What does Bronzor evolve into?

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

At what level does Bronzor evolve?

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

Should I use Bronzor?

For X & Y, 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.

Where can you catch Bronzor?

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

Bronzor - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

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

Attack24

Defense86

Sp. Atk24

Sp. Def86

Speed23

Total300

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight60.5 kg

Base XP60

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

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
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

Type ChartGood

4Weak

9Resist

2Immune

Score+5

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ground Ghost Dark

½xResist

Normal Grass Ice Flying Rock Dragon Steel Fairy

¼xResist

Psychic

0xImmune

Poison Ground

STAB (5)

Ice Rock Fairy Fighting Poison

How to Beat Bronzor in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Tyranitar can KO Bronzor with Crunch (149-175%). Volcanion threatens a KO with Flamethrower (132-155%). Gastrodon deals 43-51% with Scald.

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Bronzor Stone Edge 46-55% Pursuit 2x 75-88% Crunch 2x 149-175%KO Superpower 74-87% View Tyranitar builds →
Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Sludge Bomb Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Bronzor Flamethrower 2x 132-155%KO View Volcanion builds →
Gastrodon WaterGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Earth Power ScaldSTAB RecoverRecovery ProtectPriority Damage vs Bronzor Scald 43-51% View Gastrodon builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Bronzor Shadow Ball 2x 175-206%KO Focus Blast 87-103%KO View Gengar builds →
Arcanine Fire	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemSafetygoggles NatureAdamant Moves Extreme Speed Flare Blitz ProtectPriority Snarl Damage vs Bronzor Extreme Speed 19-22% Flare Blitz 2x 171-201%KO Snarl 2x 33-38% View Arcanine builds →

X & Y 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

#436Bronzor

Level 33

#437Bronzong

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Bronzor

SteelPsychic

Bronzong

SteelPsychic

67+10

ATK

89+65

DEF

116+30

SP.ATK

79+55

SP.DEF

116+30

SPE

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

Genderless

Ditto only

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

X & Y Bronzor Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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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

D5010035Normal

Lv 5

Hypnosis

D—6020Psychic

Lv 9

Imprison

———10Psychic

Lv 11

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 15

Psywave

D—10015Psychic

Lv 19

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Lv 21

Feint Attack

—60—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

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

D10010015Psychic

TM26

Earthquake

D10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

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

D——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

D——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

D12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

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

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Rollout

D309020Rock

Gen 5

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

How to Get Bronzor in X & Y

Bronzor can't be caught in X & Y. 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:

Diamond Platinum HeartGold

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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