For other uses, see Darmani (disambiguation).
Darmani is Emile's Donphan in Pokémon Crystal. He was the second Pokémon to join his team.
Why Emile Chose Donphan[]
Though slow, Emile valued Phanpy's high HP, Attack, and Defense stats, and its excellent move pool. He repeatedly said throughout the LP that Donphan was a very good Pokémon, and just took a while to get good.
Moves[]
Final Moves[]
- Flail (Part 13—Finale)
- Rollout (Part 19—Finale)
- Strength (Part 20—Finale)
- Earthquake (Part 62—Finale)
Former Moves[]
- Tackle (Part 3—Part 19)
- Growl (Part 3—Part 19)
- Defense Curl (Part 6—Part 13)
- Mud-Slap (Part 6—Part 62)
- Headbutt (Part 19—Part 20)
Nickname Origin[]
Darmani's namesake.
Darmani's name comes from the Goron hero of the same name from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
Trivia[]
- Darmani is Emile's first Ground-type team member.
- Darmani is Emile's first Pokémon to be named after a Legend of Zelda character, the second being Volvalgia
- Darmani acquired his nickname in the same episode that he evolved.
- Coincidentally, a Generation V Pokémon is named Darmanitan, however it has no relation.
- Mud-Slap was Darmani's only Ground-Type attack for almost the entire game; it only learned the more powerful Earthquake at the end of the LP, using it onscreen only during the final battle against Red.
- Emile referenced Darmani in Pokémon Emerald - Episode 35, when he named another Phanpy in his honor.
- Darmani is one of the three Pokémon in Crystal for Emile to freak out over, the other two being Roary and Methane.
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