Bronzong (QC 2/2) (GP 2/2)

[Pyritie]

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[OVERVIEW]

• One of the best trick room setters
• Resists xerneas' STAB moves and can hit it back hard
• Main reason to use bronzong over cresselia is the steel typing
• Is immune to both of primal groudon's STABs in heavy rain
• Has many useful support moves, such as skill swap, safeguard, gravity, hypnosis, etc
• Fits very well onto dual primal teams and also pairs well with primal kyogre
• Not nearly as bulky as cresselia, and misses out on a few of cresselia's support moves such as helping hand and icy wind
• Is easy to wear down, and has no recovery outside of items
• Struggles against yveltal teams that have dark-type attacks from multiple sources to take advantage of yveltal's dark aura

[SET]
name: Trick Room Setter
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Gyro Ball
move 3: Hypnosis / Skill Swap
move 4: Gravity / Safeguard
item: Lum Berry / Mental Herb
ability: Levitate
nature: Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 196 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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• Trick room is the whole reason to use bronzong
• Gyro ball to hit xerneas is part of the whole reason to use bronzong, and does extra damage after it has a geomancy boost. It also does respectable damage to fast targets as well, such as crobat and mega salamence
• Gravity pairs well with primal groudon, helping it fire off 100% accurate precipice blades that hit levitators and flying types. It also makes dark voids 100% accurate.
• Skill swap is used for weather control and giving your primal groudon levitate, getting rid of its one weakness under sun
• Hypnosis is another option to put opponents' pokemon to sleep, but is best when you're using it on a set with gravity due to its 60% accuracy
• Safeguard is best paired with the lum berry, to nullify dark void
• If you don't have a primal groudon on your team or otherwise don't need gravity support, protect is always a good choice to avoid fake outs and other moves

Set Details
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• Lum berry is the best option to dodge dark void, swagger, etc.
• Mental herb is also an option to help it get trick room up without having to worry about being taunted or encored, but taunt's two most popular users (crobat and thundurus) are dealt with by gyro balls and partner groudons
• The nature and IVs give it minimum speed for trick room and to increase gyro ball's base power
• The HP and SpD EVs are to survive two +2 xerneas moonblasts, an overheat from LO mray, and a full strength water spout from modest kyogre, with the rest dumped in Def
• Levitate is the best ability in the vast majority of cases, since it lets you dodge ground attacks and pass levitate to your partner if you have skill swap

Usage Tips
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• Bronzong is a good lead with a fake out or redirection partner to help get trick room set up safely
• It is also effective to have in the back, as its high number of resistances help it switch in, and lets you decide whether you even want to have trick room as your win con
• Use gravity (if you have it) along with primal groudon to start firing off precipice blades
• Bronzong can't do much damage to slower targets (cresselia, amoonguss, ferrothorn, etc) so you must use your teammates to KO them instead. Bronzong can do a surprising amount of damage to fast or frail targets such as xerneas, mewtwo, etc, so it isn't as passive as other support mons such as cresselia
• Use skill swap to either make your own primal groudon harder to kill by giving it levitate, or use it preemptively if you predict your opponent will be switching in their own primal/mray. If you are against a cresslia that also has skill swap, however, it will move after you under trick room and undo your weather changes
• If your opponent isn't being aggressive enough, hypnosis can start putting things to sleep and buy free turns for your teammates. It can also be used as a last-ditch effort outside of gravity

Team Options
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• bronzong pairs excellently with the primals, as they usually want a speed control teammate and bronzong benefits from both and also provides an additional xerneas check
  • pairs well with primal groudon because of gravity + pblades spam
  • pairs well with primal kyogre because of weather control, helping with xerneas, and heavy rain makes bronzong immune to primal groudon's STABs
• bronzong is a good member on common and popular groudon-xerneas teams to help against similar teams
• a teammate with fake out is recommended to help bronzong set up, such as mega kangaskhan or smeargle. Smeargle can also use follow me to redirect ghost-type attacks away from bronzong
• mega salamence is also a good teammate since the pair don't share any weaknesses and resist most attacks the other is weak to. Mence is also good at dealing damage to opposing primals, something bronzong struggles with, and bronzong helps deal with xerneas
• bronzong struggles with dark types such as weavile and yveltal, so having a teammate that can deal with them is also recommended, such as mega mawile or xerneas

