Dondozo Cards & Binder Ideas (Featuring Alomomola)
Personalized Dondozo card scouting: stats, lore, and layout notes for binders that feel curated, not copied.
2025-08-22
Popularity Rank: #930
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #910
#930 / 1025
#0977
Dondozo
Big Catfish Pokémon
This Pokémon is a glutton, but it’s bad at getting food. It teams up with a Tatsugiri to catch prey.
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0977
Height
12.0 m
Weight
220.0 kg
Capture rate
25 / 255
Generation
Gen IX
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
10,200 steps
Base happiness
50
Growth rate
Slow
Color
Blue
Habitat
—
Shape
Fish
Why people love Dondozo
Quick read on why Dondozo clicks with collectors before you dive into cards and spreads.
- Big Catfish Pokémon says it all: Dondozo is cat-coded collector candy.
- Water-creature charm — Dondozo is the friendly face of big catfish pokémon Pokémon.
- A staple in our Fish crowd — Dondozo is one of those picks collectors nod at immediately.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Dondozo from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Paldean Wonders
Two Diamond
Destined Rivals
Double rare
Destined Rivals
Ultra Rare
Shining Revelry
One Shiny
Shining Revelry
Three Diamond
Paldean Fates
Shiny rare
Paradox Rift
Uncommon
Scarlet & Violet
Illustration rare
Scarlet & Violet
Rare
SVP Black Star Promos
None
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Binder plan & Michi Method for Dondozo
Binder geometry for Dondozo: where the eye should land first and what can stay in the background.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Dondozo #126 (Paldean Fates) is a top priority for collectors — the shiny treatment adds a sparkly centrepiece to any Dondozo page.
Dondozo #12 (SVP Black Star Promos) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Dondozo binder page.
Dondozo ex #66 (Destined Rivals) is a fun addition for collectors — affordable and perfect for filling out a Dondozo page.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Dondozo mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Dondozo chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Paldean Fates
Shiny rare
SVP Black Star Promos
None
Destined Rivals
Double rare
Paldean Wonders
Two Diamond
Destined Rivals
Ultra Rare
Shining Revelry
One Shiny
Shining Revelry
Three Diamond
Right page
Paradox Rift
Uncommon
Scarlet & Violet
Illustration rare
Scarlet & Violet
Rare
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Dondozo cards around it. The picks and reference art below are meant for collectors building display spreads — not competitive lists.
Michi Method scene examples
Wide illustrated scenes and promotional art you can print across multiple binder pockets — not cropped card frames.
Scene artwork (Art of Pokémon)
Scene art via artofpkm.com — Scene artwork (Art of Pokémon)
Scene artwork (Art of Pokémon)
Scene art via artofpkm.com — Scene artwork (Art of Pokémon)
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Scene references via artofpkm.com. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Try a aqua blue and teal sleeve story around Dondozo's water-type identity — mat color does more work than people admit in photos.
- Photograph the Dondozo page under warm side light once and cool once — you'll quickly see which copy deserves the top-left anchor slot.
- National Dex #977 is a quiet flex on dividers or handwritten indices — collectors who sort by number will thank you.
- Canon tags Dondozo as Big Catfish Pokémon, blue colour stories, and a fish silhouette — chase prints that lean into that identity instead of generic stock poses.
Dondozo: competitive snapshot
For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Dondozo — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
150
Attack
100
Defense
115
Sp. Atk
65
Sp. Def
65
Speed
35
Total: 530
Players file Dondozo around tier "OU" while Ability Unaware (Ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Wave Crash — Has 33% recoil. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
- Mono-water Dondozo spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Dondozo — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Dondozo, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
This Pokémon is a glutton, but it’s bad at getting food. It teams up with a Tatsugiri to catch prey.
It treats Tatsugiri like its boss and follows it loyally. Though powerful, Dondozo is apparently not very smart.
A second dex beat (Violet) frames Dondozo as one that treats tatsugiri like its boss and follows it loyally.. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
Dondozo shows up in Scarlet lore as a pokémon that is a glutton, but it’s bad at getting food.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Heerashai
Spanish
Dondozo
French
Oyacata
Italian
Dondozo
Japanese
ヘイラッシャ
Japanese (Romaji)
Heyrusher
Korean
어써러셔
Chinese (Simplified)
吃吼霸
Chinese (Traditional)
吃吼霸
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