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Dondozo, a Water type Pokémon, official artwork

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Dondozo: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Dondozo is a defensive wall, led by its HP (150) and Defense (115), with a base stat total of 530. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 4.8% of OU teams.

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What is Dondozo weak to?

How much damage Dondozo takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricGrass
0.5×ResistsFireIceSteelWater

Dondozo takes super-effective damage from Electric, Grass. It resists Fire, Ice, Steel, Water.

Best moveset for Dondozo

The most-used moves on Dondozo in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • RestPsychic-25.3%
  • CurseGhost-21.1%
  • Sleep TalkNormal-19.9%
  • WaterfallWater8011.8%
  • Body PressFighting8010.5%
  • AvalancheIce604.1%

Best nature for Dondozo

Impish. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Impish with 248/0/252/0/8/0 EVs (40.9% of sets).

Abilities

  • UnawareThis Pokemon ignores other Pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
  • ObliviousThis Pokemon cannot be infatuated or taunted. Immune to Intimidate.
  • Water VeilThis Pokemon cannot be burned. Gaining this Ability while burned cures it.

Best counters for Dondozo

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Dondozo:

Best teammates for Dondozo

Pokémon most often paired with Dondozo on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (46 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
ThrashNormal120100%Physical
Wave CrashWater120100%Physical
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Aqua TailWater9090%Physical
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
CrunchDark80100%Physical
DiveWater80100%Physical
Order UpDragon80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Ice FangIce6595%Physical
AvalancheIce60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Water GunWater40100%Special
FissureGround?30%Physical
FlailNormal?100%Physical
Heavy SlamSteel?100%Physical
CurseGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Noble RoarNormal-100%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SoakWater-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SupersonicNormal-55%Status
TickleNormal-100%Status
YawnNormal--Status