What does Bronzor evolve into?

Bronzor evolves into Bronzong at level 33. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 300 BST.

At what level does Bronzor evolve?

Bronzor evolves into Bronzong at level 33. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Bronzor?

For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.

Where can you catch Bronzor?

Bronzor is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

Bronzor - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

23Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Defense and Sp. Def carry most of Bronzor's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Defense EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP57

Attack24

Defense86

Sp. Atk24

Sp. Def86

Speed23

Total300

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight60.5 kg

Base XP60

Abilities

Levitate

Evades ground moves.

Heatproof

Halves damage from fire moves and burns.

Heavy MetalHA

Doubles the Pokémon's weight.

Levitate grants Ground immunity · Heatproof reduces Fire to ½x

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Implements shaped like Bronzor were discovered in ancient tombs. It is unknown whether they are related.

Bronzor Weakness

Bronzor is weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Poison-type moves entirely. With 9 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Bronzor Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ground, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Psychic
0x (Immune)	Poison

Type ChartGood

4Weak

9Resist

2Immune

Score+5

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ground Ghost Dark

½xResist

Normal Grass Ice Flying Rock Dragon Steel Fairy

¼xResist

Psychic

0xImmune

Poison Ground

STAB (5)

Ice Rock Fairy Fighting Poison

How to Beat Bronzor in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Skuntank PoisonDark	A
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Dark PulseTM79 Shadow BallTM30 Damage vs Bronzor Fire Blast 2x 53-63% Flamethrower 2x 44-52% Dark Pulse 2x 59-70% Shadow Ball 2x 39-46% View Skuntank builds →
Gastrodon WaterGround	B
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Earth PowerLv. 39 DigTM28 BulldozeTM83 Damage vs Bronzor Earthquake 2x 81-96% Earth Power 2x 81-96% Dig 2x 65-78% Bulldoze 2x 50-59% View Gastrodon builds →
Steelix SteelGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 CrunchLv. 1 DigTM28 Dark PulseTM79 Damage vs Bronzor Earthquake 2x 84-99% Crunch 2x 46-54% Dig 2x 68-80% Dark Pulse 2x 33-39% View Steelix builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Dark PulseTM79 Shadow BallTM30 Damage vs Bronzor Fire Blast 2x 55-66% Flamethrower 2x 46-55% Dark Pulse 2x 61-72% Shadow Ball 2x 40-48% View Absol builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 BulldozeTM83 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Bronzor Earthquake 2x 84-99% Dig 2x 68-80% Bulldoze 2x 52-62% Thief 2x 35-41% View Quagsire builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

One evolution ahead. Bronzor grows into Bronzong through a straightforward two-stage chain. No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#436Bronzor

Level 33

#437Bronzong

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Bronzor

SteelPsychic

Bronzong

SteelPsychic

67+10

ATK

89+65

DEF

116+30

SP.ATK

79+55

SP.DEF

116+30

SPE

33+10

BST

300C-Tier

500A-Tier+200

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Challenging

Bronzor is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.

Egg Groups

Mineral

Gender

Genderless

Ditto only

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Bronzor Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 4

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 8

Payback

D5010010Dark

Lv 12

Imprison

D——10Psychic

Lv 16

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

Lv 20

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Lv 24

Safeguard

C——25Normal

Lv 28

Extrasensory

D8010020Psychic

Lv 32

Heavy Slam

D—10010Steel

Lv 36

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

Lv 40

Metal Sound

D—8540Steel

Lv 44

Future Sight

D12010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM83

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

D10010015Psychic

TM26

Earthquake

D10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM91

Flash Cannon

D8010010Steel

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

D——10Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM69

Rock Polish

C——20Rock

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM48

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Bronzor doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Bronzor can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Bronzor Locations

Bronzor is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 28 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Bronzor in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Bronzor's encounter pool splits between Shining Pearl and Brilliant Diamond. You've got 28 walking spots at Lv. 14-64 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.

Wayward Cave - 1F

Shining PearlGrass Lv.14-16 Cave

40%Early

Wayward Cave - 1F

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.14-16 Cave

40%Early

Wayward Cave - B1F

Shining PearlGrass Lv.15-17 Cave

40%Early

Wayward Cave - B1F

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.15-17 Cave

40%Early

Route 206

Shining PearlGrass Lv.15 Route

10%Early

Route 206

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.15 Route

10%Early

Big Bluff Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Big Bluff Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Dazzling Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Dazzling Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Glacial Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Glacial Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Icy Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Ice

Mid

Requires Strength

Icy Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Ice

Mid

Requires Strength

Rocky Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Rocky Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Stargleam Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Stargleam Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Mt. Coronet - 2F

Shining PearlGrass Lv.36 Cave

5%Late

Mt. Coronet - 2F

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.36 Cave

5%Late

Mt. Coronet - 3F

Shining PearlGrass Lv.36 Cave

5%Late

Mt. Coronet - 3F

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.36 Cave

5%Late

Turnback Cave - Section 1

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.44 Cave

5%Late

Turnback Cave - Section 1

Shining PearlGrass Lv.44 Cave

5%Late

Turnback Cave - Section 2

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.54 Cave

5%Post

Turnback Cave - Section 2

Shining PearlGrass Lv.54 Cave

5%Post

Turnback Cave - Section 3

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.64 Cave

5%Post

Turnback Cave - Section 3

Shining PearlGrass Lv.64 Cave

5%Post

Bronzor Guide

Bronzor evolves into Bronzong at level 33. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 300 BST.
Bronzor evolves into Bronzong at level 33. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.
Bronzor is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Bronzor spans 7 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

