Is Bronzor Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Steel/Psychic with AbilityLevitate granting Ground immunity. Wild in Chargestone Cave area. Bronzong at level 33 keeps AbilityLevitate. With AbilityLevitate, the only weakness is Fire. Nine resistances plus an immunity make it one of the most defensive catches in BW2.
Bronzor has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Bronzor resists most of Roxie's coverage and hits back hard.
Bronzor has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Clay's team hits Bronzor's weaknesses hard.
Skyla's typing presses Bronzor's defenses.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's team hits Bronzong's weaknesses hard.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Bronzong resists most of Marshal's coverage and hits back hard.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Bronzor on Abundant Shrine (walking, Lv 32, uncommon).
Your Bronzor should hit Level 33 before you reach Shauntal, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Bronzor in Black 2 & White 2
decent spawn rates across 2 locations for Bronzor 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 Bronzor in B2W2
Step 1Bronzor ✓Abundant ShrineLv.32FloorRate 15%Any
Step 2Evolve into Bronzong
Bronzor Weakness
Bronzor is weak to Fire and Ground. On the flip side, it's immune to Poison-type moves entirely. With 8 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. With 57 HP and balanced defenses, Bronzor can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| 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 Bronzor Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Bronzor
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x73-87% Dig 2x59-70% | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Darumaka builds →Fire Punch 2x70-83% Dig 2x51-60% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x82-98% Dig 2x67-80% | ||
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x103-123%KO Dig 2x47-56% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x68-81% Dig 2x56-67% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x78-94% Dig 2x63-75% | ||
 Simisear Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Simisear builds →Flame Burst 2x68-81% Dig 2x51-60% | ||
Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x152-180%KO Dig 2x68-80% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x68-80% Dig 2x56-67% | ||
Simisear Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Simisear builds →Flame Burst 2x68-80% Dig 2x51-61% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x80-94% Dig 2x65-76% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x156-184%KO Dig 2x69-82% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x116-137%KO Dig 2x57-68% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Camerupt builds →Fire Blast 2x122-144%KO Earthquake 2x98-116%KO | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x154-181%KO Dig 2x69-82% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x116-137%KO Dig 2x57-67% | ||
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Camerupt builds →Fire Blast 2x122-143%KO Earthquake 2x97-114%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x155-182%KO Earthquake 2x86-101%KO | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x169-199%KO Earth Power 2x73-85% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x138-162%KO Earthquake 2x76-90% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Monferno's Flare Blitz hits Bronzor for 34-40%.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIronfist ItemEviolite NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Monferno builds →Close Combat17-20% Mach Punch6-7% Flare Blitz 2x34-40% U Turn10-12% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityEarlybird ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Dodrio builds →Pursuit11-13% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x28-33% Wood Hammer8-10% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Stunfisk builds →Discharge11-13% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySapsipper ItemLife Orb NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Zebstrika builds →Volt Switch16-19% Wild Charge15-18% Overheat 2x60-70% | ||
Bronzor Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Bronzor grows into Bronzong through a straightforward two-stage chain. No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Bronzor is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyB2W2 Bronzor Best Moveset
Steel/Psychic with AbilityLevitate removing Ground weakness, leaving only Fire as super-effective. Held ItemEviolite pushes 86/86 defenses to 129/129 effective. The moveset absorbs attacks from a nearly unbreakable typing. 24/24 offenses can't threaten anything directly. Bronzong one evolution away.
Best Build
Bronzor best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Psywave
- Rest
- Toxic
- Sleep Talk
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Bronzor learns Future Sight and Dream Eater naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Dark and beyond give it real matchup play.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
They are found in ancient tombs. The patterns on their backs are said to be imbued with mysterious power.
Bronzor Black 2 & White 2 Guide
For Black 2 & White 2, you can run Bronzor through the first few routes without issues. 300 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Bronzong as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Bronzor spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.
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