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Dozogiri

Dozogiri noun: the partnership or strategy in competitive Pokémon involving the Pokémon Dondozo and Tatsugiri in which Tatsugiri activates its Commander ability to enter Dondozo’s mouth, sharply boosting Dondozo’s stats while becoming untargetable.

Noun

Dozogiri (uncountable)

  1. The partnership or strategy in competitive Pokémon involving the Pokémon Dondozo and Tatsugiri in which Tatsugiri activates its Commander ability to enter Dondozo’s mouth, sharply boosting Dondozo’s stats while becoming untargetable.
    • I'm planning on using Dozogiri for the upcoming Grand Challenge. The only other locked in team member is choice scarfed Trick Gholdengo, the most common Haze pokemon I've seen have been Primarina and Loaded Dice Dragonite, and they have been giving me a ton of problems and I can't quite seem to...2025 August 24, EricUdy, “How to beat Haze with Dozogiri”, in Reddit, r/VGC, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2026
    • I can see Dozo solo being troublesome with Yawn etc, but I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around how the Dozogiri combo can function in Reg F with the huge influx of Pokemon faster than boosted Dozogiri and the abundance of Raging Bolt (plus the Fake Out bros).2025 November 25, Max_Goof, “Is Dozogiri really viable in Reg F?”, in Reddit, r/VGC, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2026

Origin of Dozogiri

Blend of Dondozo + Tatsugiri.

Questions about Dozogiri

What does Dozogiri mean?
Dozogiri means the partnership or strategy in competitive Pokémon involving the Pokémon Dondozo and Tatsugiri in which Tatsugiri activates its Commander ability to enter Dondozo’s mouth, sharply boosting Dondozo’s stats while becoming untargetable.
What part of speech is Dozogiri?
Dozogiri is a noun.

Words near Dozogiri in the dictionary

  1. dozily
  2. doziness
  3. dozing
  4. dozing off
  5. dozings
  6. Dozogiri
  7. dozy
  8. Dozy Don
  9. dozyite
  10. dozzle
  11. dozzled

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