Dottler
Dottler is a Bug/Psychic-type Pokémon, the Radome Pokémon, number 825 (#0825) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 19.5 kg.
Dottler is the Radome Pokémon, a bug sealed inside a heavy geometric shell. The Sword Pokédex says its psychic powers seem to have awakened while it hid in there with no food or water.
How to pronounce Dottler
Dottler is pronounced DOT-ler. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Dottler said out loud:
In Japanese it is レドームシ (Redomushi).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Dottler has an orange, blob-like body almost entirely covered by a shell of yellow triangular panels, with blue circles at the corners that flash from top to bottom. Only its face, with cyan crystalline eyes and a V of blue feelers, and four blue feet show. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 19.5 kg. Bulbapedia says the shell is so heavy it stops Dottler getting to food and water, leaving only very small breathing holes.
Behaviour
Dottler barely moves, yet it is very much alive. The Shield Pokédex says that while it develops inside the shell, it watches the world outside with its psychic senses and prepares to evolve.
Habitat
In Sword and Shield it lives on Route 5, at Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror and Stony Wilderness, and appears in Max Raid Battles on the Isle of Armor. It is unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet and in Legends: Z-A.
Powers
It has the same Abilities as Blipbug: Swarm, Compound Eyes and the hidden Telepathy. It learns Confusion, Reflect and Light Screen when it evolves from Blipbug, and Calm Mind and Iron Defense by TM. With 80 base Defense and 90 Special Defense it is a sturdy wall.
Name origin
Dottler may combine 'dot' and 'Doppler radar'. The Japanese name is Redomushi (レドームシ), perhaps from 'radome' (the dome that shelters a radar antenna) and tentōmushi ('ladybird').
Design inspiration
Dottler may be based on a ladybird pupa and a radome, which fits its category name. The eyes look like laboratory goggles too, and its faceted shape and light-up blue dots may recall a disco ball. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Dottler evolves from Blipbug at level 10 and into Orbeetle at level 30.
In the games
Dottler can Dynamax in Sword and Shield, its first games.
In the anime
Dottler debuted in the film 'Secrets of the Jungle' and first showed up in the series in 'Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!', under a Trainer. Two Trainers' Dottler also appear in the miniseries Pokémon: Twilight Wings, in 'The Gathering of Stars'.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia says its shell closely resembles a gyroelongated pentagonal pyramid, a polyhedron.
- It is tied with two other Pokémon as the shortest Psychic type introduced in Generation VIII.
- Its French name Coléodôme mixes coléoptère ('beetle') with radôme, and its German name Keradar mixes Käfer ('beetle') with Radar.
Base stats
- HP: 50
- Attack: 35
- Defense: 80
- Sp. Atk: 50
- Sp. Def: 90
- Speed: 30
Dottler’s base stat total is 335. Its highest stat is Sp. Def.
Type matchups
What is Dottler weak to?
Dottler takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Flying (2×), Bug (2×), Rock (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.
It resists Fighting (¼×), Grass (½×), Ground (½×), Psychic (½×).
Evolution
What does Dottler evolve from?
Dottler evolves from Blipbug at level 10.
How does Dottler evolve?
Dottler evolves into Orbeetle at level 30.
The whole family: Blipbug, Dottler, Orbeetle.
Abilities
- Swarm: Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
- Compound Eyes: Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.
- Telepathy (hidden ability): Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.
Moves
Moves Dottler learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — |
| Evo | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — |
| Evo | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 |
| 1 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — |
| 1 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — |
| 1 | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 |
| 1 | Struggle Bug | Bug | Special | 50 |
“Evo” means Dottler learns the move the moment it evolves: Reflect, Light Screen and Confusion.
TM moves (37)
Dottler can learn 37 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Solar Beam, Light Screen, Reflect, Safeguard, Rest, Snore, Protect, Attract, Facade, Helping Hand, Imprison, Payback, Power Swap, Guard Swap, Trick Room, Wonder Room, Magic Room, Round, Psychic Terrain, Psychic, Leech Life, Substitute, Psyshock, Endure, Sleep Talk, Shadow Ball, Future Sight, Trick, Skill Swap, Iron Defense, Calm Mind, Bug Buzz, Energy Ball, Zen Headbutt, Stored Power, Ally Switch, Body Press.
Egg moves (4), which Blipbug can hatch knowing:Infestation, Recover, Sticky Web, Supersonic.
Move tutor moves (1): Expanding Force.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Bug.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 120 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Sp. Def effort values.
- Base experience yield: 117.
Pokédex entries
As it grows inside its shell, it uses its psychic abilities to monitor the outside world and prepare for evolution. (Shield)
It barely moves, but it's still alive. Hiding in its shell without food or water seems to have awakened its psychic powers. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | レドームシ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Redomushi |
| French | Coléodôme |
| German | Keradar |
| Spanish | Dottler |
| Italian | Dottler |
| Korean | 레돔벌레 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 天罩虫 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 天罩蟲 |
Trivia
- Shortest Psychic type in Gen 8: 0.4 m, shared with 2 others.
- Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
- Heavier than 41% of all Pokémon (19.5 kg).
- Base stat total 335, ranked #731 of 1,025.
- One of 3 Pokémon that are both Bug and Psychic.
- One of 88 yellow Pokémon.
- Number 16 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 44 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 120: about 15.7% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Dottler (Pokémon), Serebii: Dottler (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (DOT-ler): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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