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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• Explosion lets bronzong deal a bit of chip damage and bring in a pokemon for free after getting up trick room, helping retain momentum
• Heatproof is an option on groudon-centric teams, as it lets it counter groudons more easily as few opponents will try to use precipice blades on it unless they are also targeting bronzong's partner

• A spread of 252 HP / 108 Def / 148 SpD with a Relaxed nature will allow bronzong to survive an opposing jolly groudon's precipice blades

• Imprison is also an option if you want to screw over other trick room setters, but bronzong struggles for a moveslot to fit it in
• 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 SpD is another EV spread that can survive an intimidated primal groudon's fire punch in the sun
• You can also use a Brave nature and an EV spread with maximum attack to deal much more damage to xerneas and increase the chance of OHKOing it before it can get a geomancy off

[OVERVIEW]

Like other generations before, Bronzong finds its home among legendary Pokemon, providing key immunities and resistances that other common support Pokemon don't have. The arrival of Xerneas has helped Bronzong's viability, as it is one of the best support Pokemon that resist Fairy-type moves and is the only viable Trick Room setter to do so, and it can hit a boosted Xerneas back hard with a high-powered Gyro Ball. With weather control being such a dominant factor in VGC16 battles, Bronzong enjoys the immunities that the Primal weathers bring, and its Skill Swap can help manipulate them further, as Bronzong fits well onto teams that make heavy use of the Primals. As a Psychic-type Trick Room setter, Bronzong has a lot to live up to with Cresselia around, but its main strength lies in its rare Steel / Psychic typing combined with a large support movepool and good defensive stats. Unfortunately, Bronzong is easy to wear down, as it has no recovery outside of items, isn't as bulky as Cresselia, and misses out on a few of Cresselia's support moves such as Helping Hand and Icy Wind. Despite its advantages, Bronzong suffers from many of the same problems as Cresselia, such as its passiveness and reliance on its partners to deal damage, as well as struggling against teams that make use of Yveltal's Dark Aura to increase the damage of their Dark-type attacks.

[SET]
name: Trick Room Setter
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Gyro Ball
move 3: Hypnosis / Skill Swap
move 4: Gravity / Safeguard
item: Lum Berry / Mental Herb
ability: Levitate
nature: Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 196 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Trick Room is a requirement on this set, as setting it is Bronzong's only viable role in VGC16. Gyro Ball lets Bronzong hit Xerneas hard, especially after it has a Geomancy boost, and it also does respectable damage to other fast targets such as Crobat and Mega Salamence. Skill Swap is great for weather control and for giving your Primal Groudon Levitate, removing its single weakness under harsh sunlight. Hypnosis is another option to put foes to sleep and helps give Bronzong some offensive presence if Gyro Ball isn't doing much damage, but it has shaky accuracy unless you use it under Gravity. Gravity lets Bronzong pair well with Primal Groudon, helping it fire off perfectly accurate Precipice Blades that hit opposing Levitate users and Flying-types. It also increases the accuracy of Dark Void. Safeguard is also an option if your team struggles with status ailments (especially sleep), as it pairs well with Lum Berry to nullify Dark Void. Lastly, if you don't have a Primal Groudon on your team or otherwise don't need Gravity support, Protect is never a bad choice to avoid Fake Out and other moves.

