Dondozo #126 value & price
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Dondozo is one of those shiny rares from Paldean Fates that quietly turns heads, a big, sleepy-looking fish Pokemon rendered in that soft shiny finish illustrator Shigenori Negishi does so well. Since the set released in 2024 it has settled in as a fun, affordable pull rather than a chase card, and if you are trying to work out Dondozo value, the short answer is that it sits comfortably in budget territory unless you land a真 gem mint copy. This page walks through the real numbers so you know exactly what you are looking at.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.21, up 24% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.45 in April 2024.
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Dondozo price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 61 graded, only 34 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $150 | 34 | - / 34 |
| PSA 9 | $12 | 22 | - / 22 |
| PSA 8 | $11 | 3 | - / 3 |
| PSA 7 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 6 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.21 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 126 of 245
- Rarity
- Shiny rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 160
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 4
- Illustrator
- Shigenori Negishi
- Released
- 2024
Attacks
- Release Rage50×Colorless · Colorless
This attack does 50 damage for each Tatsugiri in your discard pile.
- Heavy Splash120Water · Water · Colorless · Colorless
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The collector's take on Dondozo
Is Dondozo worth grading?
Here is the honest math on Dondozo price if you are thinking about grading: a raw copy sits at $4, a Grade 9 comes in around $12, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $100, which works out to 28.4 times what the raw card is worth. That is a real spread, and it is tempting. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on shiny rares like this one, the finish shows every little scuff and print line under a grader's light, and once you factor in grading fees and the wait time, a Grade 9 result can leave you barely breaking even or even underwater. If you already own a copy that looks flawless in hand, corners sharp and surface clean, it can be worth sending in. If you are buying raw copies specifically to grade and flip, go in knowing the odds are not guaranteed and treat it as a bit of a gamble.
How rare is Dondozo?
Only 58 copies of Dondozo have been graded so far, and of those, 34 came back as PSA 10. That is a notably high hit rate for gem mint, which tells you this card is not one of the tougher shiny rares to grade well, but the overall population staying this small still keeps things tight. With so few graded copies in circulation total, the PSA 10 price holding at $100 makes sense, it is not about extreme rarity so much as there simply not being many submitted yet. As more collectors send copies in over time, that population number will grow, and it is worth keeping an eye on if you are holding graded copies as part of a collection.
Where can you pull Dondozo?
We track real pack openings across sites, not just price guides, and Dondozo has shown up 71 times in our records so far, pulled across tilt-rips and courtyard. The biggest single pull we have logged came in at $176, which is a nice reminder that even a modestly priced card like this can occasionally hit big depending on the copy and grade someone lands. If you are hunting for it yourself, it has turned up in Pokemon Dime Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, The Amazing Chase Encore, Pokémon Ultra Pack, and Dime Pack openings. Worth remembering though, opening packs for value is a gamble more than a strategy, most rips do not pay for themselves, so treat any pull of Dondozo as a nice bonus rather than the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Dondozo worth?+
A raw, ungraded Dondozo from Paldean Fates is worth $4 right now. Once graded, the value climbs with condition, a Grade 9 sits around $12, and a PSA 10 reaches $100. So the honest answer depends entirely on what condition your copy is in.
Is Dondozo worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 28.4 times the raw price, jumping from $4 to $100. That said, gem mint is not guaranteed, grading has real costs and wait times, and a Grade 9 result only brings $12, so weigh the risk before sending a copy in.
How much is a PSA 10 Dondozo worth?+
A PSA 10 Dondozo is worth $100. There are 34 PSA 10 copies recorded out of 58 total graded, so it is a reachable grade but still a meaningful jump above the raw card and the Grade 9 tier.
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