Donphan counter

[amphy#1]

Actually, I think lanturn prime is the best counter. If the only thing you're worrying about is a return KO, then just have a Chinchou ready on the bench. If you attached a Rescue energy to it, then just get it back and replay it, then smack em in the face again. It's just 1 extra turn to attach it. They can't really snipe you, so what's the problem? Yanmega? Please brig that out so I can 1 shot it too. Now catcher will be a problem, but that's everyone's problem. They won't have it all the time either.

 

[Ninjask88]

A good Donphan Counter depends on the deck that it is in honestly. Different decks will be able to use different Pokemon more effeciently than others.

So, I say there is no one good Spashable counter right now.

 

[Chiapet]

Anyone know a good one? I need a splashable tech, as i'm finding it to be a difficult matchup and i'm wondering if anyone knows any good/solid donphan counters. Thanks

~ Preferably uses colorless energy

It's going out of date so I don't know if you are looking for MD-on or Hgss and on.

Frost Rotom owns Donphan you can 1 shot them but it does it for a 1 water and a DCE so it's not very splashable unless you want to throw it into Regigigas since you play water anyways.

 

[dancingaway]

In the current format the best tech is Glalie AR. It KOs for a DCE.

Crobat prime is very good but needs psychic energy and is a Stage 2. A Crobat Prime deck will stop a Donphan deck but alone he isn't a splashable tech.

Umbreon isn't even a good tech for Donphan. I ran Umbreon for 5 BattleRoads and i did wall a couple Donphans but i shouldn't have been able to. As someone else said, just Earthquake a few times to get damage on Phanpy and Flail for the KO. It takes a loooong time for Umbreon to take down Donphan and if the Donphan player runs switch (and they REALLY should) then just switch for Phanpy and kill.

As a side note, do NOT belt a Phanpy or other Basic / Stage 1 to kill Umbreon UD. People did this to me ALL the time when i played my Umbreon deck and they got the KO, then i just brought out the Prime and took 2 prizes!

 

[Aron Figaro]

I honestly think the most splashable Donphan counter with any utility outside that matchup is Samurott. Yes, it's a stage 2, but when it hits the board what's the Donphan player going to do? Go to endgame phase and get Machamps out, that's what, because his Donphans are now dead cards.

 

[Mazu]

I honestly think the most splashable Donphan counter with any utility outside that matchup is Samurott. Yes, it's a stage 2, but when it hits the board what's the Donphan player going to do? Go to endgame phase and get Machamps out, that's what, because his Donphans are now dead cards.

Samurott is an awesome tech, yes. Especially in MagneBoar. The fact that you have sick drawpower and can power it up in one turn makes you able to use a 1-0-1 tech, provided your run 4 candy and at least 2 junk arm. The only problem is getting it prized, but being only two cards it should not happen too often. You can not fit more than 1-0-1 without getting awful match-ups against other decks anyway.