The Essentials on Dondozo
- Type
- Water
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Electric, Grass Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Fire, Water, Ice, Steel
- Evolution
- Dondozo does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 530 · top stat: HP (150) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 30 in the Extradimensional Pokédex (Mega Dimension)
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 374 in the Paldea Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny
- Other Names
- Oyacata in French · ヘイラッシャ, Heyrusher in Japanese · Heerashai in German All Languages
Overview
Dondozo is a Water-type Pokémon, No. 977 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Big Catfish Pokémon. Height: 12 m, weight: 220 kg.
Abilities: Unaware and Oblivious. Hidden Ability: Water Veil. Dondozo is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves (×2 damage).
Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#977
National Pokédex
Category
Big Catfish Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
150
255
Attack
100
255
Defense
115
255
Special Attack
65
255
Special Defense
65
255
Speed
35
255
Total
530
Min HP (Lv. 100)
410
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
504
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Water). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 2 types
Electric
×2
Grass
×2
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Fighting
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Fire
×½
Water
×½
Ice
×½
Steel
×½
Abilities
Ability 1
When attacking, the Pokémon ignores the target's stat changes.
Ability 2
The Pokémon is oblivious, keeping it from being infatuated, falling for taunts, or being affected by Intimidate.
The Pokémon's water veil prevents it from being burned.
Dondozo Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.
Dondozo Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Water
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Dondozo Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Tackle
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Water Gun
Water
Spec.
100%
40
25
1
Supersonic
Normal
Stat
55%
—
20
5
Tickle
Normal
Stat
100%
—
20
10
Flail
Normal
Phys.
100%
—
15
15
Sleep Talk
Normal
Stat
—
—
10
15
Rest
Psychic
Stat
—
—
5
20
Dive
Water
Phys.
100%
80
10
25
Noble Roar
Normal
Stat
100%
—
30
30
Soak
Water
Stat
100%
—
20
35
Body Slam
Normal
Phys.
100%
85
15
40
Aqua Tail
Water
Phys.
90%
90
10
45
Rain Dance
Water
Stat
—
—
5
50
Order Up
Dragon
Phys.
100%
80
10
55
Heavy Slam
Steel
Phys.
100%
—
10
60
Double-Edge
Normal
Phys.
100%
120
15
65
Wave Crash
Water
Phys.
100%
120
10
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Water 2
Egg Cycles
40 cycles
≈ 10,280 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
HP
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Dondozo
Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Scarlet
Violet
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Dondozo in Pokémon GO
- 2,996Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,712Perfect CP in Raids
- 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
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.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Oyacata
🇬🇧 English
Dondozo
🇯🇵 漢字
ヘイラッシャ
🇯🇵 Kana
ヘイラッシャ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Heyrusher
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Heerashai
🇪🇸 Español
Dondozo
🇮🇹 Italiano
Dondozo
🇰🇷 한국어
어써러셔
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
吃吼霸
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
吃吼霸
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Grand Silure
🇬🇧 EN
Big Catfish Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
おおなまずポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Großwels
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Dondozo
What type is Dondozo?
Dondozo is a Water-type Pokémon.
What are Dondozo's weaknesses?
Dondozo is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves (×2 damage).
What is Dondozo's Hidden Ability?
Dondozo's Hidden Ability is Water Veil. Its regular Abilities are Unaware and Oblivious.
Can you get a Shiny Dondozo in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Dondozo is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
