Phanpy is a small, blue elephant-like Pokémon. It has large, floppy ears, which it uses as fans to cool itself. There are two red pads on each ear and another on the bridge of its short trunk. This small trunk is sensitive, yet strong. It can send a person flying with an affectionate, playful bump of its snout. Additionally, this little Pokémon is easily capable of carrying an adult human on its back. Phanpy has a single nail on each of its four feet, and a short tail.
Phanpy is found in rocky terrain. To make its nest, it digs a vertical pit near the edge of a river. It displays ownership of this area by marking it with its trunk. In the deserted morning hours, Phanpy uses its trunk to shower in the river. Sometimes, groups of this Pokémon form and soak each other thoroughly. Afterwards, it can be seen drying its body near the edge of the river.
Phanpy first appeared in Spell of the Unown: Entei, however, it was just a Pokémon that Molly Hale dreamed up and made real by the power of the Unown. Molly's imaginary Phanpy was able to defeat Brock's Onix with only one Rollout attack.
A Phanpy appeared in A Flaaffy Kerfuffle where it was one of the Pokémon in Professor Oak's fantasy when he explains that trainers should only have six Pokémon with them.
For its nest, Phanpy digs a vertical pit in the ground at the edge of a river. It marks the area around its nest with its trunk to let the others know that the area has been claimed.
Phanpy uses its long nose to shower itself. When others gather around, they thoroughly douse each other with water. These Pokémon can be seen drying their soaking-wet bodies at the edge of water.
For its nest, Phanpy digs a vertical pit in the ground at the edge of a river. It marks the area around its nest with its trunk to let the others know that the area has been claimed.
Phanpy uses its long nose to shower itself. When others gather around, they thoroughly douse each other with water. These Pokémon can be seen drying their soaking-wet bodies at the edge of water.
Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Phanpy can be seen as a parallel to Teddiursa. Both of them are Generation II Pokémon that evolve once and can have Pickup as an Ability, while their evolved forms do not. Phanpy is exclusive to Pokémon Silver* and HeartGold, while Teddiursa is exclusive to Gold* and SoulSilver.
Phanpy, Teddiursa, and their evolutions are the only Pokémon to swap version-exclusive status between localizations.