Competitive Information for Bronzor [Sword/Shield]
Steel / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Bronzor? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Bronzor is a fabulous Steel and Psychic-typed Pokemon. Bronzor is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Bronzor is weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Heatproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Gyro Ball
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Payback / Facade
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
Physical Sweeper Bronzor (Heatproof)
Bronzor is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Bronzor is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. 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. Payback was added to provide additional threat coverage.Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Gyro Ball is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Bronzor than the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Bronzor moves after the target).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Bronzor is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Heatproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Psychic / Extrasensory
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Ancient Power
Special Sweeper Bronzor (Heatproof)
Bronzor is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Bronzor is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was equipped. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. 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.
♦ 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).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Extrasensory is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Bronzor? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Heatproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Gyro Ball
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Payback / Facade
Doubles Physical Sweeper Bronzor (Heatproof)
Bronzor is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Bronzor is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. 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. Payback was added to provide additional threat coverage.Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Gyro Ball is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Bronzor than the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Bronzor moves after the target).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Bronzor is burn/poison/paralyzed).
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Heatproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Psychic / Extrasensory
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Ancient Power
Doubles Special Sweeper Bronzor (Heatproof)
Bronzor is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Bronzor is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until equipping Eviolite became the goto option. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. 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.
♦ 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).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Extrasensory is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
Item: Eviolite
Ability: Heatproof
Nature: Quirky
EVs: 252 Hp / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Iron Defense
- Substitute
- Steel Roller / Gyro Ball
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Bronzor (Heatproof)
Bronzor is a wonderful Defensive Trick Room. Bronzor is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Heatproof, the power of fire-type attacks against Bronzor is halved; burn damage halved. Payback was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Substitute is a status move (Bronzor takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Steel Roller is a physical STAB-boosted 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. ends the effects of terrain).
♦ Gyro Ball is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Bronzor than the target).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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 Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Bronzor
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Ally Switch
Optimize Bronzor's EVs for Sword/Shield
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