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Dondozo (Japanese: ヘイラッシャ Heyrusher) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Dondozo interacts with Tatsugiri in Double Battles via its signature move, Order Up, and Tatsugiri's signature Ability, Commander.
Biology
Dondozo is a giant piscine Pokémon. Its body has three colors: light blue at the top; dark blue in the middle; and white belly, upper lip, and fins. It has a pair of pectoral fins and a large tail fin surrounded by two smaller fins. On top of its head is a ring of six frills arranged in a circle; the two rightmost frills on the head are much longer and end in flat tips, while the other four are shorter and rounded. It has three gills on either side of its body. Its face has a short protrusion resembling a nose, dark blue lips, a blue tongue, a pair of long barbels above its upper lip, and five barbels on its lower jaw, with one of them being longer and curled, located just below its lower lip.
Dondozo is a heavy eater. Although powerful, Dondozo is dull and not very good at hunting, so it teams up with Tatsugiri to catch prey. The Tatsugiri would bait their prey by playing dead, and then commands Dondozo to attack. Dondozo is loyal to Tatsugiri and acts as its subordinate, protecting it inside its mouth from enemies. Basculin is among the species Dondozo preys upon.
Dondozo is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Order Up.
A giant Dondozo, together with a giant Tatsugiri, are both known as the False Dragon Titan, one of the Titan Pokémon found in the Paldea region.
In the anime
Major appearances
Minor appearances
In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Dondozo (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
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Generation IX
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Paldea #374
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Scarlet
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This Pokémon is a glutton, but it’s bad at getting food. It teams up with a Tatsugiri to catch prey.
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Violet
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It treats Tatsugiri like its boss and follows it loyally. Though powerful, Dondozo is apparently not very smart.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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150
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210 - 257
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410 - 504
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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115
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108 - 183
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211 - 361
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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Total: 530
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dondozo
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dondozo
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dondozo
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Dondozo
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Dondozo
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dondozo
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dondozo
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Origin
Dondozo seems to be based on a catfish, such the wels catfish that is native to Europe and was introduced to Spain. Dondozo may also be based on a sushi chef, considering its relationship with Tatsugiri and the frills on its head which resemble a bandana or headband commonly worn as part of a sushi chef's uniform.
Dondozo keeping Tatsugiri inside its mouth may be a reference to mouth-brooding, a parenting style performed by some species of catfish where the parent fish will keep their offspring safe by holding them inside their mouth.
Dondozo's low smarts and larger size compared to Tatsugiri, combined with their synergy together, seem to reference the common "Brains and Brawn" team-up trope in media. Tatsugiri acting as the boss supports this, as the "Brains" is most often the leader in these team-ups.
Name origin
Dondozo may be a combination of don (Spanish for lord) and どうぞ dōzo (Japanese for "please (help yourself)"; typically said when offering something). Don also refers to a crime boss, which may allude to Dondozo's relationship with Tatsugiri, who acts as its consigliere.
Heyrusher may be a combination of へいらっしゃい e irasshai ("Come on in"; typically said by store attendants when greeting customers) and the agentive suffix ~者 -sha.
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ヘイラッシャ Heyrusher
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From へいらっしゃい e irasshai and agentive suffix ~者 -sha
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French
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Oyacata
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From 親方 oyakata and poissons-chat
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Spanish
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Dondozo
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Same as English name
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German
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Heerashai
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From Herr and its Japanese name
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Italian
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Dondozo
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Same as English name
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Korean
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어써러셔 Eosseoreosyeo
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From 어서 오세요 eoseo oseyo
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Mandarin Chinese
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吃吼霸 Chīhǒubà
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From 吃 chī, 吼 hǒu, 霸 bà, and 食予飽 tsia̍h-hōo-pá
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Cantonese Chinese
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吃吼霸 Hekháuba
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From 吃 hek, 吼 háu, 霸 ba, and 食予飽 tsia̍h-hōo-pá
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