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Dondozo is a Water-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. At level 50, Dondozo has a maximum CP of 3,388. It is weak to Electric and Grass-type attacks. The best raid moveset for Dondozo is Waterfall and Surf.

Dondozo Stats and Max CP

Dondozo's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

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PvE Analysis

Dondozo PvE Analysis

Recommended moves

• Water Attacker:WaterfallSurf

Dondozo carries a huge HP stat of 312 but pretty mediocre DEF and ATK. As such, this Water-type behemoth doesn't offer the damage output necessary for PvE battles.

⚔️ Raids

With low DPS that trails behind numerous other Water Pokémon, it's not worth running Dondozo in Raid battles.

🛡️ Gyms

Dondozo’s massive HP is somewhat undermined by its average DEF stat. Still it does flex some appreciable overall bulk that makes it a decent Gym defender worth a low HP decay rate, rendering it Berry-efficient as well. 👍

💎 The best PvE moves for Dondozo are Waterfall and Surf.

PvP Analysis

Dondozo PvP Analysis

Recommended moves

• Great League:WaterfallSurfOutrage
• Ultra League:WaterfallSurfOutrage
• Master League:WaterfallSurfOutrage

🔵 Great League

N/A. With Dondozo only being available via Raids on its debut, it cannot be caught in a range for the Great League. It needs to be 1/1/1, 1/2/1, or 1/1/2 IVs to fit in level 20.

🟡 Ultra League

Dondozo is sort of viable in the Ultra League thanks it its massive bulk, making it the bulkiest Water type in this format.

But, it is limited with lack of coverage moves. It is able to take down Fire types like Skeledirge, Talonflame, and Typhlosion, Ground types like Gliscor, Steelix, and Nidoqueen, Water types like Greninja, Blastoise, and Shadow Feraligatr, Shadow Scizor, and Shadow Drapion in the (1-1) shield scenario. ✅

It would be capable of doing more had it got some coverage other than Outrage, which is a relatively expensive move in itself. It struggles as a lead with full shields up and is at its best with no shields, beating Dragons like Shadow Dragonite, Giratina Altered, Zygarde Complete, Guzzlord, and even Clefable, Dusknoir, Tentacruel, and Galarian Weezing, all of which are impressive wins added to its matchups.

🟣 Master League

Dondozo’s low ATK and lack of coverage make it unsuitable for the Master League.

💎 The best PvP moves for Dondozo are Water Gun, Surf and Outrage.

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Gym Defender

S#4

Water-type

C#73

Great League

A#47

Ultra League

A#27

Master League

D#109

Dondozo Type Chart

Dondozo takes increased damage from:

Electric160.0%

Grass160.0%

Dondozo takes reduced damage from:

Fire62.5%

Ice62.5%

Steel62.5%

Water62.5%

Dondozo best moveset

Waterfall + Surf

C

Waterfall

Surf

The best Water-type moveset for Dondozo is Waterfall and Surf (10.71 DPS, 355.1 TDO). In raids, Dondozo ranks #73 among Water-type attackers (C Tier).

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Data table

Sort: #	Sort: Fast Attack	Sort: Charged Attack	Sort: eDPS	Sort: DPS	Sort: TDO
1.	Waterfall	Surf	9.98	10.71	355.1
2.	Water Gun	Surf	9.96	10.69	354.4
3.	Water Gun	Hydro Pump	9.84	10.56	350.2
4.	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	9.81	10.53	349.1
5.	Waterfall	Liquidation	9.49	10.18	337.6
6.	Water Gun	Liquidation	9.40	10.09	334.7
7.	Waterfall	Outrage	9.11	9.78	324.2
8.	Water Gun	Outrage	8.97	9.63	319.2

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Fast Attacks

• Water Gun550.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	5
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	3
  Energy	3

  
  

  Effects

  Water Gun has no special effects.

  See Water Gun details page ↗
• Waterfall1371.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	13
  Energy	7
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	11
  Energy	10

  
  

  Effects

  Waterfall has no special effects.

  See Waterfall details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Outrage110504.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Dragon160%

  Resisted by

  • Steel62.5%
  • Fairy39.1%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	110
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	4.0s
  Damage window	2.6s - 3.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	110
  Energy	60

  
  

  Effects

  Outrage has no special effects.

  See Outrage details page ↗
• Hydro Pump1351003.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	135
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	1.1s - 3.2s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	75

  
  

  Effects

  Hydro Pump has no special effects.

  See Hydro Pump details page ↗
• Surf60501.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	60
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	1.2s - 1.4s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	75
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Surf has no special effects.

  See Surf details page ↗
• Liquidation70333.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	2.0s - 2.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Liquidation has a 30.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

  See Liquidation details page ↗

Dondozo CP Chart

At Level 50, Dondozo maxes out at 3,388 CP. Raid catches are 1,633 to 1,712 CP, or 2,041 to 2,140 CP weather boosted. Field and Special Research catches are 1,225 to 1,284 CP. The top of each range is a hundo.

Max CP	3388 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1225 CP - 1284 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1633 CP - 1712 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1633 CP - 1712 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	2041 CP - 2140 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without a weather boost are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to 30, with no IV floor.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5-level boost, to Level 6 to 35, and a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Dondozo

Mega Pokémon that boost Dondozo’s Water-type moves and give extra Candy and Candy XL when you catch Dondozo.

Water

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#977
Height	12 m
Weight	220 kg
Region	Generation 9
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	♂ 50% Male ♀ 50% Female
Buddy distance	5 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	75 75000

Dondozo family

Dondozo’s evolutions, regional forms and other variants in Pokémon GO.

Dondozo

The illustration compares it with a 1.70 m (5′07″) Trainer.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
5.88 m	6 m	12 m	18 m	21 m

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Size bounds

Dondozo's height ranges from 5.88 m to 21 m, with the average being 12 m.

Movement type

Hovering

Jump Time

1s

Attack Probability

10%

Dodge Probability

15%

Dodge Duration

1s

Action Frequency

0.2–1.6s

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	520,000	304	296
40	280,000	304	10
35	190,000	196	-
30	125,000	126	-
25	80,000	87	-
20	47,500	58	-
15	25,500	38	-
10	11,000	19	-
5	3,000	9	-

Stardust, Candy and Candy XL to power up Dondozo from Level 1 to 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50. Maxing it out costs 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy and 296 Candy XL.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Dondozo

• Regular DondozoCopy shortcode
• Shiny DondozoCopy shortcode

Dondozo high resolution sprites

High-resolution Pokémon HOME sprites for Dondozo. Labels are our best match for each sprite. Click one to download it at 512×512.

• #977
• #977

Official artwork

Wallpaper