Set Details
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Lum Berry allows Bronzong to set up Trick Room while ignoring the threat of Dark Void, and it also helps it avoid random burns and Swaggers. Mental Herb is also an option to allow Bronzong to function without having to worry about Taunt or Encore, but the most popular users of those moves, Crobat, Thundurus, Whimsicott, and Raichu, are easily dispatched with Gyro Ball or Bronzong's common partners, such as Primal Groudon. A Sassy nature and 0 Speed IVs give it minimum Speed to take maximum advantage of Trick Room and to increase Gyro Ball's Base Power. The HP and Special Defense EVs allow Bronzong to survive two Moonblasts from a +2 Timid Xerneas, an Overheat from Life Orb Mega Rayquaza, or a full-strength Water Spout from Modest Kyogre, with the rest placed in Defense for added overall bulk. Levitate lets Bronzong dodge Ground-type attacks such as the common Precipice Blades, and it can be passed to a partner if Bronzong has Skill Swap.

Usage Tips
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Bronzong can work well as a lead when supported by a partner with Fake Out or redirection to help get Trick Room up safely, and it can put immediate pressure onto an opponent who leads with Xerneas and Smeargle. If you don't lead with Bronzong, its high number of resistances allow it to easily switch in, and it also lets you decide whether you even want to have Trick Room as your game plan, as it may turn out that your opponent is able to take advantage of your Trick Room if you set it up too early. Gravity is best used with Primal Groudon so it can start firing off Precipice Blades more safely, and it also makes Bronzong's own Hypnosis far more accurate so it can keep up the pressure. If your opponent isn't being aggressive enough, Hypnosis can be used to put foes to sleep and buy free turns for your teammates or as a last-ditch effort outside of Gravity. Either use Skill Swap to make your own Primal Groudon harder to knock out by giving it Levitate, or use it preemptively if you predict that your opponent will be switching in their own Primal Kyogre or Mega Rayquaza. If you are facing a Cresselia that also has Skill Swap, however, it will move after Bronzong under Trick Room and will undo your weather changes. Bronzong can't do much damage to slower targets such as Cresselia and Amoonguss, so it must rely on its teammates to KO them instead. Bronzong can do a surprising amount of damage to fast or frail targets like Xerneas, Mewtwo, and Crobat, so it isn't as passive as some other support Pokemon.

Team Options
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Bronzong pairs excellently with Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, as they both usually want a teammate with speed control, and Bronzong appreciates their offensive presence. Primal Groudon loves the Gravity support, as it lets it use Precipice Blades with impunity, and it also appreciates being Skill Swapped Levitate. Primal Kyogre likes the additional Xerneas check that Bronzong provides as well as weather control from Skill Swap, and Bronzong enjoys the heavy rain to make it immune to Primal Groudon's Fire STAB moves. Bronzong also works well on the common and popular Xerneas + Groudon teams, as it can help make the mirror matchup easier. A teammate with Fake Out is recommended to help Bronzong set up Trick Room, such as Mega Kangaskhan or Smeargle. Smeargle can also use Follow Me to redirect Ghost-type attacks away from Bronzong, and it appreciates the accuracy boost that Gravity provides. Mega Salamence is also a good teammate, since the pair don't share any weaknesses and resist most attacks that the other is weak to. Mega Salamence is also good at dealing damage to opposing Primals, which Bronzong struggles with, and Bronzong helps check Xerneas for Mega Salamence. Bronzong also has difficulty with Dark-types such as Weavile and Yveltal, so having a teammate that can deal with them is also recommended, such as Mega Mawile or Xerneas.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Explosion lets Bronzong deal some chip damage and bring in a teammate for free after getting Trick Room set up, helping retain momentum. Imprison is another option if you want to mess up opposing Trick Room setters, but Bronzong struggles to find a moveslot to fit it in. For abilities, Heatproof is an option for Primal Groudon-centric teams, as few opponents will try to use Precipice Blades on a Bronzong unless they are also targeting Bronzong's partner, and a more physically defensive EV spread will allow Bronzong to survive anything an opposing Primal Groudon could throw at it. A spread of 252 HP / 108 Def / 148 SpD with a Relaxed nature will allow Bronzong to survive an opposing Jolly Primal Groudon's Precipice Blades. If you don't want to use Heatproof, a spread of 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 SpD will allow Bronzong to survive a -1 Primal Groudon's Fire Punch under harsh sunlight. Bronzong can also use a Brave nature and an EV spread with maximum Attack to deal much more damage to Xerneas and increase the chance of OHKOing it before it can use Geomancy.

