Is Bronzor Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Bronzor appears wild in Hoenn. Steel/Psychic with AbilityLevitate eliminating the Ground weakness. Evolves to Bronzong at 33 for serious defensive bulk. Three immunities (Ground, Poison, Psychic with Levitate). A niche defensive pick.
Bronzor has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Bronzor resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's typing presses Bronzor's defenses.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Sidney's team hits Bronzong's weaknesses hard.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's team hits Bronzong's weaknesses hard.
Catch Bronzor on Mt. Pyre (walking, Lv 31, common). DexNav.
Your Bronzor should hit Level 33 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Bronzor in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
A handful of locations for Bronzor with high spawn rates across late-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Where To Catch Bronzor in ORAS
To get Bronzor, start by catching Bronzor through walking encounters at Lv. 31+. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Bronzor ✓Mt. Pyre - Area 5Lv.31CaveRate 35%DexNav chainMt. Pyre - Area 6Lv.31CaveRate 35%DexNav chainMt. Pyre - Area 7Lv.31CaveRate 35%DexNav chain
Step 2Evolve into Bronzong
Bronzor Weakness
Bronzor is weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Poison-type moves entirely. With 9 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| 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 Bronzor Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Bronzor
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
 Phantump GhostGrass | D | |
 Tepig Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
 Chimchar Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Chimchar builds →Shadow Claw 2x35-41% Ember 2x31-37% | ||
 Torchic Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Torchic builds →Ember 2x35-43% Shadow Claw 2x35-41% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x56-66% Feint Attack 2x49-57% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Shedinja builds →Shadow Claw 2x63-75% Thief 2x37-44% | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Monferno builds →Flame Wheel 2x51-62% Shadow Claw 2x40-47% | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Combusken builds →Flame Charge 2x49-57% Shadow Claw 2x41-50% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x110-130%KO Bulldoze 2x35-42% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x110-130%KO Dig 2x46-54% Shadow Claw 2x42-49% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x104-122%KO Dig 2x43-52% Shadow Claw 2x40-47% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x122-144%KO Dig 2x64-77% Bite 2x49-59% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x78-93% Shadow Claw 2x46-54% Thief 2x40-47% | ||
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x99-116%KO Flamethrower 2x69-82% Dig 2x55-66% Shadow Claw 2x49-59% | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x113-134%KO Bulldoze 2x35-42% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x113-134%KO Dig 2x47-56% Shadow Claw 2x41-49% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x105-124%KO Dig 2x44-52% Shadow Claw 2x40-47% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x122-145%KO Dig 2x66-78% Bite 2x49-59% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x99-117%KO Flamethrower 2x69-82% Dig 2x57-67% Shadow Claw 2x49-58% | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x116-137%KO Bulldoze 2x38-44% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x136-160%KO Earth Power 2x93-110%KO | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x116-137%KO Dig 2x49-58% Shadow Claw 2x43-51% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x107-127%KO Dig 2x44-53% Shadow Claw 2x39-47% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x108-128%KO Dig 2x91-108%KO Shadow Claw 2x53-63% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x138-163%KO Dig 2x62-73% Shadow Claw 2x53-63% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x128-150%KO Assurance 2x48-57% Bulldoze 2x48-57% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x132-155%KO Dig 2x55-65% Shadow Claw 2x48-57% | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x117-138%KO Bulldoze 2x23-28% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x111-130%KO Foul Play 2x104-123%KO Shadow Claw 2x52-62% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x135-160%KO Earthquake 2x75-89% Shadow Claw 2x52-62% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x125-148%KO Earthquake 2x76-90% Assurance 2x47-56% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x130-152%KO Earthquake 2x66-79% Shadow Claw 2x47-56% | ||
Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x116-138%KO Earthquake 2x39-46% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x154-182%KO Earthquake 2x86-102%KO Thief 2x52-61% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x157-185%KO Earth Power 2x72-85% Dark Pulse 2x65-77% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x138-163%KO Earthquake 2x77-91% Assurance 2x47-55% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x134-159%KO Earthquake 2x75-88% Shadow Claw 2x52-62% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Excadrill's Earthquake hits Bronzor for 81-95%. Weavile's Knock Off hits Bronzor for 72-85%. Arcanine deals 84-99% with Flare Blitz.
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x81-95% Rapid Spin7-8% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x72-85% Ice Shard11-13% Pursuit 2x45-53% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed9-11% Flare Blitz 2x84-99% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x48-57% Energy Ball9-10% Fire Blast 2x66-77% Flamethrower 2x53-63% | ||
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 onlyORAS Bronzor Best Moveset
Steel/Psychic at 86/86 defenses with AbilityLevitate removing Ground weakness. AbilityHeatproof halves Fire damage as an alternative. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk. The moveset fires from 24 offenses that can't threaten anything. Bronzong one evolution away adds real bulk.
Best Build
Bronzor best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Toxic
- Psywave
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
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
Ancient people believed that the pattern on Bronzor’s back contained a mysterious power.
Implements shaped like it were discovered in ancient tombs. It is unknown if they are related.
Bronzor Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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