Bronzong
SteelPsychic
Best attacking moveset: Confusion and Psychic, worth 9.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Bronzong can learn 21 combinations. Confusion with Psychic does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confusion | Psychic | 19 | 1.5s | +14 |
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Metal Sound | Steel | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldoze | Ground | 80 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 100 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Heavy Slam | Steel | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Payback | Dark | 95 | 2.0s | -100 |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Psyshock | Psychic | 60 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Weather Ball Water | Water | 55 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Bronzong has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,531 at level 50, 2,239 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,279 CP at level 20, or 1,599 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,212 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 161 attack · 213 defense · 167 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.3 m and 187 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Bronzong does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Poison, Rock.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Confusion + Psychic | 14.9 |
| Poison | Confusion + Psychic | 14.9 |
| Rock | Metal Sound + Heavy Slam | 12.5 |
| Ice | Metal Sound + Heavy Slam | 12.5 |
| Fairy | Metal Sound + Heavy Slam | 12.5 |
| Ground | Confusion + Weather Ball Water | 11.2 |
| Fire | Confusion + Weather Ball Water | 11.2 |
| Ghost | Feint Attack + Payback | 10.8 |
| Psychic | Feint Attack + Payback | 10.8 |
| Electric | Confusion + Bulldoze | 9.3 |
| Normal | Confusion + Psychic | 9.2 |
| Confusion + Psychic | 9.2 | |
| Bug | Confusion + Psychic | 9.2 |
| Water | Confusion + Psychic | 9.2 |
| Grass | Confusion + Psychic | 9.2 |
| Dragon | Confusion + Psychic | 9.2 |
| Steel | Feint Attack + Bulldoze | 8.8 |
| Dark | Metal Sound + Heavy Slam | 8.1 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Bronzong is actually for.
Counters: what beats Bronzong
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 31.9 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 26.5 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 24.3 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 23.9 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 23.7 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 23.6 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 23.2 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 23.0 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Fire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy | 22.8 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 22.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Bronzong's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.