Is Bronzor Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Safari Zone encounter. Steel/Psychic with AbilityLevitate adding Ground immunity. Bronzong at level 33 resists most types. One of the better defensive catches.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Bronzor has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Bronzor has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Bronzor has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Jasmine's Pokemon outpace and outclass Bronzor here.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Bronzong resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Bronzong resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Will's typing presses Bronzor's defenses.
Bronzor has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Bronzor has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Bronzor in Union Cave (walking, Lv 6, uncommon). Sinnoh Sound.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 6)
- LV 6PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 19PsychicExtrasensoryPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 37PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 41DarkFeint AttackPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
Evolve Bronzor to Bronzong
Bronzor evolves into Bronzong at Level 33. Your Bronzor should hit Level 33 before you reach Brock, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 33)
- LV 33PsychicExtrasensoryPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 30
- LV 33PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 43PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
How to Get Bronzor in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Plenty of locations for Bronzor with decent spawn rates across the available areas. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Wild Bronzor 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.15 locations to catch Bronzor
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Bronzor in HGSS
Bronzor is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 2-51. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Bronzor ✓Dark Cave - WestLv.2-3CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundSlowpoke Well - B1FLv.5-6CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundUnion Cave - 1FLv.6CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Moon - 1FLv.6-8CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Moon - 2FLv.6-8CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundUnion Cave - B1FLv.8CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundRock Tunnel - 1FLv.10CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundRock Tunnel - B1FLv.12CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.13-15CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Mortar - 1F BackLv.13CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Mortar - B1FLv.15-17CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundDiglett's Cave - B1FLv.15-17CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundCliff Cave - 1FLv.20-22CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundIce Path - 1FLv.21-22CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundIce Path - B1FLv.21-22CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundSlowpoke Well - B2FLv.21-23CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundIce Path - B2FLv.22-23CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundIce Path - B3FLv.22-23CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundUnion Cave - B2FLv.22CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundWhirl Islands - 1FLv.22-23GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundWhirl Islands - B1FLv.22-23GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundWhirl Islands - B2FLv.22-23GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundTohjo FallsLv.22GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundDark Cave - EastLv.23CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundWhirl Islands - B3FLv.23-24GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundSeafoam Islands - 1FLv.28-29GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundSeafoam Islands - B1FLv.28-34GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundSeafoam Islands - B2FLv.30-35GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Mortar - 2FLv.31-32CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundSeafoam Islands - B3FLv.32-34GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundVictory Road - 1FLv.32CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundVictory Road - 2FLv.32CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundVictory Road - 3FLv.32CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundSeafoam Islands - B4FLv.34GrassRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundCerulean Cave - 1FLv.38CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundCerulean Cave - 2FLv.39-41CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Silver - 1FLv.42-44CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Silver - 1F Central ChamberLv.45-46CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Silver - 1F Upper ChamberLv.45-48CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Silver - 3FLv.45-48CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Silver - Upper mountainsideLv.45-48CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundCerulean Cave - B1FLv.45-47CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Silver - 2FLv.46-48CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh SoundMt. Silver - Lower mountainsideLv.48-51CaveRate 20%Radio: Sinnoh Sound
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Bronzongor evolve from Bronzor (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver catch rate calculator with Bronzor preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Bronzor in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Bronzor drifts through Mt. Moon and Cerulean Cave, though a shiny hatches faster from Masuda breeding. Compare Shiny Bronzor odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Bronzor Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Bronzor already selected.
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
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Ninetales builds →Fire Blast 2x99-117%KO Dig 2x43-51% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Typhlosion builds →Fire Blast 2x125-147%KO Dig 2x46-55% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x115-136%KO Dig 2x56-67% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Camerupt builds →Fire Blast 2x120-142%KO Earth Power 2x90-106%KO | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Entei builds →Fire Blast 2x106-125%KO Dig 2x58-69% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Marowak builds →Dig 2x66-79% Fire Blast 2x46-55% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Flareon builds →Fire Blast 2x111-131%KO Dig 2x65-76% | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Slugma (Violet City Gift) | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Steelix builds →Dig 2x69-82% Fire Fang 2x38-45% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Gliscor builds →Dig 2x76-90% Fire Fang 2x41-49% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Nidoking builds →Dig 2x81-95% Fire Blast 2x67-80% | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Nidoqueen builds →Dig 2x74-87% Fire Blast 2x62-73% | ||
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 take an average time to hatch. 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 onlyHGSS Bronzor Best Moveset
Steel/Psychic with at most one weakness regardless of ability: AbilityLevitate leaves Fire, AbilityHeatproof leaves Ground. 86 in both defenses is impressive for an unevolved Pokemon. The moveset blocks attacks from a single weakness. Evolve to Bronzong.
Best Build
Bronzor best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Gyro Ball
- Trick Room
- Future Sight
- Stealth Rock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Leveling does the heavy lifting. Bronzor picks up Future Sight and Earthquake along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add coverage across 8 types, but the foundation's already strong by then.
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
All 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Ancient people believed that the pattern on BRONZOR’s back contained a mysterious power.
Bronzor HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Wild Bronzor in HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, Bronzor has 300 BST and evolves into Bronzong. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Bronzor is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Bronzor becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Game Availability
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Bronzor spans 6 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 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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