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bronzong
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Bronzong

Bronze Bell Pokémon

SteelPsychic

It brought rains by opening portals to another world. It was revered as a bringer of plentiful harvests.

Base Stats

HP 67
Attack 89
Defense 116
Sp. Atk 79
Sp. Def 116
Speed 33
Total 500

Type Effectiveness

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Evolution Chain

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Details

Category Bronze Bell Pokémon
Height 1.3 m
Weight 187.0 kg
Base Exp 175
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

bronzong Front Front
bronzong Back Back
bronzong Front Shiny Front Shiny
bronzong Back Shiny Back Shiny
bronzong Official Art Official Art
bronzong Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Tank
Moves
Hidden Power Ice / Toxic / Light Screen
Item
Leftovers / Shed Shell
Nature
Relaxed
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

With the popularity of threats such as Excadrill, Mamoswine, and Dragonite, Bronzong is able to fill a unique niche as a go-to defensive Pokemon for offensive teams that cannot afford a dedicated defensive core. To make matters better, Bronzong has access to the Levitate ability, which makes it weak only to Fire-type attacks. With an excellent defensive typing and good bulk, Bronzong can also easily set up Stealth Rock against many of the common threats in the DW OU metagame.

Unfortunately, it is not all good news for this bell. Heatran, a common Pokemon in DW OU, can take down Bronzong with little effort by always cleanly OHKOing it with Fire Blast. To make things worse, Bronzong does not have access to a reliable recovery move outside of Rest. Do not let these faults deter you from using Bronzong, though; if this bell is played to its strengths, it will prove to be an excellent member of your team.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc