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Dondozo

SVP Black Star Promos / #012/225

Dondozo

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
SVP Black Star Promos
Rarity (source)
Promo
Illustrator
Shin Nagasawa
Source reference
svp-012

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The Pokémon’s story

Dondozo has a big appetite but limited ability to catch prey alone. It therefore partners with Tatsugiri to hunt. Despite its own power, it follows this small partner so faithfully that the Pokédex describes Tatsugiri as its leader. Dondozo's strength does not come with much ability to devise complex plans: it mainly pushes straight ahead. Their cooperation thus helps it feed despite its own limitations.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Scarlet presents Dondozo as gluttonous but poor at finding food alone, explaining its partnership with Tatsugiri. Pokémon Violet notes that the powerful Dondozo nevertheless obeys this smaller partner and prefers force to complicated strategies.

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Card details

HP
150
Type (source)
Water
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
977
Regulation mark
G
Retreat cost
4 Energy
Weakness (source)
Lightning ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

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

Attacks

Hammer In

Cost: Water · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 60

Dangerous Wave

Cost: Water · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 100+

Flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, this attack does 100 more damage.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Holographic
  • holo · cosmos · standard

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