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#0977 Dondozo

Dondozo artwork
Artwork: PokéAPI.
Water
Abilities
UnawareIgnores any stat changes of the foe.ObliviousPrevents it from becoming infatuated.
Hidden ability
Water VeilPrevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
Capture
Gender
50.0% female
Egg groups
Water 2
Growth
Slow
EV yield
3 HP
Dondozo’s base stats
HP150
Attack100
Defense115
Sp. Atk65
Sp. Def65
Speed35
Total530

Where to find it

No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.

Evolution

Does not evolve.

Level-up moves

“On evolution” moves are learned when this Pokémon evolves. Open a move for its full effects and any special behavior in this hack.

Dondozo’s level-up moves
LevelMoveTypeCategoryPowerAccuracyPPEffect and notes
1TackleNormalPhysical4010035A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the foe with its whole body.
1SupersonicNormalStatus—5520The user generates odd sound waves from its body. It may confuse the target.
1Water GunWaterSpecial4010025Blasts the target with water. Does not burn the target.
5TickleNormalStatus—10020The user tickles the foe into laughing. Lowers its Attack and Defense by 1 stage.
10FlailNormalPhysicalvar.10015The user flails about aimlessly to attack. It becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
15RestPsychicStatus——5The user goes to sleep for 2 turns. It fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status problem.
15Sleep TalkNormalStatus——10While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
20DiveWaterPhysical8010010The user dives underwater on turn 1, then attacks on turn 2.
25Noble RoarNormalStatus—10030The user lets out a battle cry to intimidate the foe, lowering its Attack and Sp. Atk.
30SoakWaterStatus—10020The user drenches the foe in a torrent of water, turning it into a Water type.
35Body SlamNormalPhysical8510015The user drops onto the foe with its full body weight. It has a 30% chance to paralyze the foe.
40Aqua TailWaterPhysical9510010Attacks with a powerful tail swipe. Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
45Rain DanceWaterStatus——5The user summons a heavy rain for 5 turns. Water-type moves become 1.5 times stronger.
50Order UpDragonPhysical8010010The user attacks with elegant flair. With a Tatsugiri in its mouth, a stat rises based on its form.
55Heavy SlamSteelPhysicalvar.10010Slams the target with its heavy body. The heavier the user is compared with the target, the greater the power.
60Double-EdgeNormalPhysical12010015A reckless, life-risking tackle. It also damages the user by a fairly large amount, however.
65Wave CrashWaterPhysical12010010The user cloaks itself in water and crashes into the foe. The user takes a lot of damage too.

TMs and HMs

TMs and HMs Dondozo can learn
TM / HMMoveTypeCategoryPowerAccuracyPPEffect and notes
TM03Water PulseWaterSpecial6010020The user attacks with a pulsing blast of water. It has a 20% chance to confuse the foe.
TM15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial150905The foe is attacked with a powerful beam. The user must rest on the next turn to regain its energy.
TM17ProtectNormalStatus——10It enables the user to evade all attacks for 1 turn. Its chance of failing rises if used in succession.
TM18Rain DanceWaterStatus——5The user summons a heavy rain for 5 turns. Water-type moves become 1.5 times stronger.
TM26EarthquakeGroundPhysical10010010The user sets off an earthquake that hits all Pokémon in battle. It can hit a foe using Dig.
TM27ReturnNormalPhysicalvar.10020A full-power attack that grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical7010020An attack whose power is 2 times higher if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
TM44RestPsychicStatus——5The user goes to sleep for 2 turns. It fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status problem.
TM58EndureNormalStatus——10The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
TM68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical150905The user charges at the foe using every bit of its power. The user must rest on the next turn.
TM72AvalancheIcePhysical759010Hurls hailstones at the target. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
TM80Rock SlideRockPhysical759010Large boulders are hurled at the foe. It has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
TM82Sleep TalkNormalStatus——10While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
TM90SubstituteNormalStatus——10The user makes a copy of itself using 1/4 of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy.
TM95Heavy SlamSteelPhysicalvar.10010Slams the target with its heavy body. The heavier the user is compared with the target, the greater the power.
TM103BulldozeGroundPhysical6010020Stomps the ground, attacking nearby Pokémon and lowering their Speed.
TM122LiquidationWaterPhysical8510010Strikes the target with water power. May lower the target’s Defense.
TM123Body PressFightingPhysical8010010Slams into the target with its body. The higher the user’s Defense, the greater the damage.
HM03SurfWaterSpecial9010015A giant wave swamps the whole battlefield. Double damage on a foe using Dive. Also used to cross water.
HM07WaterfallWaterPhysical8010015The user charges at the foe with great force. 20% chance to make it flinch. Also climbs waterfalls.

Egg moves

Dondozo’s egg moves
MoveTypeCategoryPowerAccuracyPPEffect and notes
CurseGhostStatus——10Curses the foe. Non- Ghost types raise Attack and Defense by 1 stage and lower Speed by 1 stage.
FissureGroundPhysicalvar.305The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the foe in. The target instantly faints if it hits.
ThrashNormalPhysical12010010The user rampages and attacks for 2 to 3 turns. It then becomes confused, however.
YawnNormalStatus——10The user lets loose a huge yawn that lulls the foe into falling asleep on the next turn.

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