Competitive Information for Bronzor [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 Bronzor? 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.
Bronzor is a fabulous Steel and Psychic-typed Pokemon. Bronzor is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Bronzor can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Bronzor's only type-related weaknesses are Fire and Ground.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Heatproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Return / Secret Power
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide / Rollout
- Payback
Physical Sweeper Bronzor (Heatproof)
Bronzor is a notable Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Bronzor's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Bronzor'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 Bronzor is halved; burn damage halved.
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Bronzor moves after 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
Special Sweeper Bronzor (Heatproof)
Bronzor is a fabulous 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 Bronzor's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Bronzor'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 Bronzor 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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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Bronzor? 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: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Heatproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide / Rollout
- Return / Secret Power
- Payback
Doubles Physical Sweeper Bronzor (Heatproof)
Bronzor is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Bronzor's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Bronzor'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 Bronzor is halved; burn damage halved.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Bronzor moves after 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 Bronzor (Heatproof)
Bronzor is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Bronzor's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Bronzor'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 Bronzor 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: Bashful
EVs: 252 Hp / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Iron Defense
- Substitute
- Return / Secret Power
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Bronzor (Heatproof)
Bronzor is a wonderful Defensive Trick Room. With Heatproof, the power of fire-type attacks against Bronzor is halved; burn damage halved.
♦ Substitute is a status move (Bronzor takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Bronzor learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Bronzor 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 Bronzor
- 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 Bronzor's stats
- Ancient Power
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Iron Defense
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Bronzor
- Earthquake
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Bronzor in Diamond and Pearl
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