Checks and Counters
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**Dark-type Pokemon**: Most Dark-type Pokemon can immediately eliminate Bronzong before it has a chance to move. Weavile is a popular lead that will annihilate Bronzong with Knock Off, and Yveltal (and teams that take advantage of its Dark Aura) will give Bronzong a hard time.

**Fire-type Pokemon**: Bronzong can't do very much to Fire-type Pokemon besides put them to sleep with Hypnosis. Primal Groudon can either use Fire Punch on Bronzong to eliminate it or take advantage of Gravity to use Precipice Blades on it and its teammates. Talonflame can use Flare Blitz on Bronzong, and Ho-Oh laughs at it with Sacred Fire.

**Primal Kyogre**: Bronzong can't do much back to Primal Kyogre besides put it to sleep, and most of Primal Kyogre's attacks will 2HKO Bronzong unless you have harsh sunlight active.

**Amoonguss**: Another common support Pokemon, Amoonguss can redirect Gyro Ball away from partners (especially Xerneas), doesn't take much damage from the move due to its low Speed, and can put Bronzong to sleep with Spore.

**Dialga**: Not only is Dialga a very bulky and slow Pokemon, but it also often carries a Fire-type move such as Flamethrower and can either take advantage of any Trick Room that Bronzong tries to set up or reverse its effects with its own Trick Room.

**Intimidate**: Bronzong already doesn't have a stellar damage output, and Intimidate neuters it further, making it harder for Bronzong to deal with the threats that it's meant to. One example of this is Mega Salamence, as it is a popular teammate for Xerneas because Geomancy will boost Xerneas's Special Defense and Salamence's Intimidate will effectively boost Xerneas's Defense. Landorus-T can take advantage of Gravity and use Earthquake on Bronzong. Mawile can also cripple Bronzong with Intimidate, but it can't do much damage to it unless you give Mawile the opportunity to use Sucker Punch.

 

[Pyritie]

This is my first time writing an analysis, so please help point out any amateur errors I may have made!

 

[Darkmalice]

I would reverse the slashes like this:

[SET]
name: Trick Room
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Gyro Ball
move 3: Hypnosis / Skill Swap
move 4: Gravity / Protect
item: Lum Berry / Mental Herb
ability: Levitate
nature: Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 196 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe


I see Hypnosis and Lum Berry more often than Skill Swap and Mental Herb. Bronzong is most commonly used on dual prime teams as the sole TR user, and I see it second most commonly used on Big 4/5 teams for the mirror. It works better in both of these roles when it is able to set up TR in front of Smeargle. Against the two most common Taunt users, Crobat and Thundurus, it can Gyro Ball against Crobat where as its most common teammate, PDon, deals well with Thundurus. Encore can be played around and should not prevent TR from being set up, even Prankster TR. Smeargle however is difficult to play around since it could be holding a Sash, Mental Herb, or Scarf, and Lum Berry is easily the most reliable way to get up TR against Smeargle.

I would mention Heatproof only in OO than in set comments. Heatproof works poorly in a best-of-3 format, since they can discover its ability in the first game and then abuse the lack of levitate in the next 2 games. Also PDon may use PBlades even against opposing Bronzong because it hits the partner, which is a bad way to reveal Heatproof - POgre is a better way to protect Bronzong from Fire-type attacks.

I'd OO Explosion since it can be used to bring in an ally for free after Bronzong has used up TR.

You need to mention why to use Bronzong over Cresselia, it's main competition as a TR user. The key reason is the Steel-typing and Gyro Ball which lets it counter Xerneas.

