Is Bronzong Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Steel/Psychic tank. AbilityLevitate drops Ground as a weakness, leaving only Fire. Or AbilityHeatproof halves Fire damage. Either way, Bronzong resists almost everything. Handles Candice, contributes against Cynthia, and never feels like a liability. Lucian uses one because the typing is that good.
Bronzor has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Bronzor has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Byron's team hits Bronzong's weaknesses hard.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Bronzong on Mt. Coronet (walking, Lv 38, common).
Catch Bronzor on Route 206 (walking, Lv 15, uncommon).
How to Get Bronzong in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
high spawn rates across 22 locations for Bronzong in late-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Bronzong in BDSP
The path to Bronzong starts with Bronzor at Lv. 14-66 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch BronzorWayward Cave - 1FLv.14-16CaveRate 40%Wayward Cave - B1FLv.15-17CaveRate 40%Route 206Lv.15GrassRate 10%Big Bluff CavernLv.25-29CaveRequires StrengthDazzling CaveLv.25-29CaveRequires StrengthGlacial CavernLv.25-29CaveRequires StrengthIcy CaveLv.25-29CaveRequires StrengthRocky CaveLv.25-29CaveRequires StrengthStargleam CavernLv.25-29CaveRequires StrengthMt. Coronet - 2FLv.36CaveRate 5%Mt. Coronet - 3FLv.36CaveRate 5%Turnback Cave - Section 1Lv.44CaveRate 5%Turnback Cave - Section 2Lv.54CaveRate 5%Turnback Cave - Section 3Lv.64CaveRate 5%
Step 2Bronzong ✓Turnback Cave - Section 1Lv.45-46CaveRate 35%Mt. Coronet - 4FLv.38-40CaveRate 25%Mt. Coronet - 5FLv.38-40CaveRate 25%Mt. Coronet - 6FLv.40-42CaveRate 25%Mt. Coronet - 7FLv.40-42CaveRate 25%Mt. Coronet - 2FLv.38CaveRate 20%Mt. Coronet - 3FLv.38CaveRate 20%Mt. Coronet - SummitLv.39-40CaveRate 5%Mt. Coronet - Top CaveLv.39-40CaveRate 5%Turnback Cave - Section 2Lv.55-56CaveRate 35%Turnback Cave - Section 3Lv.65-66CaveRate 35%or evolve from Bronzor (Step 1)
Bronzong Weakness
Fire, Ground, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Bronzong for super-effective damage. The upside? Poison-type moves can't touch it at all. It resists 9 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Bronzong's overall bulk (67/116/116) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ground, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Bronzong Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Bronzong
 Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Cubone builds →Earthquake 2x47-57% Fire Blast 2x32-38% Thief 2x21-26% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Onix builds →Earthquake 2x47-57% Payback 2x17-21% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Geodude builds →Earthquake 2x64-77% Fire Blast 2x28-34% | ||
Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Cubone builds →Earthquake 2x51-61% Fire Blast 2x35-41% Thief 2x22-29% | ||
Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Onix builds →Earthquake 2x51-61% Payback 2x20-24% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Geodude builds →Earthquake 2x71-86% Fire Blast 2x31-37% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x63-74% Thief 2x26-31% Fire Blast 2x34-40% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x69-81% Dark Pulse 2x45-54% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x89-104%KO Knock Off 2x38-45% Fire Fang 2x38-45% | ||
 Ponyta Fire | C | |
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Gabite builds →Earthquake 2x69-81% Shadow Claw 2x34-40% Bite 2x28-34% Fire Blast 2x34-40% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x65-78% Shadow Claw 2x44-52% Fire Blast 2x44-52% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x63-74% Thief 2x26-31% Fire Blast 2x34-40% | ||
Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x89-104%KO Knock Off 2x38-45% Fire Fang 2x38-45% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x69-81% Dark Pulse 2x45-54% | ||
Ponyta Fire | C | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x63-74% Shadow Claw 2x42-50% Fire Blast 2x42-50% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x80-94% Crunch 2x42-50% Fire Fang 2x35-42% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x60-71% Thief 2x26-30% Fire Blast 2x32-38% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x65-77% Dark Pulse 2x43-51% | ||
Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x82-97% Knock Off 2x37-44% Fire Fang 2x37-44% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x63-74% Shadow Claw 2x42-50% Fire Blast 2x42-50% | ||
 Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x47-56% Dig 2x35-42% Fire Blast 2x40-48% Shadow Claw 2x31-37% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x79-93% Crunch 2x42-50% Fire Fang 2x35-41% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x60-72% Thief 2x25-30% Fire Blast 2x31-37% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x63-74% Dark Pulse 2x42-50% | ||
 Rapidash Fire | B | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x60-72% Shadow Claw 2x40-48% Fire Blast 2x40-48% | ||
Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x48-57% Dig 2x36-43% Fire Blast 2x39-46% Shadow Claw 2x32-38% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Weavile builds →Assurance 2x50-60% Dig 2x43-51% Shadow Claw 2x37-45% | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Steelix builds →Earthquake 2x60-72% Crunch 2x33-40% Fire Fang 2x28-33% | ||
Rapidash Fire | B | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x60-72% Shadow Claw 2x40-48% Fire Blast 2x40-48% | ||
Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x48-57% Dig 2x36-43% Fire Blast 2x39-46% Shadow Claw 2x32-38% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Weavile builds →Assurance 2x50-60% Dig 2x43-51% Shadow Claw 2x37-45% | ||
Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Steelix builds →Earthquake 2x60-72% Crunch 2x33-40% Fire Fang 2x28-33% | ||
Rapidash Fire | B | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x109-129%KO Earthquake 2x71-83% | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x83-98% Earth Power 2x39-46% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Banette builds →Phantom Force 2x72-85% Sucker Punch 2x37-43% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Dragapult can KO Bronzong with Shadow Ball (85-100%). Blaziken's Flare Blitz hits Bronzong for 79-93%.
 Dragapult DragonGhost | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityInfiltrator ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Dragapult builds →Draco Meteor34-41% U Turn10-12% Shadow Ball 2x85-100%KO Flamethrower 2x64-75% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Blaziken builds →Close Combat39-46% Flare Blitz 2x79-93% | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Landorus builds →Rock Slide8-10% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x99-117%KO Draco Meteor40-47% Flamethrower 2x74-88% | ||
Bronzong Evolutions
Bronzong is what Bronzor becomes. Breed it for Bronzor eggs (average hatch time). No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Bronzor pushed Bronzong to 500 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +65. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Bronzong is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Bronzor eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyBDSP Bronzong Best Moveset
Dropped from S-tier as 116/116 in both defenses on Steel/Psychic typing resisting 9 types couldn't maintain dominance. AbilityLevitate removes Ground weakness or AbilityHeatproof halves Fire damage. The moveset runs defensive support with MoveStealth Rock access. B-tier because the bulk and typing are still genuinely hard to break through.
Best Build
Bronzong best EVs are HP and Defense
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Body Press
- Stealth Rock
- Gyro Ball
- Iron Defense
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Bronzong's coverage across 8 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Future Sight and Dream Eater for same-type damage. Future Sight and Dream Eater are the payoff moves.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Bronzong Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Bronzong looks average on paper at 500 BST. But Levitate is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier trick room on our tier list. Bodypress with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Swampert (Ground), and Misdreavus (Ghost) when using Bronzong. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Dark-type attackers are also a problem. At base 33 Speed, Bronzong won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Bronzong gets Levitate, Heatproof, and Heavy Metal. But Levitate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Bronzong is a physical attacker with base 89 Attack. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 33 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the trick room role.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, run Bodypress, Stealth Rock, Gyroball, and Iron Defense on Bronzong. Bodypress is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the trick room role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Bronzong appears in 13 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves