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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

Weak to

ground 2x fire 2x

Resistant to

psychic ¼x normal ½x flying ½x rock ½x steel ½x grass ½x ice ½x dragon ½x

Immune to

poison 0x

Abilities

Levitate Heatproof Heavy Metal (Hidden)

Held Items

Metal Coat 5%

Evolution Chain

Bronzor

→

Bronzong Lv. 33

Moves

Locations

Abundant Shrine

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

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ou Usage: 2.4%

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Tank

Moves

Stealth Rock

Gyro Ball

Hidden Power Ice

Earthquake / Toxic

Item

Leftovers

Nature

Sassy

EVs

HP 252

Def 168

SpD 88

Strategy Overview

Bronzong stands out from other Steel-types thanks to its immunity to Ground-type attacks, high bulk, nice defensive typing, and resistance to Ice-type moves. These valuable traits let it check Mamoswine, Landorus-T, Latios, Alakazam, and Earthquake Dragonite. Bronzong's defensive utility is further enhanced by its immunity to Spikes, Toxic, and sand, as well as its resistance to Stealth Rock, making it hard to wear Bronzong down through residual damage.

Unfortunately, Bronzong lacks reliable recovery, making it vulnerable to repeated attacks. Bronzong also competes fiercely with Ferrothorn and Skarmory. Ferrothorn is able to set up both Stealth Rock and Spikes. In addition, it also checks Water-types and Latios. Skarmory also checks Ground-types and can set Spikes, and it importantly has reliable recovery in the form of Roost, giving it better longevity than Bronzong.