Excuse me but what the FUCK did you say about donphan? Keep in mind donphan is like everything hippowdon could hope to be. You bring in Hippo? Boom, momentum gone. Bring in donphan? Boom, rocks and sticky web THE 2 MOST OVERPOWERED MOVES IN THE GAME gone. Besides Rapid Spin of course, which has no counterplay when used with knock off to BLAST ghost types. Speaking of rocks being op, guess who learns Stealth rock? That's right, donphan. This pokemon applies all the offensive power you could ever need while being a defensive monster. 120 attack? Marginally weaker than TERRAKION. Learns earthquake? Only the best physical stab move in the game. And let's not forget about ice shard which utterly counters all of donphan weaknesses and competitors like garchomp and Landorus-Therian making donphan the best 1v1 pokemon ever. Speaking of 1v1s, did I mention donphan has sturdy? Which means good luck killing this guy without water shuriken.

Frankly, I dont understand how nobody uses Donphan. It has priority, more physical bulk than Skarmory, Weavile's attack with STAB Earthquake, and with so many support options like Rapid Spin, Stealth Rock, Toxic, and can even set weather like Sandstorm and Sunny Day. Like it literally is a Hippowdon with a Weavile attached to its back.