Bronzong (Pokémon)

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Bronzong ドータクン Dohtakun #437
Art by Ken Sugimori from Diamond and Pearl
Type Steel Psychic Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Bronze Bell Pokémon
Abilities Levitate or Heatproof Heatproof Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh #089 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R-249 Oblivia R-185 N-177
Height 4'03" Imperial 1.3 m Metric 4'03"/1.3 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 412.3 lbs. Imperial 187.0 kg Metric 412.3 lbs./187.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Green	Catch rate 90 (11.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Mineral group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 188 Battle Exp.: 1881*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Bronzong (Japanese: ドータクン Dohtakun) is a dual-type Steel/Psychic Pokémon.

It evolves from Bronzor starting at level 33.

Biology

Physiology

Bronzong looks like a big blue-green bell with two arms coming out of its sides. It has eyes at the bottom of its hollow body and a yoke attached at the top. Its face can be best described as being of a "Totem Pole" design.

Gender differences

Bronzong is a genderless Pokémon.

Special abilities

It has the power to summon rain clouds which earned it the nickname, bringer of plentiful harvests. It has powerful Psychic powers that enable it to use moves like Confusion, Extrasensory, and Hypnosis. It can also use Steel attacks like Gyro Ball.

Habitat

The first known Bronzong was dug up at a construction site. Since, more Bronzong have been found living in dark caverns in high levels of Mt. Coronet, but quite rarely.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Its diet may consist of bronze and other metals.

In the anime

Bronzong in the anime

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

Another Bronzong appeared in Old Rivals, New Tricks.

A Bronzong under the control of Marcus appeared in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.

A Bronzong appeared in DP182.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP035 Bronzong Ash's Pokédex Bronzong, the Bronze Bell Pokémon. One slept for over 2,000 years, until it was accidentally awakened at a construction site.

In the manga

Marcus's Bronzong appears in the manga adaptation of Arceus and the Jewel of Life. It, along with Heatran, is a loyal servant of Marcus.

In the TCG

Main article: Bronzong (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Bronzong, together with Hitmonlee and Regigigas, are the statue that came alive to battle the player in Aegis Cave.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation 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. Platinum It brought rains by opening portals to another world. It was revered as a bringer of plentiful harvests. HeartGold Ancient people believed that petitioning Bronzong for rain was the way to make crops grow. SoulSilver Ancient people believed that petitioning Bronzong for rain was the way to make crops grow.
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Common Turnback Cave, Mt. Coronet Platinum Uncommon Turnback Cave, Mt. Coronet HeartGold SoulSilver Uncommon Safari Zone Pal Park None Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Evolve from Bronzor
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Hippowdon Temple
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Oblivia Ruins Lightning Temple
Pokémon Rumble	Eternal Tower

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Diamond	Pearl	Metal Coat (5%)
Platinum

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 67		127 - 174	244 - 338
Attack: 89		84 - 155	164 - 304
Defense: 116		108 - 184	213 - 364
Sp. Atk: 79		75 - 144	146 - 282
Sp. Def: 116		108 - 184	213 - 364
Speed: 33		34 - 93	63 - 181
Total: 500	Other Pokémon with this total
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.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 1/1 ★	Power 3/5 ★★★☆☆
Skill 3/3 ★★★	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 3/5 ★★★☆☆	Total 14/19 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ¼× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ¼× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ¼× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ¼× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon has Levitate, the effectiveness of  Ground-type  moves is 0×. If this Pokémon has Heatproof, the effectiveness of  Fire-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

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By tutoring

|- style="background:#98C2D1" | colspan="13" | Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an Evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available. |} |}

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 1.5% IQ group: E
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Steel  Poké Assist: ( Steel ) Field move: (Crush ×3) Browser entry   It launches iron balls and strange orbs to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Steel  ( Steel ) Past ( Normal ) (Psy Power ×2) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Bronzor  Steel  Psychic

Level 33 →

First Evolution Bronzong  Steel  Psychic

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		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Trivia

• Despite being based on a bronze bell, the only Bronzong sound move that it learns is Snore. However, dōtaku (the type of bell which it is based off) don't have a clapper inside. The bell itself is stationary and is rung by striking a free-swinging beam suspended from the ceiling against it.
• Bronzong and its pre-evolution are the only Pokémon with the ability Levitate that can have another ability, Heatproof. However, Giratina can alternate between the abilities Levitate and Pressure when it changes between its Altered Forme and Origin Forme.
• Despite being blue, it is listed in the green category. This also applies to its pre-evolution.
  • A possible explanation is, in the Japanese viewpoint, some shades of blue are referred to as green, and vice-versa.
  • Oddly enough, its shiny color is green (the color of oxidized bronze).
• Both of its abilities affect its weakness to super-effective moves, allowing it to have just one 2× weakness, provided that its ability is in effect.
  • As both abilities are used at the same time in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, this means that in those games, Bronzong doesn't have any weaknesses (it shares this trait with its pre-evolution).
• Bronzong is the only Pokémon to learn Sunny Day naturally that is never a Template:Type2 or Template:Type2 and one of two (the other being Lugia) to learn Rain Dance the same way and is not, nor is any Pokémon in its family, a Template:Type2 or Template:Type2.
  • For the Rain Dance, however, Lugia lives in water, what can be an explanation why it does learn Rain Dance.

Origin

Bronzong is based on a dōtaku, Japanese bells used to pray for good harvests. They are often decorated with patterns representing nature and were buried, occasionally with bronze mirrors and weapons, in isolated locations.

Bronzong and the fact that it evolves from Bronzor 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 managed to roll it down a hill into a swamp.

Name origin

Its English name is a combination of "bronze" and either "gong", a type of musical instrument, or "dong", the sound of a bell. 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.

In other languages

• German: Bronzong
• French: Archeodong - From archeo- (Greek for "ancient") and dong.
• Korean: 동탁군 Dongtakgun
• Chinese (Taiwan): 青銅鐘 Qīng Tóng Zhōng - Literally "Bronze bell". 青 also means blue/green.

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