#Dondozo Pokemon

[pokemonlolitaproject]

As requested by m100565 a cood inspired by Pokemon #977 Dondozo

[console-pokeballs-rupees]

Pokemon illustrations by psaber97 on Instagram

[dailyhatsune]

Hatsune Miku if she was a sushi 😼

hatsune maki (i know tatsugiri isn’t a maki roll but i just really wanted to draw tatsugiri)

[alleesaur]

Order up! - What sort of tatsugiri would ya like?

[ryartchus]

order up...

[sunsnak]

Taxi Dondozo

[shenanimation]

Memories of Ranked Series 1

[kcamberart]

some of my favorite water types

[pokemonshelterstories]

I'm looking to adopt a Tatsugiri! Do you think I should also get its symbiotic partner?

um...

unless you own your own private lake, are ready to provide the huge amount of food a dondozo eats, and have the same amount of time as a dedicated staff team at an aquarium to devote to training, enrichment, and care? no. dondozo aren't the kind of pokemon you can't keep without a pretty insane amount of resources for a single person to have. there's a reason why they live in exactly one location in paldea and you don't really see people training them even for battle. even aquariums have a hard time providing the amount of space they need. i can't recommend this pokemon for private ownership.

[jadeazora]

A new Pokemon animation (titled Snail) has been uploaded to the Pokemon Kids TV YouTube channel. It had some cute art I wanted to show you guys 😁

[pokeprint]

paldea marine biology

artist

[gotta-draw-em-all-daily]

Day nine hundred seventy seven 977 Dondozo

[poke-lov]

Dondozo SVI 207 Illustration Rare by AKIRA EGAWA from Scarlet & Violet

[sweetbabymantykes]

Do you know if a Tatsugiri needs to bond with a Dondozo? Or is it fine to raise one without the other?

Good question! Tatsugiri and Dondozo are a symbiotic pair, so in the wild you'll often find them cohabitating, to the point that Tatsugiri use Dondozo's mouths as a safe place to raise their young. You'll also frequently see them paired up in battle settings, for the same strategic reasons as in the wild- Tatusgiri as the commander, Dondozo as the fighter. Captive Tatsugiri do not require a Dondozo to be happy, though! As long as they feel safe and well-provided for, Tatsugiri will be perfectly happy to interact with teams without a Dondozo, or even to be a solo pokemon.

This might be a harder ask of wild-caught Tatsugiri than ones born in human care, as they will be expecting something big and strong they can rely on to protect and provide for them. What you'll need to do is prove that the big and strong thing is you! Tatsugiri are extremely smart, one of the smartest dragon-types out there- and they're incredible judges of intent. You can't just win them over with regular feeding times and enrichment, these little guys know you're smarter than their usual partners and they will test you. Don't take it personally- they want to know that you're reliable enough to protect them and smart enough to know how. They'll defy training and hide things, or hide themselves- reactions of violence and anger will naturally make them less trustworthy, but keeping calm and composed and engaging in problem-solving will help them come to respect you. A Tatsugiri that's come to view you as a friend and reliable partner will feel more like a cat pokemon than a fish- they'll feel safest near you, and while they'll still be a bit mischievous, they'll be engaging in those behaviors for fun, not malice.

As always- your mileage may vary. Pokemon are individuals, and individuals have different reactions to the same situations. Your Tatsugiri might be more fearful than the one I described- be sure to spend time in the same room, doing calm activities so it can get used to you. Your Tatsugiri might have a lot of aggression that it'll try to take out on your furniture or other pokemon- have a firm (but calm) hand and give it some battle training to prove your tactical strength. Maybe your Tatsugiri will cuddle up in your lap the second you let it out of its ball! There's no one size fits all approach, but having a good idea of species tendencies in training is never a bad thing to have.

[cosmopoliturtle]

Pokemon Redesign #977 - Dondozo

[lupanariart]

I’ll post the others soon, but it’s apparently Tatsugiri Tuesday, so I’m posting this first. This is the third collab piece I did for Deviantart’s GottaDrawEmAll Gen 9 Collab. And with a Pokemon with so many forms and colors, I absolutely had to include them all! Also including a cameo from Dondozo!