#0437 · Sinnoh · Generation 4

Bronzong

Bronze Bell Pokémon · Steel/Psychic-type

Bronzong is a Steel/Psychic-type Pokémon, the Bronze Bell Pokémon, number 437 (#0437) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 1.3 m tall and weighs 187 kg.

Bronzong is the Bronze Bell Pokémon, revered since ancient times as a bringer of rain. The Pokédex says one made the news after being dug up on a building site, where it had slept for 2,000 years.

How to pronounce Bronzong

Bronzong is pronounced BRON-zong. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Bronzong said out loud:

In Japanese it is ドータクン (Dohtakun).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Bronzong is 1.3 m tall and 187 kg, a blue-green bell with a hollow body, a yoke on top and two arms at its sides. It has round red eyes, a rectangular mouth with square teeth and darker markings across its body. Scientists suspect Galar's Bronzong came from elsewhere, judging by the patterns on its body.

Behaviour

A furious Bronzong gives a warning cry that sounds like a tolling bell. Old Pokédex entries say people prayed to it for rain to make crops grow, and Legends: Arceus says some believe its bell-like cry opens a hole to another world.

Habitat

Bulbapedia places Bronzong around ruins and mountain ranges. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in South and North Provinces, around Glaseado Mountain, and on Kitakami's Oni Mountain. It is unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Its Abilities are Levitate and Heatproof, with Heavy Metal hidden. It learns Block on evolving, then weather moves such as Rain Dance, Sunny Day and Weather Ball, and psychic tricks like Hypnosis, Extrasensory and Future Sight. With 116 Defense and Special Defense but only 33 Speed, it is a very slow wall.

Name origin

Bronzong may combine 'bronze' with 'gong', 'dong' (the deep ring of a bell) or bianzhong, an ancient Chinese bell instrument. The Japanese name is Dohtakun (ドータクン), which may come from dōtaku, an ancient bronze bell, plus the honorific -kun.

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia reads Bronzong as a dōtaku: ancient Japanese bells thought to have been rung in prayers for a good harvest, then buried in remote places. Its Diamond Pokédex entry may nod to a 1996 dōtaku find at a farm road site, and its face may resemble the Aztec rain god Tlāloc. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Bronzong evolves from Bronzor at level 33.

In the games

Elite Four member Lucian uses a Bronzong in Diamond and Pearl, where the species debuted. In Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky it is one of the statues that come alive to fight you in Aegis Cave. It also appears in Scarlet and Violet, including 5-star Tera Raids.

In the anime

Lucian's Bronzong debuted in 'An Elite Meet and Greet!', where it beat Dawn's newly caught Buizel. In 'Arceus and the Jewel of Life', the Hypnosis of Marcus's Bronzong is central to his plan against Arceus.

Fun facts

• Bulbapedia says Bronzong and Drifblim are joint most common among Elite Four members, with four of them using each.
• Through Generations IV and V, no Pokémon other than Bronzor and Bronzong had weaknesses that depended on their Ability: Heatproof removes the Fire weakness and Levitate grants Ground immunity.
• In Generation V, its eyes turn white when it blinks or falls asleep.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Bronzong (Pokémon) · Serebii: Bronzong (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 67
• Attack: 89
• Defense: 116
• Sp. Atk: 79
• Sp. Def: 116
• Speed: 33

Bronzong’s base stat total is 500. Its highest stat is Defense and Sp. Def.

Type matchups

What is Bronzong weak to?

Bronzong takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ground (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.

It resists Psychic (¼×), Normal (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Flying (½×), Rock (½×), Dragon (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).

It is immune to Poison moves.

Evolution

What does Bronzong evolve from?

Bronzong evolves from Bronzor at level 33.

Bronzong is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Bronzor, Bronzong.

Abilities

• Levitate: Evades Ground moves.
• Heatproof: Halves damage from Fire moves and burns.
• Heavy Metal (hidden ability): Doubles the Pokémon's weight.

Moves

Moves Bronzong learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

“Evo” means Bronzong learns the move the moment it evolves: Block.

TM moves (60)

Bronzong can learn 60 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Protect, Psybeam, Confuse Ray, Charge Beam, Facade, Bulldoze, Hex, Rock Tomb, Stored Power, Night Shade, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Psyshock, Zen Headbutt, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Light Screen, Rock Blast, Grass Knot, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Body Press, Imprison, Flash Cannon, Skill Swap, Iron Head, Power Gem, Substitute, Iron Defense, Trick, Shadow Ball, Stealth Rock, Psychic, Heavy Slam, Ice Spinner, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Psychic Terrain, Earthquake, Giga Impact, Trick Room, Hyper Beam, Solar Beam, Steel Beam, Tera Blast, Gravity, Gyro Ball, Weather Ball, Psych Up, Future Sight, Expanding Force, Meteor Beam, Metal Sound, Hard Press, Psychic Noise.

Egg moves (2), which Bronzor can hatch knowing:Gravity, Recycle.

Breeding & training

• Gender: genderless.
• Egg groups: Mineral.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 90 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Defense and 1 Sp. Def effort values.
• Base experience yield: 175.

Pokédex entries

Some believe that its bell-like cry opens holes to another world. It has been revered as a deity since ancient times. (Legends: Arceus)

Many scientists suspect that this Pokémon originated outside the Galar region, based on the patterns on its body. (Shield)

Some believe it to be a deity that summons rain clouds. When angered, it lets out a warning cry that rings out like the tolling of a bell. (Sword)

Ancient people believed that petitioning Bronzong for rain was the way to make crops grow. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

In ages past, this Pokémon was revered as a bringer of rain. It was found buried in the ground. (Black 2, White 2, X, Omega Ruby)

It brought rains by opening portals to another world. It was revered as a bringer of plentiful harvests. (Platinum, Black, White)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Heaviest Psychic type in Gen 4: 187 kg.
• Taller than 64% of all Pokémon (1.3 m).
• Heavier than 91% of all Pokémon (187 kg).
• Base stat total 500, ranked #278 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Sp. Def, ranked #54 of 1,025.
• One of 8 Pokémon that are both Steel and Psychic.
• One of 130 green Pokémon.
• Number 51 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 68 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 90: about 11.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 8 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Bronzong (Pokémon), Serebii: Bronzong (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (BRON-zong): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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