 

[Jibaku]

Would just like to mention that Skill Swap + Hypnosis is a viable and good combo on Zong, just not something people are particularly fond of for obvious reasons. Also imo Safeguard > Protect because Zong underspeeds slow Smeargle and is also a good way to ensure that Amoonguss doesn't ruin your TR dreams.

Heatproof is perfectly fine in a bo3 and is mostly seen on Groudon centric teams. Typically, the Zongs are EVed to survive at least Jolly Blades, allowing it to live pretty much anything an opposing Groudon can throw at it.

 

[Pyritie]

Darkmalice Jibaku Carbonific Ok, changes made, lemme know how that looks.

 

[Carbonific]

Overview

• "Isn't weak to Resists Xerneas's STAB moves..."
• "Misses out on a few of Cresselia's support moves..." - Helping Hand should be the first mention here.
• Cite how it struggles against Dark spam teams with Yveltal, as they have multiple members that take advantage of Dark Aura.

Team Options

• If you're going to reference Big Six here, I'd either note all 5 other members or reference them individually underneath. New players might not know the team.
• Mention Smeargle in the Fake Out catagory with Mega Kangaskhan. It can also redirect Ghost-type attacks that hit Bronzong super effectively easily with Follow Me thanks to its immunity to them.
• When talking about how Dark-types are problematic, specify that Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Mega Mawile are effective at eliminating them.

Other Options

• Make note of a Brave nature and a more offensively inclined spread (252 HP / 252 Atk is fine) to increase the chance to OHKO Xerneas before a Geomancy and against bulkier variants, as well as for more damage overall.

Checks and Counters

• I'd like this cleaned up a bit. Change the tags to:

**Dark-type Pokemon**: Be more specific, citing Pokemon such as Yveltal and Weavile as problematic.
**Fire-type Pokemon**: Put Primal Groudon here, along with Talonflame and Ho-Oh.
**Primal Kyogre**:
**Amoonguss**:
**Dialga**:
**Intimidate**: Put Landorus-T here, alongside Pokemon such as Salamence and Mawile.
​

Tag me once implemented and I'll give this another look before stamping it.

 

[Pyritie]

Overview

• "Isn't weak to Resists Xerneas's STAB moves..."
• "Misses out on a few of Cresselia's support moves..." - Helping Hand should be the first mention here.
• Cite how it struggles against Dark spam teams with Yveltal, as they have multiple members that take advantage of Dark Aura.

Team Options

• If you're going to reference Big Six here, I'd either note all 5 other members or reference them individually underneath. New players might not know the team.
• Mention Smeargle in the Fake Out catagory with Mega Kangaskhan. It can also redirect Ghost-type attacks that hit Bronzong super effectively easily with Follow Me thanks to its immunity to them.
• When talking about how Dark-types are problematic, specify that Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Mega Mawile are effective at eliminating them.

Other Options

• Make note of a Brave nature and a more offensively inclined spread (252 HP / 252 Atk is fine) to increase the chance to OHKO Xerneas before a Geomancy and against bulkier variants, as well as for more damage overall.

Checks and Counters

• I'd like this cleaned up a bit. Change the tags to:

**Dark-type Pokemon**: Be more specific, citing Pokemon such as Yveltal and Weavile as problematic.
**Fire-type Pokemon**: Put Primal Groudon here, along with Talonflame and Ho-Oh.
**Primal Kyogre**:
**Amoonguss**:
**Dialga**:
**Intimidate**: Put Landorus-T here, alongside Pokemon such as Salamence and Mawile.
​

Tag me once implemented and I'll give this another look before stamping it.

Done! All the casual wording will of course be cleaned up when I do the writeup.

 

[Carbonific]

Looks good!

1/2 QC

 

[Jibaku]

Gyro ball makes sure it isn't taunt bait, and deals a surprising amount of damage for a support pokemon, especially to xerneas after a geomancy boost

It still is mostly Taunt bait, and tbh its Gyro Ball damage isn't that great given that there's a good number of resists or slow mons in the format (and the standard slow Smeargle takes like 30% max). Bronzong's worst nightmare is a paralyzed Pokemon when Trick Room is up as it can't be slept and takes no damage from Gyro lol.

