Water
#0977
— Big Catfish Pokémon
Dondozo
Height12.0 m
Weight220.0 kg
Base Exp265
BST530
Abilities
Unaware
Oblivious
Water Veilhidden
This Pokémon is a glutton, but it’s bad at getting food. It teams up with a Tatsugiri to catch prey.
Base Stats
HP
150
Atk
100
Def
115
SpA
65
SpD
65
Spe
35
BST530
Evolution Chain
Dondozo does not evolve.
Move Learnset
Select a generation to see the moves Dondozo can learn in those games
Learnset for Gen IX games · PWR = base power · ACC = accuracy (%) · Cat = physical/special/status
Move
TypeCategoryPwrAcc
Lv1Supersonic
Normal—55%
Lv1Tackle
Normal40100%
Lv1Water Gun
Water40100%
Lv5Tickle
Normal—100%
Lv10Flail
Normal—100%
Lv15Rest
Psychic——
Lv15Sleep Talk
Normal——
Lv20Dive
Water80100%
Lv25Noble Roar
Normal—100%
Lv30Soak
Water—100%
Lv35Body Slam
Normal85100%
Lv40Aqua Tail
Water9090%
Lv45Rain Dance
Water——
Lv50Order Up
Dragon80100%
Lv55Heavy Slam
Steel—100%
Lv60Double Edge
Normal120100%
Lv65Wave Crash
Water120100%
Pokédex Entries
In-game descriptions of Dondozo across different games
- Pokémon Scarlet
- "This Pokémon is a glutton, but it’s bad at getting food. It teams up with a Tatsugiri to catch prey."
- Pokémon Violet
- "It treats Tatsugiri like its boss and follows it loyally. Though powerful, Dondozo is apparently not very smart."
More Water-type Pokémon
Other Water-type species — explore their stats and movesets
About Dondozo
Dondozo is the Big Catfish Pokémon a Water type Pokémon. It has a base stat total of 530 with Unaware or Oblivious as abilities.
What is Dondozo weak to?
Dondozo is a Water-type, so it takes super-effective damage from Electric, Grass. It resists Fire, Water, Ice, Steel.
How to counter Dondozo
To counter Dondozo in competitive play, bring Pokémon that can hit back with Electric or Grass moves and can withstand its Water STAB attacks. Check the type-defense grid above for the full multiplier breakdown.
Using Dondozo in competitive teams
Dondozo can be added to Smogon or VGC teams across Gen 1–9 formats. Build a competitive team with Dondozo on Metamons and get AI reads on your type coverage and threats before you queue.
