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Bronzong Bronze Bell Pokémon ドータクン Dohtakun #0437 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Steel Psychic Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Levitate orHeatproof Cacophony Cacophony Heavy Metal Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 90(20.1%)
Breeding Egg Group Mineral Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 4'03" 1.3 m Bronzong 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 412.3 lbs. 187.0 kg Bronzong 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 188 Gen. IV Unknown IV 175 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Bronzong 0 HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 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

Bronzong (Japanese:ドータクンDohtakun) is a dual-typeSteel/PsychicPokémon introduced inGeneration IV.

Itevolves fromBronzor starting atlevel 33.

Biology

Bronzong is a largePokémon resembling a blue-green bell with two arms coming out of its sides. It has a hollow body and a yoke attached at the top. Its face can be best described as being a "Totem Pole" design; Bronzong has two round, red eyes with blue-green irises and a rectangular mouth with one visible row of square teeth. It also has several darker, rectangular markings on its body.

When angered, Bronzong lets out a warning cry that rings out like the tolling of a bell. It can summon rain clouds, which earned it the nickname "bringer of plentiful harvests" and led to some referring to it as a deity since ancient times. Bronzong's cry is also believed to have the power to open a hole leading to other worlds. Many scientists believe the Bronzong found inGalar originated from a different region after researching the patterns on its body. Some Bronzong can sleep up to 2,000 years, with one such case leading to quite the media story when one was discovered at a construction site. Bronzong typically lives in ruins and mountain ranges.

Prior toGeneration VIII, Bronzong and its pre-evolved form,Bronzor, were theonly known Pokémon that could haveHeatproof as anAbility.

Evolution

Bronzong evolves fromBronzor.

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

Unevolved Bronzor  Steel  Psychic

→

First Evolution Bronzong  Steel  Psychic

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, andSky: Bronzong, together withHitmonlee andRegigigas, are the statues that came alive to battle the player inAegis Cave.

Pokédex entries

Bronzong in thePaldea Pokédex	Bronzong in theKitakami Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Turnback Cave,Mt. Coronet Platinum Turnback Cave,Mt. Coronet HeartGold SoulSilver Safari Zone (Forest with 56 Peak points and 35 Forest points)
Generation V Black White Abundant Shrine Black 2 White 2 Abundant Shrine (dark grass)
Generation VI X Y Friend Safari (Steel) Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire EvolveBronzor
Generation VII Sun Moon Pokémon Bank Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Pokémon Bank Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Unobtainable
Generation VIII Sword Shield Route 8,Axew's Eye,Dusty Bowl,Lake of Outrage Bridge Field,Dusty Bowl,East Lake Axewell,Giant's Seat,Stony Wilderness (Wanderer) Dusty Bowl,Giant's Seat,Hammerlocke Hills,Stony Wilderness (Max Raid Battle) Expansion Pass Giant's Bed,Giant's Foot,Three-Point Pass Brawlers' Cave,Courageous Cavern,Stepping-Stone Sea,Giant's Bed,Snowslide Slope,Path to the Peak,Ballimere Lake (Max Raid Battle) Max Lair (Dynamax Adventure) Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Turnback Cave,Mt. Coronet Legends: Arceus Crimson Mirelands: massivemass outbreaks Coronet Highlands:Ancient Quarry, nearClamberclaw Cliffs (additional ), nearCelestica Ruins, nearPrimeval Grotto,Stonetooth RowsDay, massive mass outbreaks Alabaster Icelands:Lake Acuity,Snowpoint Temple, massive mass outbreaks
Generation IX Scarlet Violet South Province:Area Six North Province:Area Two,Casseroya Lake,Dalizapa Passage,Glaseado Mountain Tera Raid Battles (5★) The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Oni Mountain Legends: Z-A Unobtainable

In side games

In events

Poké Portal News

Held items

Games		Held items
Diamond	Pearl	Metal Coat (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver
Black	White
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 M (100%) Seed of Mastery (20%) Grit items by level

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Bronzong is available inScarlet and Violet.

Byleveling up

ByTM

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 TM016 TM016 Psybeam Psychic Special 06565 100}}100% 20 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 TM042 TM042 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100}}100% 15 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 TM089 TM089 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 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 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM161 TM161 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 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 TM193 TM193 Weather Ball Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 10 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 TM220 TM220 Meteor Beam Rock Special 120120 090}}90% 10 TM223 TM223 Metal Sound Steel Status 0000— 085}}85% 40 TM225 TM225 Hard Press Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM228 TM228 Psychic Noise Psychic Special 07575 100}}100% 10

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

Bybreeding

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 bechain bred onto Bronzong Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Bronzong Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Bronzong Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By a priorEvolution

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, andExplorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 1.5% IQ group: E
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Explore the last floor of a dungeon Connected to:Bronzor,Dwebble Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal So, I've been sleeping for over 2,000 years? I guess I overslept a bit, didn't I? Low HP (< 50%) I'm getting sleepy… Maybe I should nap again for 2,000 years!
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Steel Poké Assist: Steel Field move: (Crush ×3) Browser entryR-249 It launches iron balls and strange orbs to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Steel Poké Assist: (present) Steel Field move: (present) (Psy Power ×2) Poké Assist: (past) Steel Field move: (past) (Psy Power ×1) Browser entryR-185/N-177 It attacks by making iron balls fall.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●●●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.42 seconds Base HP: 52 Base Attack: 79 Base Defense: 62 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond PokéPark Pad entry: He has lived inPokéPark since long ago, whenbeings other than Pokémon lived there. He is proud of his body pattern.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Steel Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Steel Attack Power: 70 - 110 5 #136 Block Smash Clears one unbreakable-block disruption without fail. Swappable Skill(s): Block Shot
Pokémon GO Base HP: 167 Base Attack: 161 Base Defense: 213 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks:Feint Attack,Confusion,Metal Sound* Charged Attacks:Flash Cannon,Psychic,Heavy Slam,Bulldoze*,Psyshock*,Payback*,Weather Ball (Water)*

