Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Dondozo
Paldean Fates · #126 · Shiny Rare · 2024
Listings
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Market reference
$3.27
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 126 / 245
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Shiny Rare
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Shigenori Negishi
- Pokédex #
- 977
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Dondozo plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Heavy Splash) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥80 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Dondozo
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Shigenori Negishi
This card was illustrated by Shigenori Negishi.
Building around Dondozo?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon is a glutton, but it's bad at getting food. It teams up with a Tatsugiri to catch prey."
CCRelease Rage — 50×
This attack does 50 damage for each Tatsugiri in your discard pile.
WWCCHeavy Splash — 120
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Dondozo or Paldean Fates.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Dondozo was legal.
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Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.26 | $3.46 | $60.00 | $3.27 | $3.00 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.96 |
| 7-day average | €2.02 |
| 30-day average | €2.12 |
| Low | €1.47 |
| Trend price | €1.87 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.12 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dondozo is real?
Dondozo is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Dondozo worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dondozo is $3.27; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Dondozo from?
Dondozo is from the Pokémon set "Paldean Fates" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Dondozo?
Dondozo is a Shiny Rare card in the Paldean Fates set.
Other Dondozo printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
