Across 3 Pokémon TCG cards — drawn 2006–2024 — donphan appears in the background art rather than as the featured pokemon. The cameos rotate through Tomoaki Imakuni, Naoki Saito and Saboteri and other contributors.
POP Series 3 contains the most donphan cameos in any one set, while Tomoaki Imakuni is the artist most associated with donphan background appearances.
These cards feature meadow, running, indeterminate and rocks in their background art, illustrated by artists like Tomoaki Imakuni, Naoki Saito and Saboteri.
donphan appears as a background cameo across 3 Pokémon cards.
These appearances range from clear sightings to barely-visible silhouettes, scattered across 2006–2024 of the TCG.
Each cameo rewards collectors who pause to look closely at the card art.