Pokémon · XY
Bronzong
Fates Collide · #61 · Rare · 2016
Listings
No active listings
From
—
Market reference
$0.20
TCGPlayer
Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 61 / 129
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Bronzor
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
- Pokédex #
- 437
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 (Guard Press) 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 ≥50 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 — ≥50 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 Naoki Saito
This card was illustrated by Naoki Saito.
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."
Ability: Metal Fortress
Prevent all effects of your opponent's attacks, including damage, done to your Benched Pokémon.
MCCGuard Press — 60
During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
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 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.04 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.20 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.25 | $0.49 | $225.99 | $0.49 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.30 |
| 7-day average | €0.35 |
| 30-day average | €0.31 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.28 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.63 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.67 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.31 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.60 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.63 |
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 $0.20; 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 "Fates Collide" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Bronzong?
Bronzong is a Rare card in the Fates Collide set.
Other Bronzong printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
UncommonBronzong
Pitch Black · #64
UncommonBronzong
Phantasmal Flames · #72
UncommonBronzong
Prismatic Evolutions · #67
CommonBronzong
Surging Sparks · #127
UncommonBronzong
Temporal Forces · #69
UncommonBronzong
Obsidian Flames · #145
UncommonBronzong
Lost Origin · #126
Trainer Gallery Rare HoloBronzong
Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery · #TG11
