Dondozo

Dondozo
Current
Information
Type	Water
Gender	50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Abilities	Regular Unaware, Oblivious Hidden Water Veil
Species	Big Catfish Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 12.0 m / 39'04" Weight 220.0 kg / 485.0 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation IX
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Color Blue Egg group(s) Water 2
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0977
Kanto	N/A / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	N/A / N/A (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	N/A / N/A (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos N/A Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	N/A / N/A (USUM)
Galar	N/A / N/A (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea 374 Kitakami N/A Blueberry N/A
In other languages
Japanese	Name ヘイラッシャ Heirassha
Japanese	Name ヘイラッシャ Heirassha
English	Name Dondozo
English	Name Dondozo

Dondozo (Japanese: ヘイラッシャ, Hepburn: Heirassha) (DAHN-DOH-zoh) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

Biology

Physiology

Dondozo is a large, blue catfish-like Pokémon with white fins, whiskers, and underbelly. It has six frills on its head that resemble the headbands worn by sushi chefs, and its tongue resembles a sushi geta when fully extended.

Shiny Dondozo is yellow instead of blue.

Behavior

Dondozo rely on Tatsugiri to obtain food, as they are not very smart or fast. They are very gluttonous due to their large size, requiring tons of food on a daily basis. The two Pokémon get along very well, as Tatsugiri allows Dondozo to find ample food, while Dondozo protects Tatsugiri from natural predators.

Natural abilities

Dondozo can put Tatsugiri in its mouth to protect it from natural enemies, which in turn causes Dondozo to become significantly stronger and harder to defeat with Tatsugiri's planning. Dondozo are also the only Pokémon to use the unique move Order Up.

Game Info

Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Scarlet and Violet	Casseroya Lake, 5-star and 6-star Raids	One

Pokédex entries

• Scarlet

  This Pokémon is a glutton, but it’s bad at getting food. It teams up with a Tatsugiri to catch prey.

• Violet

  It treats Tatsugiri like its boss and follows it loyally. Though powerful, Dondozo is apparently not very smart.

Stats

Stats
HP	150
Attack	100
Defense	115
Sp. Atk	65
Sp. Def	65
Speed	35
Total	530

Learnset

Leveling

Generation IX
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Tackle		Physical	40	100%	35
1	Water Gun		Special	40	100%	25
5	Tickle		Status	—	100%	20
10	Flail		Physical	—	100%	15
15	Rest		Status	—	—%	5
15	Sleep Talk		Status	—	—%	10
20	Dive		Physical	80	100%	10
25	Noble Roar		Status	—	100%	30
30	Soak		Status	—	100%	20
35	Body Slam		Physical	85	100%	15
40	Aqua Tail		Physical	90	90%	105
45	Rain Dance		Status	—	—%	5
50	Order Up		Physical	80	100%	10
55	Heavy Slam		Physical	—	100%	10
60	Double-Edge		Physical	120	100%	15
65	Wave Crash		Physical	120	100%	10
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM

Generation IX
Machine	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
TM001	Take Down		Physical	90	85%	20
TM006	Scary Face		Status	—	100%	10
TM007	Protect		Status	—	—%	10
TM010	Ice Fang		Physical	65	95%	15
TM011	Water Pulse		Special	60	100%	20
TM022	Chilling Water		Special	50	100%	20
TM025	Facade		Physical	70	100%	20
TM028	Bulldoze		Physical	60	100%	20
TM046	Avalanche		Physical	60	100%	10
TM047	Endure		Status	—	—%	10
TM050	Rain Dance		Status	—	—%	5
TM059	Zen Headbutt		Physical	80	90%	15
TM066	Body Slam		Physical	85	100%	15
TM070	Sleep Talk		Status	—	—%	10
TM077	Waterfall		Physical	80	100%	15
TM084	Stomping Tantrum		Physical	75	100%	10
TM085	Rest		Status	—	—%	5
TM086	Rock Slide		Physical	75	90%	10
TM089	Body Press		Physical	80	100%	10
TM103	Substitute		Status	—	—%	10
TM108	Crunch		Physical	80	100%	15
TM110	Liquidation		Physical	85	100%	10
TM121	Heavy Slam		Physical	—	100%	10
TM123	Surf		Special	90	100%	15
TM142	Hydro Pump		Special	110	80%	5
TM149	Earthquake		Physical	100	100%	10
TM152	Giga Impact		Physical	150	90%	5
TM156	Outrage		Physical	120	100%	10
TM163	Hyper Beam		Special	150	90%	5
TM171	Tera Blast		Special	80	100%	10
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

Generation IX
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Curse		Status	—	—%	10
Parent Candidates:
Fissure		Physical	—	30%	5
Parent Candidates: Barboach, Whiscash
Thrash		Physical	120	100%	10
Parent Candidates: Gyarados, Whiscash, Basculin, Basculegion, Arrokuda*, Barraskewda*, Veluza*
Yawn		Status	—	—%	10
Parent Candidates:
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via TM.

Tutoring

Generation IX
Games	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Dondozo and Tatsugiri are the first two Pokémon to form a symbiotic relationship with each other.

Origin

Dondozo is based on the wels catfish, a large species of catfish that is native to Europe and was introduced to Spain. It also has traits of a sushi chef.

Etymology

Dondozo's name pulls from words like "Don", meaning "sir" in Spanish, どうぞ dōzo (Japanese for "please (help yourself)", and possibly "bozo", a big and stupid person since Dondozo isn't smart or fast and rely on Tatsugiri for getting food for it.

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