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Bronzong ドータクン Dotakun
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Type	Steel / Psychic
Species	Bronze Bell Pokémon
Height	4′03″ (1.3m)
Weight	412.3 lbs. (187.0kg)
Abilities	Levitate
	Heatproof
Egg group	Mineral
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Def, 1 SpD
Exp. yield	188 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	—
Pokédex color	Green
Catch rate	90
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Bronzong (Japanese: ドータクン Dotakun) is a Steel/Psychic-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

Genderless.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Its true area is unknown, although one was dug up at a construction site.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Its diet may consist of bronze and other metals.

In the anime

Lucian's Bronzong appeared in An Elite Meet and Greet! where it gave Dawn's Buizel its first beating. It was later seen in Top-Down Training where it was defeated by Cynthia's Garchomp.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Bronzong (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
IV	Diamond	One caused a news sensation when it was dug up at a construction site after a 2000-year sleep.
	Pearl	It can summon rain clouds. People long ago revered it as the bringer of plentiful harvests.

Game locations

Game	Rarity	Location
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Common	Turnback Cave, Mt. Coronet

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Hippowdon Temple

Base stats

HP:	67
Attack:	89
Defense:	116
SpAtk:	79
SpDef:	116
Speed:	33

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Ground: 2× Fire: 2×	Normal: ½× Flying: ½× Poison: 0× Rock: ½× Steel: ½× Grass: ½× Psychic: ¼× Ice: ½× Dragon: ½×	Fighting: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Water: 1× Electric: 1× Dark: 1×

Notes:

1. If Bronzong has Levitate, the effectiveness of Ground will become 0×.
2. If Bronzong has Heatproof, the effectiveness of Fire will become 1×.

Learnset

Bronzong is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation IV
Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.
Start	Tackle
	Confusion
	Sunny Day
	Rain Dance
	Hypnosis
7	Hypnosis
12	Imprison
14	Confuse Ray
19	Extrasensory
26	Iron Defense
30	Safeguard
33	Block
38	Gyro Ball
43	Future Sight
50	Faint Attack
61	Payback
67	Heal Block

By TM/HM

#	Generation IV
TM04	Calm Mind
TM06	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day
TM15	Hyper Beam
TM16	Light Screen
TM17	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance
TM20	Safeguard
TM21	Frustration
TM22	SolarBeam
TM26	Earthquake
TM27	Return
TM29	Psychic
TM30	Shadow Ball
TM32	Double Team
TM33	Reflect
TM37	Sandstorm
TM39	Rock Tomb
TM42	Facade
TM43	Secret Power
TM44	Rest
TM48	Skill Swap
TM57	Charge Beam
TM58	Endure
TM64	Explosion
TM66	Payback
TM67	Recycle
TM68	Giga Impact
TM69	Rock Polish
TM70	Flash
TM74	Gyro Ball
TM76	Stealth Rock
TM77	Psych Up
TM80	Rock Slide
TM82	Sleep Talk
TM83	Natural Gift
TM85	Dream Eater
TM86	Grass Knot
TM87	Swagger
TM90	Substitute
TM91	Flash Cannon
TM92	Trick Room
HM04	Strength
HM06	Rock Smash

Side game data

Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Crush x3

Evolution

Basic Bronzor

Level 33 Bronzong

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
			Image:Spr 4p 437.png
			Image:Spr 4p 437 s.png

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

Trivia

• Despite several trainers in Diamond and Pearl having Bronzor at or above level 33, the required level for evolution into Bronzong, Lucian is the only NPC in the game to actually have a Bronzong.
• Despite being based on a bronze bell, Bronzong doesn't learn any sound-based moves. It should be noted, however, that dōtaku are purely ritualistic and are not made to function as bells.

Origin

Bronzong is based on a dōtaku.

Name origin

Its English name is a combination of "bronze" and "dong," as in the sound that a bell makes. Its Japanese name is a portmanteau of the words 銅鐸 dōtaku, meaning bronze bell, and どんどん dondon, the sound a bell produces. Its German name, Bronzong , comes from Bronze and dong. Its French name, Archeodong, comes from archeo-, Latin for "ancient", and dong.

In other languages

• German: Bronzong
• French: Archeodong - From "archeo", Latin for "ancient", and "dong", a bell's noise.
• Korean:

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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