Strong point: Defense — higher than 92% of species. Its weakest point is Speed — lower than 88% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 4 weaknesses, 9 resistances and 1 full immunity. Poison-type moves do nothing to it at all.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Def; weak point: Speed.
Defense and Sp. Def share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (89) is 10 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
- Brave +Atk · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 7
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Sinnoh | #089 | Diamond / Pearl , Platinum , Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl |
|---|---|---|
| Unova | #251 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Galar | #119 | Sword / Shield |
| Crown Tundra | #088 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra |
| Hisui | #181 | Legends: Arceus |
| Paldea | #154 | Scarlet / Violet |
| Kitakami | #155 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask |
Abilities
- Levitate Evades ground moves.
- Heatproof Halves damage from fire moves and burns.
- Heavy Metal Doubles the Pokémon's weight.
How players use it
Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.
Rank 140 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.19% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
One caused a news sensation when it was dug up at a construction site after a 2,000-year sleep.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Bronzong takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
2006–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Bronzong appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (19)
All Bronzong cards →Bronzong has 19 cards in 17 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →This species is genderless, so its only possible partner is Ditto.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (24)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Galar
Johto
Kalos
Sinnoh
Unova
Moves (98)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (86 via TM/TR, 21 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Payback | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Weather Ball | Normal | Special | 50 | 100% | 10 |
| 12 | Imprison | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 15 | Psywave | Psychic | Special | — | 100% | 15 |
| 16 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100% | 5 |
| 18 | Hex | Ghost | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| 20 | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | — | 60% | 20 |
| 21 | Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 24 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| 28 | Extrasensory | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 32 | Heavy Slam | Steel | Physical | — | 100% | 10 |
| 33 | Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 34 | Flash Cannon | Steel | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 38 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 44 | Metal Sound | Steel | Status | — | 85% | 40 |
| 50 | Future Sight | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100% | 10 |
| 52 | Heal Block | Psychic | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 56 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |