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 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 been found in tombs as well. 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 culture, and the reason for why 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.
Evolution
Bronzor evolves into Bronzong.
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.
Minor appearances
Bronzor debuted in The Rise of Darkrai, where it briefly battled a Gible.
In the manga
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)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Generation IV
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Sinnoh #088
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Johto #—
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Diamond
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Implements shaped like it were discovered in ancient tombs. It is unknown if they are related.
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Pearl
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X-ray photos were taken to check its body structure. Nothing appeared, however.
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Platinum
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There are researchers who believe this Pokémon reflected like a mirror in the distant past.
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HeartGold
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Ancient people believed that the pattern on Bronzor's back contained a mysterious power.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Unova B2W2: #250
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Black
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There are researchers who believe this Pokémon reflected like a mirror in the distant past.
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White
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Black 2
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They are found in ancient tombs. The patterns on their backs are said to be imbued with mysterious power.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos #—
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Hoenn #—
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X
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Ancient people believed that the pattern on Bronzor's back contained a mysterious power.
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Y
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Implements shaped like it were discovered in ancient tombs. It is unknown if they are related.
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Omega Ruby
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Ancient people believed that the pattern on Bronzor's back contained a mysterious power.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Implements shaped like it were discovered in ancient tombs. It is unknown if they are related.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #118
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Galar Crown Tundra #087
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Sinnoh #088
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Hisui #180
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Sword
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It appears in ancient ruins. The pattern on its body doesn't come from any culture in the Galar region, so it remains shrouded in mystery.
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Shield
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Polishing Bronzor to a shine makes its surface reflect the truth, according to common lore. Be that as it may, Bronzor hates being polished.
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Brilliant Diamond
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Implements shaped like Bronzor were discovered in ancient tombs. It is unknown whether they are related.
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Shining Pearl
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X-ray photos were taken to check its body structure, but nothing was seen.
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Legends: Arceus
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Floats using a mysterious energy. The pattern engraved upon its back is held as sacred and can sometimes be found in imagery from ancient cemeteries and other such timeworn places.
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Generation IX
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Paldea #153
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Scarlet
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Ancient people believed that the pattern on Bronzor’s back contained a mysterious power.
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Violet
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They are found in ancient tombs. The patterns on their backs are said to be imbued with mysterious power.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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SoulSilver
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Safari Zone (Peak with 35 Peak points and 14 Forest points) Slowpoke Well, Union Cave, Mt. Mortar, Dark Cave, Whirl Islands, Mt. Silver, Ice Path, Cliff Cave, Diglett's Cave, Mt. Moon, Cerulean Cave, Rock Tunnel, Seafoam Islands, Victory Road, Tohjo Falls (Sinnoh Sound)
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Pokéwalker
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Generation VIII
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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57
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117 - 164
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224 - 318
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24
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26 - 83
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47 - 161
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86
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81 - 151
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159 - 298
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24
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26 - 83
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47 - 161
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86
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81 - 151
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159 - 298
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23
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25 - 82
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45 - 159
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Total: 300
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- 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 level-up moves from other generations
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- 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
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- 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
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Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group:
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Poké Assist: (present)
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Field move: (present)
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(Psy Power ×1)
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Poké Assist: (past)
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Field move: (past)
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(Psy Power ×1)
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Browser entry R-184/N-176
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It attacks by making iron balls fall.
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds
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Base HP: 50
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Base Attack: 66
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Base Defense: 57
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Base Speed: 50
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Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Other sprites
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:
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
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ドーミラー Dohmirror
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From 銅鏡 dōkyō and mirror
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French
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Archéomire
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From archéo- and miroir
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Spanish
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Bronzor
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Same as English name
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German
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Bronzel
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From Bronze and Spiegel
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Italian
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Bronzor
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Same as English name
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Korean
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동미러 Dongmirror
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From 동경 (銅鏡) donggyeong and mirror
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Mandarin Chinese
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銅鏡怪 / 铜镜怪 Tóngjìngguài
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From 銅鏡 / 铜镜 tóngjìng and 怪 guài
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Cantonese Chinese
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銅鏡怪 Tùhnggenggwaai
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From 銅鏡 tùhnggeng and 怪 gwaai
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More languages
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Hindi
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ब्रोंज़ोर Bronzor
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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โดมิเรอร์ Domiroe
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Transcription of Japanese name
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External links
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