Dondozo 61/198 · Scarlet & Violet

Scarlet & Violet is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 31, 2023. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 258 cards. Dondozo is 61/198, in position 61 of 258 on this checklist. Before it is 60 Cetitan, and after it is 62 Tatsugiri. The listed rarity is Rare.

Dondozo is a Basic Water Pokémon with 160 HP. In the Pokédex this is Dondozo (#977), generation 9 (Paldea).

Souichirou Gunjima illustrated this card. The same name is on 86 other cards in the catalog.

Dondozo (#977) has 6 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2025. The earliest other card is Dondozo 12/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). That card lists 150 HP, and this one lists 160 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Shin Nagasawa illustrated that card, and Souichirou Gunjima illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Dondozo list a different HP.

The attack Release Rage lists 50× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 50 damage for each Tatsugiri in your discard pile. Heavy Splash is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon is a glutton, but it's bad at getting food. It teams up with a Tatsugiri to catch prey." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Scarlet & Violet, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Scarlet & Violet set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dondozo can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.