#0977
Dondozo
Big Catfish Pokémon
It treats Tatsugiri like its boss and follows it loyally. Though powerful, Dondozo is apparently not very smart.
Details
Height12.0 m
Weight220.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate25
Base friendship50
Growth rateslow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
150
Attack
100
Defense
115
Sp. Atk
65
Sp. Def
65
Speed
35
Total
530
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Defensive
- Item
- Heavy-Duty Boots
- Nature
- Impish
- EVs
- 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
- Tera
- SteelFairyGround
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Dondozo can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
8 sprites & renders for Dondozo.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 5 | Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 10 | Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 15 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 15 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 20 | Dive | Water | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Noble Roar | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 30 | Soak | Water | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 35 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 45 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 50 | Order Up | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 55 | Heavy Slam | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 60 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 65 | Wave Crash | Water | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Dondozo can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
