Is Bronzong Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Bronzor evolves at level 33. Steel/Psychic with AbilityLevitate negating the Ground weakness. Resists a massive list of types. Handles Candice and contributes defensively against the E4. Flint's Fire team is the one thing it can't wall.
Roark's typing presses Bronzor's defenses.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Bronzor 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 trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Bronzong resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Bronzor
Catch Bronzor in Wayward Cave (walking, Lv 18-20, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 19PsychicExtrasensoryPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 37PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
Evolve Bronzor to Bronzong
Bronzor evolves into Bronzong at Level 33. Your Bronzor should hit Level 33 before you reach Crasher Wake, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 33)
- LV 33PsychicExtrasensoryPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Fantina
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
How to Get Bronzong in Platinum
Bronzong walks the deeper levels of Mt Coronet and Turnback Cave, common in the high thirties. It only lives in the late cave interiors, so the bell is an endgame catch unless you evolve a Bronzor at level 33.
Wild Bronzong may be holding when caught:
Metal Coat (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a special metallic film that ups the power of Steel-type moves.2 locations to catch Bronzong4 locations to catch Bronzor
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Bronzor at any of the 4 locations below, then level it up to 33 — it evolves into Bronzong.
Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Bronzong in Pt
To get Bronzong, start by catching Bronzor through walking encounters at Lv. 14-33. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Catch BronzorMt. Coronet - Route 211 EntranceLv.14CaveRate 20%Turnback Cave - Section 1Lv.15CaveRate 20%Route 211 - WestLv.14-16GrassRate 10%Wayward Cave - 1FLv.18-20CaveRate 30%Wayward Cave - B1FLv.18-20CaveRate 30%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.18CaveRate 20%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 1Lv.25CaveRate 20%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 2Lv.25CaveRate 20%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 3Lv.25CaveRate 20%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 4Lv.25CaveRate 20%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 5Lv.25CaveRate 20%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 6Lv.25CaveRate 20%Route 211 - EastLv.29GrassRate 10%Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.33CaveRate 20%Mt. Coronet - Route 216 EntranceLv.33CaveRate 20%
Not landing the catch? Calculate Bronzong catch rates for Platinum by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Bronzong in Platinum
Bronzong tolls up from Bronzor, so chain a Bronzor on Route 211 to 40 for a shiny and level it up. Compare Shiny Bronzong odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Bronzong Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Platinum with Bronzong preloaded.
Bronzong Weakness
Fire and Ground moves hit Bronzong for super-effective damage. The upside? Poison-type moves can't touch it at all. It resists 8 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 |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Bronzong Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Bronzong
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Infernape builds →Fire Blast 2x87-103%KO Earthquake 2x48-57% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Ninetales builds →Fire Blast 2x70-83% Dig 2x31-37% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x82-97% Dig 2x41-48% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x58-69% Fire Blast 2x32-39% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x78-92% Fire Fang 2x34-41% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Flareon builds →Fire Blast 2x80-94% Dig 2x47-56% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x66-78% Fire Fang 2x30-35% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x80-94% Fire Fang 2x36-43% | ||
 Ponyta Fire | C | |
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Gabite builds →Earthquake 2x66-78% Fire Blast 2x32-39% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Graveler builds →Earthquake 2x66-78% Fire Blast 2x31-37% | ||
 Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzong View Rhyhorn builds →Earthquake 2x61-72% Fire Blast 2x25-30% | ||
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 take an average time to hatch. 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 onlyPt Bronzong Best Moveset
At most one weakness regardless of ability choice: AbilityLevitate leaves Fire, AbilityHeatproof leaves Ground. The moveset uses 116 in both defenses and MoveStealth Rock to control the field. 33 Speed works under MoveTrick Room. One of the best defensive switch-ins.
Best Build
Bronzong best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Gyro Ball
- Explosion
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Bronzong's coverage across 9 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
42 of 45 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It brought rains by opening portals to another world. It was revered as a bringer of plentiful harvests.
Bronzong Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Bronzong in Platinum can hold Metal Coat (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Metal Coat.
In Platinum, use Bronzong as a trick room. Physical side carries the damage. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key.
For Platinum, run Brave on Bronzong. +Attack is what matters, and the -Speed cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the trick room role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Bronzong appears in 13 games across 6 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 7Let's Go
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
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