Pokémon · XY
Bronzong
BREAKthrough · #96 · Rare · 2015
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Market reference
$0.45
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 96 / 165
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Bronzor
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Pokédex #
- 437
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Bronzong plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Knock Away) 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 ≥55 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 — ≥55 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.
More by Tomokazu Komiya
This card was illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
Building around Bronzong?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Ancient people believed that petitioning Bronzong for rain was the way to make crops grow."
CCPain Amplifier
Put 3 damage counters on each of your opponent's Pokémon that has any damage counters on it.
MCCKnock Away — 70+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Bronzong was legal.
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 51 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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.21 | $0.45 | $19.98 | $0.45 | $0.75 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.86 | $1.55 | $19.98 | $1.48 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.70 |
| 7-day average | €1.72 |
| 30-day average | €0.84 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €1.15 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.40 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.16 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.59 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.60 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.28 |
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 $0.45; 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 "BREAKthrough" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Bronzong?
Bronzong is a Rare card in the BREAKthrough set.
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