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Bronzong

Platinum

Arceus · #33 · Uncommon · 2009

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Card facts

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Set position: 33 / 111
Release year: 2009
Rarity: Uncommon
HP: 90
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Bronzor
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Illustrator: Masakazu Fukuda
Pokédex #: 437
Series: Platinum

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Bench Damage
Damage efficiency: 50 damage; 16.67 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Bronzong plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Its main attack (Hyper Beam) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Bronzor; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Bronzong

Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 2.07 copies on average · 244 decks
Match win rate: 40.7%; -6.4 pts vs the 47.2% field average

Plays well with

Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.

Bronzor

in 6% of decks · 14 seen

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in 47% of decks · 116 seen

Bronzor

in 66% of decks · 163 seen

Call Bell

in 10% of decks · 24 seen

Megaton Blower

in 4% of decks · 11 seen

Gourgeist ex

in 6% of decks · 14 seen

Pumpkaboo

in 6% of decks · 14 seen

Lucian

in 16% of decks · 39 seen

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About this card

HP: 90Type:MMetalSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Bronzor

"It brought rains by opening portals to another world. It was revered as a bringer of plentiful harvests."

MWide Laser

This attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

CCCHyper Beam — 50

Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.

Weakness:R+20

Resistance:P-20

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Bronzong has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Bronzong — Temporal Forces

Played in 56 recent decks

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.10	$0.38	$19.98	$0.43	$0.45
Reverse Holofoil	$0.50	$0.99	$19.08	$1.05	$0.79

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/05/14

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.02
7-day average	€0.19
30-day average	€0.21
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.21
Low (excellent+)	€0.08
Reverse holo low	€0.10
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.68
reverseHoloSell	€0.37
averageSellPrice	€0.22
Reverse holo 30-day	€3.15
Reverse holo trend	€4.67

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Bronzong is real?

Bronzong is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Bronzong worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Bronzong is $0.43; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Bronzong from?

Bronzong is from the Pokémon set "Arceus" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.

What rarity is Bronzong?

Bronzong is a Uncommon card in the Arceus set.