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bronzor
#436

Bronzor

Bronze Pokémon

SteelPsychic

Implements shaped like it were discovered in ancient tombs. It is unknown if they are related.

Base Stats

HP 57
Attack 24
Defense 86
Sp. Atk 24
Sp. Def 86
Speed 23
Total 300

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Bronze Pokémon
Height 0.5 m
Weight 60.5 kg
Base Exp 60
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

bronzor Front Front
bronzor Back Back
bronzor Front Shiny Front Shiny
bronzor Back Shiny Back Shiny
bronzor Official Art Official Art
bronzor Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 3.1%
Defensive
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 168
SpD 88

Strategy Overview

Bronzor is an incredibly passive Pokemon that must rely on the combination of Psywave and Toxic to chip down opposing Pokemon. This often leaves it as setup fodder for Pokemon like Ferroseed and RestTalk Spiritomb that don't mind Toxic; additionally, when asleep, Bronzor can be exploited by setup sweepers like Nasty Plot Alolan Raichu and Shell Smash Omastar. Bronzor is also heavily reliant on its Eviolite to serve as an effective defensive switch-in, meaning if it loses its Eviolite to Knock Off from Tangela or Trick from Rotom-F, it struggles to keep up defensively. Furthermore, because it must hold an Eviolite to actually check what it wants to, Bronzor cannot hold an item such as Leftovers or a pinch Berry to provide it with passive recovery and must depend on the unreliable Rest. Bronzor's passivity generally restricts it to slower, bulkier teams, where it can truly showcase its benefits; its Steel/Psychic typing, access to Levitate, and excellent bulk allows Bronzor to switch into a range of strong wallbreakers, including but not limited to Aurorus, Victreebel, Torterra, and Lycanroc. Bronzor also has a notable type advantage against most other Stealth Rock users in the tier, giving it the upper hand in matchups against its competition in Metang, Mudsdale and Regirock. For these reasons, Bronzor is a solid option for a Stealth Rock user, albeit a fairly niche one due to the extensive support it requires to function effectively.

Most Used Moves

Toxic
98.5%
Psywave
96.8%
Rest
88.5%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
98.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc