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How to beat Dondozo & Tatsugiri in Scarlet & Violet

Dondozo & Tatsugiri’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

Their team

Other bosses
  • DondozoLv 56Water typeMoves: Water, Normal and Dark
  • TatsugiriLv 57Dragon and Water typeMoves: Water and Ice

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 2 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Electric2× · 1/2Grass2× · 1/2Dragon2× · 1/2Fairy2× · 1/2

Good to catch

Found up to Lv. 57 before Dondozo & Tatsugiri in Scarlet & Violet.

Six take normal hits from their moves.

  • AmpharosElectrichits 2× with Electric or Dragon · 2/2Zap Cannon · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Mareep · South Province (Area Two) · evolves at 30 Add
  • FlorgesFairyhits 2× with Grass or Fairy · 2/2Moonblast · Lv 5takes 1×Catch Florges · North Province (Area Three) · rare Add
  • MimikyuGhostFairyhits 2× with Grass or Fairy · 2/2Play Rough · Lv 54takes 1×Catch Mimikyu · Tagtree Thicket Add
  • DedenneElectricFairyhits 2× with Electric or Fairy · 2/2Discharge · Lv 40takes 1×Catch Dedenne · Dalizapa Passage Add
  • BaxcaliburDragonIcehits 2× with Dragon · 1/2Glaive Rush · on evolvingtakes 1×Catch Arctibax · Glaseado Mountain · evolves at 54 Add
  • ClawitzerWaterhits 2× with Dragon · 1/2Dragon Pulse · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Clauncher · South Paldean Sea · evolves at 37Violet only Add

Slot by slot

What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.

  • DondozoLv 56Beat it withFlorgeshits 2×Petal Dance · Lv 1WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • TatsugiriLv 57Beat it withBaxcaliburhits 2×Glaive Rush · on evolvingWallClawitzer takes ½×

Other bosses in Scarlet & Violet

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Scarlet & Violet bosses

Quick picks for Scarlet & Violet

Up nextArvenPoco Path lighthouse, Poco Path lighthouseLv 63. Team types: Normal, Water, Ice, Grass, Fire, Ground, Rock and Dark. Greedent, Cloyster, Scovillain, Toedscruel, Garganacl and Mabosstiff.

Victory Road

  1. 01KatyCortondoLv 15. Team types: Bug and Normal. Nymble, Tarountula and Teddiursa.
  2. 02BrassiusArtazonLv 17. Team types: Grass, Normal and Rock. Petilil, Smoliv and Sudowoodo.
  3. 03IonoLevinciaLv 24. Team types: Electric, Flying and Ghost. Wattrel, Bellibolt, Luxio and Mismagius.
  4. 04KofuCascarrafaLv 30. Team types: Water, Psychic, Fighting and Ice. Veluza, Wugtrio and Crabominable.
  5. 05LarryMedaliLv 36. Team types: Normal and Flying. Komala, Dudunsparce and Staraptor.
  6. 06RymeMonteneveraLv 42. Team types: Ghost, Fairy, Electric and Poison. Banette, Mimikyu, Houndstone and Toxtricity.
  7. 07TulipAlfornadaLv 45. Team types: Normal, Psychic and Fairy. Farigiraf, Gardevoir, Espathra and Florges.
  8. 08GrushaGlaseadoLv 48. Team types: Ice, Bug, Dragon and Flying. Frosmoth, Beartic, Cetitan and Altaria.
  9. 09RikaElite FourLv 58. Team types: Water, Ground, Fire and Poison. Whiscash, Camerupt, Donphan, Dugtrio and Clodsire.
  10. 10PoppyElite FourLv 59. Team types: Steel, Electric, Psychic, Flying and Fairy. Copperajah, Magnezone, Bronzong, Corviknight and Tinkaton.
  11. 11LarryElite FourLv 60. Team types: Grass, Flying, Electric, Dragon, Normal and Fighting. Tropius, Pom-pom Oricorio, Altaria, Staraptor and Flamigo.
  12. 12HasselElite FourLv 61. Team types: Flying, Dragon, Poison, Grass and Ice. Noivern, Haxorus, Dragalge, Flapple and Baxcalibur.
  13. 13GeetaChampionLv 62. Team types: Psychic, Grass, Water, Ice, Dark, Steel, Rock and Poison. Espathra, Gogoat, Veluza, Avalugg, Kingambit and Glimmora.
  14. 14NemonaSprigatito startLv 66. Team types: Rock, Dragon, Normal, Steel, Electric, Fighting, Fire and Ghost. Lycanroc, Goodra, Dudunsparce, Orthworm, Pawmot and Skeledirge.
  15. 14NemonaFuecoco startLv 66. Team types: Rock, Dragon, Normal, Steel, Electric, Fighting and Water. Lycanroc, Goodra, Dudunsparce, Orthworm, Pawmot and Quaquaval.
  16. 14NemonaQuaxly startLv 66. Team types: Rock, Dragon, Normal, Steel, Electric, Fighting, Grass and Dark. Lycanroc, Goodra, Dudunsparce, Orthworm, Pawmot and Meowscarada.

Path of Legends

  1. 01KlawfTitanLv 16. Team types: Rock. Klawf.
  2. 02BombirdierTitanLv 20. Team types: Flying and Dark. Bombirdier.
  3. 03OrthwormTitanLv 29. Team types: Steel. Orthworm.
  4. 04Great Tuskin ScarletLv 45. Team types: Ground and Fighting. Great Tusk.
  5. 04Iron Treadsin VioletLv 45. Team types: Ground and Steel. Iron Treads.
  6. 05Dondozo & TatsugiriTitanLv 57. Team types: Water and Dragon. Dondozo and Tatsugiri.
  7. 06ArvenPoco Path lighthouseLv 63, up next. Team types: Normal, Water, Ice, Grass, Fire, Ground, Rock and Dark. Greedent, Cloyster, Scovillain, Toedscruel, Garganacl and Mabosstiff.

Starfall Street

  1. 01GiacomoTeam StarLv 21. Team types: Dark and Steel. Pawniard and Starmobile (Dark).
  2. 02MelaTeam StarLv 27. Team types: Fire. Torkoal and Starmobile (Fire).
  3. 03AtticusTeam StarLv 33. Team types: Poison, Dark and Steel. Skuntank, Muk, Revavroom and Starmobile (Poison).
  4. 04OrtegaTeam StarLv 51. Team types: Water, Fairy and Normal. Azumarill, Wigglytuff, Dachsbun and Starmobile (Fairy).
  5. 05EriTeam StarLv 56. Team types: Poison, Fighting, Steel and Ghost. Toxicroak, Passimian, Lucario, Annihilape and Starmobile (Fighting).
  6. 06PennyNaranja/Uva AcademyLv 63. Team types: Dark, Water, Electric, Fire, Grass and Fairy. Umbreon, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Leafeon and Sylveon.

Area Zero

  1. 01Professor Sadain ScarletLv 67. Team types: Bug, Fighting, Fairy, Psychic, Grass, Dark, Ghost, Electric, Ground and Dragon. Slither Wing, Scream Tail, Brute Bonnet, Flutter Mane, Sandy Shocks and Roaring Moon.
  2. 01Professor Turoin VioletLv 67. Team types: Fire, Poison, Ice, Water, Fighting, Electric, Dark, Flying, Rock and Fairy. Iron Moth, Iron Bundle, Iron Hands, Iron Jugulis, Iron Thorns and Iron Valiant.