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 seeBronzong images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Main series

Major appearances

Bronzong debuted inAn Elite Meet and Greet!, under the ownership ofLucian. It battledDawn's newlycaughtBuizel and delivered its first defeat after Buizel failed to listen to Dawn. It reappeared inTop-Down Training, where it was defeated byCynthia's Garchomp. Bronzong briefly reappeared again alongside Lucian during the ending credits ofZoroark: Master of Illusions.

InArceus and the Jewel of Life, theHypnosis ofMarcus's Bronzong was instrumental to Marcus's plan to destroyArceus and retainMichina Town's ownership over theJewel of Life.

InThe Stolen Treasure, a Bronzong appeared under the ownership ofTepen.

Minor appearances

InOld Rivals, New Tricks!, aCoordinator's Bronzong competed in thePerformance Stage of theSandalstrawContest.

A Bronzong appeared inAn Old Family Blend!.

A Trainer's Bronzong appeared inTinkatink's Ideal Hammer.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

In thePokémon Masters Animated Trailer,Thorton's Bronzong was part of a team with itsTrainer, as well asPalmer andCaitlin.

In the manga

Arceus and the Jewel of Life

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

Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

Shin has a Bronzong, which debuted inPBK1.

Pokémon Adventures

Byron uses two Bronzong in tandem inBrash Bronzong I. Thinking thatPlatinum and her friends were villains, he attacked the trio, but both Bronzong were defeated byPlatinum's Ponyta.

Shielbert's Bronzong appeared in theGrrr!! Noble Kidnappers. It broke intoProfessor Magnolia's mobile home in order to retrieve a device its Trainer wanted.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Saturn uses his Bronzong against Byron to prevent the Gym Leader from interfering with his capture ofAzelf inThe Legendary Pokémon, Captured. While it defeated the Gym Leader, it fell toHareta and hisRiolu.

In the TCG

Main article:Bronzong (TCG)

Trivia

• Bronzong does not have any weaknesses inPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, andPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, due to both of itsAbilities being used simultaneously, along with it not yet being weak toGhost andDark-type moves at the time.
  • Also, in Generation IV and V, Bronzor and Bronzong were the only Pokémon to have different weaknesses depending on their ability, with Heatproof negating their weakness to Fire moves and Levitate making them immune to Ground moves.
  • Bronzor and Bronzong with Heatproof are the only Steel types not weak to eitherFighting orFire.
• When a Bronzong blinks or falls asleep in Gen V, its "eyes" turn white.
• Bronzong is tied withDrifblim as the most common Pokémon found amongstElite Four members, being used by four of them.
• PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond's PokéPad entry describes a male Bronzong, despite Bronzong being ofunknown gender.
• Prior to Generation VIII, Bronzong was the only Pokémon able to learnRain Dance by leveling up that could not learn any moves nor have any Abilities that benefit fromrain. This may be related to its Pokédex entries, several of which mention Bronzong's natural power to summon rain clouds.

Origin

Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:

On the Origin of Species: Bronzor and Bronzong

Bronzong is based on adōtaku, Japanese bells which were believed to have been 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 bookKwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things byLafcadio 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 mirrorwouldn'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.

Bronzong's Pokédex entry inDiamond may refer to theKamoiwakura Site, where multiple dōtaku were discovered during construction of a farm road in 1996 by a heavy machinery operator who accidentally struck the cache of dōtaku while excavating the site, and dated to 'approximately 2,000 years ago' in theYayoi Period.

Additionally, Bronzong's facial features resemble those of the Mesoamerican rain godTlāloc, who is often depicted as being predominantly cyan in color. InMexico City, which is located on the site of the former capital of theAztec Empire, artifacts are often discovered during construction-related excavation, which Bronzong'sPokédex entry in Pokémon Diamond may also reference.

Name origin

Bronzong may be a combination ofbronze andgong (a type of musical percussion instrument),dong (onomatopoeia for deep bell reverberation), orbianzhong (an ancient Chinese musical instrument consisting of bells).

Dohtakun may be derived from 銅鐸dōtaku (a type of bronze bell) and possibly the honorific 君-kun (mister).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ドータクンDohtakun From銅鐸dōtaku French Archéodong Fromarchéo- anddong Spanish Bronzong Same as English name German Bronzong Same as English name Italian Bronzong Same as English name Korean 동탁군Dongtakgun From동탁 (銅鐸)dongtak,탁tak, and군 (君)gun Mandarin Chinese 青銅鐘 / 青铜钟Qīngtóngzhōng From青qīng,青銅 / 青铜qīngtóng, and銅鐘 / 铜钟tóngzhōng Cantonese Chinese 青銅鐘Chīngtùhngjūng From青chīng,青銅chīngtùhng, and銅鐘tùhngjūng

More languages Hindi ब्रॉन्ज़ाटनBronzaton Frombronze andton Thai โดทาคุนDothakhun Transcription of Japanese name

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