Bronzor (Pokémon)

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Bronzor Bronze Pokémon ドーミラー Dohmirror #0436 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Steel Psychic Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Levitate or Heatproof Cacophony Cacophony Heavy Metal Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Mineral Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 1'08" 0.5 m Bronzor 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 133.4 lbs. 60.5 kg Bronzor 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 72 Gen. IV Unknown IV 60 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Bronzor 0 HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Bronzor (Japanese: ドーミラー Dohmirror) is a dual-type Steel/Psychic Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

It evolves into Bronzong starting at level 33.

Biology

Bronzor reflecting the truth after being polished

Bronzor is a flat, circular, blue-green Pokémon. Six dark blue spheres bulge from its rim. It has two round, yellow eyes and a large nose-like sphere surrounded by four small circles in its center. A crest resembling an herb or branch is on its back.

Bronzor's crest is said to possess a mysterious power and is held sacred. It was first seen in ancient tombs and timeworn places; objects resembling this Pokémon have also been found in tombs. Scientists believe Bronzor used to be reflective and have unsuccessfully tried performing X-rays on its body. The pattern of Bronzor in Galar cannot be found in any of its cultures, and the reason is unknown. There is lore on how polishing Bronzor will make its surface reflect the truth. However, it hates being polished. Bronzor uses an unknown energy to help it float around. It typically lives in mountainous paths.

Prior to Generation VIII, Bronzor and its evolved form, Bronzong, were the only known Pokémon that could have Heatproof as an Ability.

Evolution

Bronzor evolves into Bronzong.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Bronzor  Steel  Psychic

→

First evolution Bronzong  Steel  Psychic

Game data

Pokédex entries

Bronzor in the Paldea Pokédex	Bronzor in the Kitakami Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Games		Held items
Diamond	Pearl	Metal Coat (5%)
Platinum
Pokéwalker		Occa Berry (100%)
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Metal Coat (5%)
Black 2	White 2
Sword	Shield
Brilliant Diamond	Shining Pearl
Legends: Arceus		Normal Iron Chunk (30%) Ball of Mud (15%) Grit items by level Alpha Exp. Candy S (100%) Seed of Mastery (10%) Grit items by level

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM023 TM023 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM029 TM029 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM041 TM041 Stored Power Psychic Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM054 TM054 Psyshock Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM075 TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM076 TM076 Rock Blast Rock Physical 02525 090}}90% 10 TM081 TM081 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM084 TM084 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM092 TM092 Imprison Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM093 TM093 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM098 TM098 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM101 TM101 Power Gem Rock Special 08080 100}}100% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM104 TM104 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM109 TM109 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM120 TM120 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM121 TM121 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM124 TM124 Ice Spinner Ice Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM129 TM129 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM138 TM138 Psychic Terrain Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM149 TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM161 TM161 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM168 TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM170 TM170 Steel Beam Steel Special 140140 095}}95% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM178 TM178 Gravity Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM180 TM180 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM203 TM203 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM217 TM217 Future Sight Psychic Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM218 TM218 Expanding Force Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM223 TM223 Metal Sound Steel Status 0000— 085}}85% 40

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bronzor Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Bronzor Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  * Gravity Psychic Status — —% 5 * Recycle Normal Status — —% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Bronzor Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bronzor Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Bronzor Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: E
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Steel Poké Assist: Steel Field move: (Crush ×1) Browser entry R-248 It launches iron balls and strange orbs to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Steel Poké Assist: (present) Steel Field move: (present) (Psy Power ×1) Poké Assist: (past) Steel Field move: (past) (Psy Power ×1) Browser entry R-184/N-176 It attacks by making iron balls fall.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ● Defense ●●● Speed ●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ●●● Speed ●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds Base HP: 50 Base Attack: 66 Base Defense: 57 Base Speed: 50
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Bronzor is guarding the way to the pyramid in the Granite Zone.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Steel Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Steel Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #135 Block Smash Clears one unbreakable-block disruption without fail.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 149 Base Attack: 43 Base Defense: 154 Egg Distance: 5 km Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Tackle, Confusion Charged Attacks: Gyro Ball, Psyshock, Heavy Slam, Payback*

Evolution data

Unevolved Bronzor  Steel  Psychic

Level 33 →

First evolution Bronzong  Steel  Psychic

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield Legends: Arceus
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Bronzor images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Other sprites

Bronzy in Pokémon Super Contests	Saucy in Pokémon Super Contests	Wheelie in Pokémon Super Contests

In the anime

Main series

Bronzor in the anime

Major appearances

Bronzor made its main series debut in Journey to the Unown!, under the ownership of Saturn. Saturn used Bronzor to help light the way through the Solaceon Ruins. It appeared again in Losing Its Lustrous and Double Team Turnover!. In the same episode, it was revealed that a Bronzor was also owned by Mars. Both, however, were easily defeated by Cynthia's Garchomp.

In Dealing With Defensive Types!, Byron used a Bronzor during his Gym battle against Ash. It battled Chimchar and was defeated despite having the Ability Heatproof.

In Zoroark: Master of Illusions, Karl often uses a Bronzor to provide light for dark places. It was later used to levitate Zorua, who had transformed into Celebi as part of a scheme to distract Grings Kodai from the real Celebi.

In The Stolen Treasure, a Bronzor appeared under the ownership of Tepen.

Minor appearances

Bronzor debuted in The Rise of Darkrai, where it briefly battled a Gible.

A Trainer's Bronzor appeared in HZ039.

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Bronzor in Pokémon: Paldean Winds

A wild Bronzor appeared in Breathe Together.

In the manga

Bronzor in Pokémon Adventures

Movie adaptations

Bronzor appears in The Rise of Darkrai manga adaptation.

Pocket Monsters DP

A Bronzor appeared in PMDP13, under the ownership of Mars.

A Bronzor appeared in PMDP60, under the ownership of Charon.

Pokémon Adventures

Bronzor appears in Honey for Combee, as one of Mars's Pokémon. She used it to attack the manager of the Valley Windworks and hold him hostage. When he managed to use his Drifloon to call for help, she tried to have her Zubat bite him in the neck. After growing bored as she always does, she had it use Sandstorm and left with an electricity-generating wind turbine.

Two Bronzor appeared in Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

A Bronzor is one of the Pokémon Byron uses in his Gym battle with Hareta in Challenge! The Fortress Of Steel!!.

Mars used a Bronzor during the raid of the Veilstone Game Corner in Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 2).

In the TCG

Main article: Bronzor (TCG)

Trivia

Bronzor's early backsprite

• If Bronzor is turned upside-down, it will look exactly the same from the front, meaning its front has rotational symmetry. It also has horizontal and vertical reflective symmetry. However, its back sprite only has vertical reflective symmetry.
• There is an unused sprite within Pokémon Diamond and Pearl for Bronzor's back sprite which is just a duplicate of its front sprite.
• In the games, all three Commanders of Team Galactic that can be battled have a Bronzor.
• As both of this Pokémon's Abilities are used at the same time in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and it wasn't weak to Ghost and Dark-type moves at the time, Bronzor doesn't have any weaknesses in those games.
• Bronzor has the lowest base Attack of all Steel-type Pokémon.

Origin

Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:

On the Origin of Species: Bronzor and Bronzong

Bronzor is based on a 銅鏡 dōkyō, or bronze mirror. On its back, Bronzor has carved in a shape of a grain spike just like its evolved form, Bronzong, which can summon rain for better harvest.

Bronzor and the fact that it evolves into Bronzong also seems to be based on an old Japanese myth present in the book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn. The priests of Mugenyama wanted to forge a bell for their temple, so they asked the local women to donate their bronze mirrors for this purpose. A woman contributed her mirror, but later regretted it. Because of her repentance, the mirror wouldn't melt in the furnace until she killed herself. Before her suicide, she said that whoever would break the bell would be given great wealth by her ghost. A multitude of people tried to break the bell by ringing it furiously, so the tired priests rolled it down a hill into a swamp in frustration.

Name origin

Bronzor may be a combination of bronze and mirror.

Dohmirror may be a combination of 銅鏡 dōkyō (bronze mirror) and mirror.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ドーミラー Dohmirror From 銅鏡 dōkyō and mirror French Archéomire From archéo- and miroir Spanish Bronzor Same as English name German Bronzel From Bronze and Spiegel Italian Bronzor Same as English name Korean 동미러 Dongmirror From 동경 (銅鏡) donggyeong and mirror Mandarin Chinese 銅鏡怪 / 铜镜怪 Tóngjìngguài From 銅鏡 / 铜镜 tóngjìng and 怪 guài Cantonese Chinese 銅鏡怪 Tùhnggenggwaai From 銅鏡 tùhnggeng and 怪 gwaai

More languages Hindi ब्रॉन्ज़ाइना Bronzaina From bronze and आईना aaina Thai โดมิเรอร์ Domiroe Transcription of Japanese name

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