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Bronzong

Ultra Prism / #87/156

Bronzong

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Ultra Prism
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Kagemaru Himeno
Source reference
sm5-87

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Bronzong appears in old stories as a bringer of rain. People prayed to it for harvests, and some tales even credit it with opening a passage to another dimension. Even today, the Pokédex relates that its anger manifests as a rumbling sound like a bell. It can sometimes be discovered buried underground. Between unearthed object, strange sound and agricultural belief, the species preserves a trace of the hopes humans placed in the return of water.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Shield explains that Bronzong’s patterns intrigue scholars: several believe it may not be native to Galar. This remains a hypothesis. It shows that its appearance continues to raise questions, even where the old prayers for rain are known.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
110
Type (source)
Metal
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Bronzor
Pokédex number
437
Retreat cost
3 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fire ×2
Resistance (source)
Psychic -20

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

Ancient people believed that petitioning Bronzong for rain was the way to make crops grow.

Attacks

Psy Bolt

Cost: Metal

Damage: 20

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Psychic Resonance

Cost: Metal · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 60+

If your opponent has any Psychic Pokémon in play, this attack does 60 more damage.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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