Reverse Holo Donphan #17 CGC 9 MINTWeekly Sunday Auction #221 · 13 Apr 2026$19

Real completed hammer prices from Fanatics Collect weekly and premier auctions, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA63 gradedPSA 10 · 1 · 2% gem rate

101

915

827

713

CGC188 gradedCGC 10 · 38 · 20% gem rate

1038

9.54

934

8.538

826

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Donphan 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

−$54

Raw $12.11 → graded PSA 8 ≈ $28.72
after ~$70.28 grading fee → 2.4× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 8	$28.72	$70.28	−$54	2.4×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

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Check recent sold prices

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Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat +2%

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

Card text

Evolves from Phanpy.

Rend20+

Fighting · Colorless

If the Defending Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.

Double Spin60×

Fighting · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 60 damage times the number of heads.

Weakness Grass ×2Retreat 1

About the Pokémon

Armor PokémonGEN IIPhanpy → Donphan

It has sharp, hard tusks and a rugged hide. Its TACKLE is strong enough to knock down a house.

Card details

SetRuby & Sapphire →

Number#17

RarityRare

PokémonAll Donphan cards →

GenerationGen II · Johto →

ArtistKagemaru Himeno →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeFighting

HP80

Evolves fromPhanpy

WeaknessGrass ×2

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#232

Card IDex1-17

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Donphan cards

There are 9 different Donphan printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Ruby & Sapphire #17 (Rare).