Dondozo 126/91 · Paldean Fates

Paldean Fates is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on January 26, 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. Dondozo is 126/91, in position 126 of 245 on this checklist. Before it is 125 Veluza, and after it is 127 Tatsugiri. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Shiny Rare.

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

Shigenori Negishi illustrated this card. The same name is on 151 other cards in the catalog.

Dondozo (#977) has 6 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 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 Shiny Rare. Shin Nagasawa illustrated that card, and Shigenori Negishi 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 Paldean Fates, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldean Fates set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dondozo can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). Themed lists that include this exact card are Giant Pokémon. I still need this card.