Utility
Balanced
DTier
23Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Defense and Sp. Def carry most of Bronzor's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Defense EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP57
D
Attack24
F
Defense86
C
Sp. Atk24
F
Sp. Def86
C
Speed23
F
Total300
Details
Catch Rate
Guaranteed255 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.5 m
1'08"Tiny
Weight60.5 kg
133.4 lbsStandard
Base XP60
Low Yield
Abilities
Levitate
Evades ground moves.
Heatproof
Halves damage from fire moves and burns.
Heavy MetalHA
Doubles the Pokémon's weight.
Levitate grants Ground immunity · Heatproof reduces Fire to ½x
EV Yield
HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe
Defense training source
Pokedex Entries
No Sun Moon entries available

Ancient people believed that the pattern on Bronzor’s back contained a mysterious power.

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.

Bronzor Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Ground, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)Psychic
0x (Immune)Poison
Type ChartGood
4Weak
9Resist
2Immune
Score+5
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireGroundGhostDark
½xResist
NormalGrassIceFlyingRockDragonSteelFairy
¼xResist
Psychic
0xImmune
PoisonGround
STAB (5)
IceRockFairyFightingPoison
How to Beat Bronzor in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel
A
Ground is super effective against BronzorView Excadrill →

Sun & Moon Evolution

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

2 Forms
Bronzor
#436Bronzor
33
Level 33
Bronzong
#437Bronzong
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Bronzor
SteelPsychic
Bronzong
SteelPsychic
HP
57
67+10
ATK
24
89+65
DEF
86
116+30
SP.ATK
24
79+55
SP.DEF
86
116+30
SPE
23
33+10
BST
300C-Tier
500A-Tier+200
ROLE
Balanced
Trick Room
TYPE
Utility
Mixed

Breeding

Challenging

Bronzor is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.

Egg Groups
Mineral
Gender
GenderlessDittoDitto only
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Sun & Moon Bronzor Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Confusion
—5010025Psychic
Lv 1
Tackle
—4010035Normal
Lv 5
Hypnosis
C—6020Psychic
Lv 9
Imprison
D——10Psychic
Lv 11
Confuse Ray
D—10010Ghost
Lv 15
Psywave
——10015Psychic
Lv 19
Iron Defense
C——15Steel
Lv 21
Feint Attack
D60—20Dark
Lv 25
Safeguard
C——25Normal
Lv 29
Future Sight
D12010010Psychic
Lv 31
Metal Sound
——8540Steel
Lv 35
Gyro Ball
D—1005Steel
Lv 39
Extrasensory
D8010020Psychic
Lv 41
Payback
—5010010Dark
Lv 45
Heal Block
——10015Psychic
Lv 49
Heavy Slam
D—10010Steel

TM Moves

TM
TM78
Bulldoze
D6010020Ground
TM04
Calm Mind
C——20Psychic
TM57
Charge Beam
D509010Electric
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
D10010015Psychic
TM26
Earthquake
D10010010Ground
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM91
Flash Cannon
D8010010Steel
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM74
Gyro Ball
D—1005Steel
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM66
Payback
—5010010Dark
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
C——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
D9010010Psychic
TM03
Psyshock
D8010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM33
Reflect
C——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM69
Rock Polish
C——20Rock
TM80
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM20
Safeguard
C——25Normal
TM37
Sandstorm
D——10Rock
TM30
Shadow Ball
D8010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
D20010010Grass
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM92
Trick Room-7
C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Bronzor doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Bronzor can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 4
Ancient Power
D601005Rock
Gen 4
Endure+4
C——10Normal
Gen 6
Flash
D—10020Normal
Gen 4
Natural Gift
——10015Normal
Gen 4
Rollout
D309020Rock
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal

How to Get Bronzor in Sun & Moon

Bronzor can't be caught in Sun & Moon. Bring it over from Diamond, Platinum, or HeartGold instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Bronzor is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

DiamondPlatinumHeartGold

Bronzor Guide

  • Bronzor evolves into Bronzong at level 33. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 300 BST.

  • Bronzor evolves into Bronzong at level 33. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

  • For Sun & Moon, 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.

  • Bronzor is catchable in Sun & Moon. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

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

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