Is Bronzor Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Wayward Cave and Mt. Coronet from level 14. Steel/Psychic with AbilityLevitate adding Ground immunity. Bronzong at level 33 is the goal. Resists most types and shows up early enough to contribute through the full gym circuit.
Roark's typing presses Bronzor's defenses.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Bronzor trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Bronzor has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Bronzong resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Bronzong has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Bronzong trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Bronzor in Wayward Cave (walking, Lv 18-20, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 19PsychicExtrasensoryPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 37PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
Evolve Bronzor to Bronzong
Bronzor evolves into Bronzong at Level 33. Your Bronzor should hit Level 33 before you reach Crasher Wake, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 33)
- LV 33PsychicExtrasensoryPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Fantina
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
How to Get Bronzor in Platinum
Bronzor is common inside Mt Coronet and the surrounding caves, including the hidden depths of Wayward Cave. The floating mirror keeps to the underground, so any spelunking trip through Sinnoh stone is likely to turn one up.
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.4 locations to catch Bronzor
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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The line opens with Bronzor at Lv. 14-33 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Bronzor ✓Mt. Coronet - Route 211 EntranceLv.14CaveRate 20%Turnback Cave - Section 1Lv.15CaveRate 20%Route 211 - WestLv.14-16GrassRate 10%Wayward Cave - 1FLv.18-20CaveRate 30%Wayward Cave - B1FLv.18-20CaveRate 30%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.18CaveRate 20%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 1Lv.25CaveRate 20%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 2Lv.25CaveRate 20%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 3Lv.25CaveRate 20%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 4Lv.25CaveRate 20%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 5Lv.25CaveRate 20%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 6Lv.25CaveRate 20%Route 211 - EastLv.29GrassRate 10%Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.33CaveRate 20%Mt. Coronet - Route 216 EntranceLv.33CaveRate 20%
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into BronzongTurnback Cave - Section 3Lv.35CaveRate 20%Mt. Coronet - 2FLv.37CaveRate 20%Mt. Coronet - 3FLv.37CaveRate 20%Mt. Coronet - 4FLv.37CaveRate 20%or evolve from Bronzor (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the Platinum catch rate calculator with Bronzor preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Bronzor in Platinum
Bronzor hovers through the grass on Route 211, so chain it to 40 for a shiny rather than hunt the caves. Compare Shiny Bronzor odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Bronzor Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
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 | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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 | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x81-95% Fire Blast 2x45-55% | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x109-130%KO Fire Fang 2x50-59% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x92-109%KO Fire Fang 2x40-48% | ||
 Ponyta Fire | C | |
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Gabite builds →Earthquake 2x90-106%KO Fire Blast 2x45-55% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Graveler builds →Earthquake 2x92-109%KO Fire Blast 2x42-50% | ||
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 onlyPt Bronzor Best Moveset
Steel/Psychic with either AbilityLevitate removing Ground weakness (leaving only Fire) or AbilityHeatproof halving Fire damage (leaving only Ground). The moveset has at most one weakness either way. 86 in both defenses is impressive for an unevolved Pokemon.
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
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
37 of 40 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
There are researchers who believe this Pokémon reflected like a mirror in the distant past.
Bronzor Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Bronzor in Platinum 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.
For Platinum, 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 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
Winds & Waves
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