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Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Bronzor Earthquake 2x 74-88% Payback 2x 29-35% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Bronzor Fire Blast 2x 44-53% Earthquake 2x 97-115%KO View Geodude builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
TM Move Moves EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Bronzor Earthquake 2x 82-97% View Phanpy builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EarthquakeTM26 ThiefTM46 Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Bronzor Fire Blast 2x 50-59% Earthquake 2x 74-88% Thief 2x 32-41% Mud-Slap 2x 21-26% View Cubone builds →

Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 ThiefTM46 SnarlTM78 Damage vs Bronzor Shadow Ball 2x 46-56% Dark Pulse 2x 72-85% Thief 2x 56-69% Snarl 2x 51-62% View Murkrow builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Bronzor Earthquake 2x 56-69% Payback 2x 21-26% View Onix builds →
Misdreavus Ghost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Bronzor Shadow Ball 2x 72-85% Dark Pulse 2x 46-56% Thief 2x 28-36% Payback 2x 26-31% View Misdreavus builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
TM Move Moves EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Bronzor Earthquake 2x 72-85% View Phanpy builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EarthquakeTM26 ThiefTM46 Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Bronzor Fire Blast 2x 44-51% Earthquake 2x 64-77% Thief 2x 26-31% Mud-Slap 2x 18-23% View Cubone builds →

Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Bronzor Overheat 2x 95-112%KO Fire Blast 2x 82-98% Flamethrower 2x 67-80% Flame Wheel 2x 54-65% View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 AssuranceLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Bronzor Shadow Ball 2x 48-58% Dark Pulse 2x 73-87% Assurance 2x 54-65% Thief 2x 54-65% View Murkrow builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Dark PulseTM79 Shadow BallTM30 Damage vs Bronzor Fire Blast 2x 41-48% Flamethrower 2x 33-39% Dark Pulse 2x 46-54% Shadow Ball 2x 30-36% View Stunky builds →
Misdreavus Ghost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 HexLv. 23 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Bronzor Shadow Ball 2x 73-87% Dark Pulse 2x 48-58% Hex 2x 61-72% Thief 2x 28-34% View Misdreavus builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 BulldozeTM83 Damage vs Bronzor Earthquake 2x 70-83% Bulldoze 2x 42-51% View Phanpy builds →

Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Dark PulseTM79 Shadow BallTM30 Damage vs Bronzor Fire Blast 2x 59-70% Flamethrower 2x 48-58% Dark Pulse 2x 67-80% Shadow Ball 2x 45-53% View Absol builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 BulldozeTM83 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Bronzor Earthquake 2x 92-108%KO Dig 2x 73-87% Bulldoze 2x 54-65% Thief 2x 36-43% View Quagsire builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Bronzor Overheat 2x 95-112%KO Fire Blast 2x 82-98% Flamethrower 2x 67-80% Flame Wheel 2x 54-65% View Ponyta builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 DigTM28 Dark PulseTM79 Damage vs Bronzor Fire Blast 2x 41-48% Flamethrower 2x 33-39% Dig 2x 39-46% Dark Pulse 2x 46-54% View Stunky builds →
Misdreavus Ghost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 HexLv. 23 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Bronzor Shadow Ball 2x 73-87% Dark Pulse 2x 48-58% Hex 2x 61-72% Thief 2x 28-34% View Misdreavus builds →

Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Dark PulseTM79 Shadow BallTM30 Damage vs Bronzor Fire Blast 2x 57-67% Flamethrower 2x 46-55% Dark Pulse 2x 62-73% Shadow Ball 2x 41-49% View Absol builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 BulldozeTM83 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Bronzor Earthquake 2x 86-101%KO Dig 2x 69-83% Bulldoze 2x 52-61% Thief 2x 35-41% View Quagsire builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Bronzor Overheat 2x 91-107%KO Fire Blast 2x 74-89% Flamethrower 2x 62-73% Flame Wheel 2x 52-61% View Ponyta builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 DigTM28 Dark PulseTM79 Damage vs Bronzor Fire Blast 2x 38-45% Flamethrower 2x 31-37% Dig 2x 38-45% Dark Pulse 2x 41-49% View Stunky builds →
Misdreavus Ghost	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 HexLv. 23 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Bronzor Shadow Ball 2x 69-83% Dark Pulse 2x 46-55% Hex 2x 57-67% Thief 2x 28-33% View Misdreavus builds →

Arcanine Fire	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Extreme Speed Burn Up Flare Blitz Will O Wisp Damage vs Bronzor Extreme Speed 17-20% Flare Blitz 2x 156-184%KO View Arcanine builds →
Shedinja BugGhost	C
Recommended Build AbilityWonderguard ItemFocus Sash NatureNaive Moves ProtectPriority MimicUtility Ally Switch Swords Dance View Shedinja builds →