Competitive Information for Bronzong [Diamond/Pearl]
Steel / Psychic
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Bronzong? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Bronzong is a remarkable Steel and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's frequent to find yourself dealing with Bronzong when battling in the 4th generation meta. Bronzong can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Bronzong's only type-related weaknesses are Fire and Ground.
Item: Macho Brace / Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Explosion
- Earthquake
- Gyro Ball
- Stealth Rock
Physical Tank Bronzong (Popular/Trending)
Bronzong is popular Physical Tank. It's primary goal is to take a considerable amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Bronzong last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Levitate, Bronzong is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Gyro Ball is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Bronzong than the target).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
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Item: Razor Fang / Life Orb
Ability: Heatproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Zen Headbutt
- Return / Strength
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Bronzong (Heatproof)
Bronzong is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Bronzong's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Heatproof, the power of fire-type attacks against Bronzong is halved; burn damage halved.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Heatproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Psychic / Extrasensory
- Flash Cannon
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
Special Sweeper Bronzong (Heatproof)
Bronzong is a sensational Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Bronzong's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Bronzong's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Heatproof, the power of fire-type attacks against Bronzong is halved; burn damage halved.
♦ Extrasensory is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Item: Macho Brace
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Trick Room
- Gyro Ball
- Hypnosis
- Earthquake
Bronzong Physical Tank (Offensive Trick Room)
Bronzong is a decent Physical Tank. It is meant to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Levitate, Bronzong is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it. This set offers a completely different take on Bronzong by abusing its unique capabilities as an offensive Pokemon. These capabilities include the bulk of Arnold Schwarzenegger, more resistances than one can count on their hands, and the blessed combination of Trick Room + Gyro Ball + garbage base Speed. With this, Bronzong becomes a great late-game sweeper and check to offensive teams, while still being able to support its teammates with Trick Room. One important fact about this Bronzong is that it's not the Trick Room Supporter Bronzong. Therefore, you don't need to only use this Bronzong on a pure Trick Room team. The main team support that this Bronzong wants is entry hazard support. Stealth Rock and Spikes can make a late-game sweep much easier, and it helps Bronzong nab some OHKOs that it wouldn't have gotten otherwise. It should also be noted that this Bronzong is possibly one of the best receivers of a CursePass in the game, because CursePassing to this Bronzong is like passing physical Quiver Dances that also strengthen his main STAB. Bronzong's Gyro Ball will hit like a train after a Curse or two, even against Pokemon which resist it.
♦ Gyro Ball is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Bronzong than the target).
♦ Hypnosis is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Bronzong? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Razor Fang / Life Orb
Ability: Heatproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head
- Zen Headbutt
Doubles Physical Sweeper Bronzong (Heatproof)
Bronzong is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Bronzong's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Heatproof, the power of fire-type attacks against Bronzong is halved; burn damage halved.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Heatproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Psychic / Extrasensory
- Flash Cannon
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Bronzong (Heatproof)
Bronzong is an interesting Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Bronzong's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Bronzong's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Heatproof, the power of fire-type attacks against Bronzong is halved; burn damage halved.
♦ Extrasensory is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Heatproof
Nature: Serious
EVs: 252 Hp / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Iron Defense
- Substitute
- Iron Head
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Bronzong (Heatproof)
Bronzong is an extraordinary Defensive Trick Room. With Heatproof, the power of fire-type attacks against Bronzong is halved; burn damage halved.
♦ Substitute is a status move (Bronzong takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Bronzong learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Bronzong can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Bronzong
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Gravity + Hypnosis
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Hypnosis
Moves that boost Bronzong's stats
- Ancient Power
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Iron Defense
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Bronzong
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Gyro Ball
- Light Screen
- Payback
- Protect
- Protect
- Rain Dance
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Trick Room
Common Effort Values for Bronzong in Diamond and Pearl
- Brave Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0/ )
- Sassy Nature ( 252/84/80/0/92/0/ )
- Optimize Bronzong's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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