I'm not sure where to put this, but imo Zong's greatest weaknesses as a lead is its passivity and reliance on TR to function. Power Up Punch Kangaskhan is very problematic for it, although I'm not quite sure how to describe it (run a couple of "anti big6" flowcharts and you'll see this being a common issue. Kangaskhan Smeargle vs Kangaskhan Smeargle is a matchup that favors the latter). Hypnosis-less Zong lacks any real offensive pressure (Cresselia has Helping Hand to make up for the lack of offense), and Gravity/Hypnosis Zong tends to get stuck in very sticky situations - it needs time to set up both Gravity and TR, and it's also very vulnerable against opposing Groudon if it can't win the game by the time Trick Room runs out. It's also not as good of a partner to Kyogre w/o Swap. Oh and it'll be pressing Blind Hypnosis a lot. I think the best use for Bronzong is to have it in the back with aggressive leads, especially if you're running a Groudon-centric set up. This makes it so that you have the choice to send Bronzong in when your opponent can't pose a set up threat against you and have a better preserved wincon. Trying to set up Trick Room turn 1 can get punished super easily and must be done carefully. A lot of Groudon/Xerneas teams nowadays have a lot of options to punish early Trick Room. They're also often capable of abusing Trick Room, so it's important for you to be able to choose your wincon and not share it.

Also Thundurus should be mentioned as a counter.

I'll drop a QC 2/2 on this

 

[Pyritie]

Carbonific Jibaku this is the part where I do the full writeup, right?

 

[Jibaku]

Yep

 

[Pyritie]

Ok, I think I'm done with the writeup. Apologies for the delay, work's been keeping me busy.

 

[Sobi]

post in queue plz ty

amcheck, implement what you like & don't implement what you don't like ^_^

remove add / fix (comments); (AC=add comma; RC=remove comma; SC=semicolon)

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[OVERVIEW]

Bronzong should ring a bell to anyone who's battled with legendary pokémon before, as like in previous generations Bronzong once again finds its home among them finds its home among legendary Pokemon, providing key immunities and resistances that other common support Pokemon don't have. The arrival of Xerneas has helped Bronzong's popularity Xerneas has helped Bronzong's viability, as it is one of the best support Pokemon that resists Fairy-type moves and is the only viable Trick Room setter to do so, and it can hit a boosted Xerneas back hard with a high-powered Gyro Ball. With weather control being such a dominant factor in VGC16 battles, Bronzong enjoys the immunities that the Primal weathers bring, and its Skill Swap can help manipulate them further, as Bronzong fits well onto teams that make heavy use of the Primals. As a Psychic-type Trick Room setter, Bronzong has a lot to live up to with Cresselia around, but its main strength lies in its rare Steel / Psychic (spaces) typing combined with a large support movepool and good defensive stats. Unfortunately, Bronzong is easy to wear down, (AC) as it has no recovery outside of items and isn't as bulky as Cresselia, and it misses out on a few of its her bells and whistles positive traits such as its access to Helping Hand and Icy Wind. Despite its advantages, Bronzong suffers from many of the same problems as Cresselia, such as its passiveness and reliance on its partners to deal damage, and as well as struggling against teams that make use of Yveltal's Dark Aura to increase the damage of their Dark-type attacks. Even with these shortcomings, Bronzong rings out as a valuable support pokémon in VGC16 and should be a top consideration for any team that wants Trick Room and a Xerneas check in a single pokémon.

[SET]
name: Trick Room Setter
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Gyro Ball
move 3: Hypnosis / Skill Swap
move 4: Gravity / Safeguard
item: Lum Berry / Mental Herb
ability: Levitate
nature: Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 196 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Trick Room is the only reason to use Bronzong, (AC) so it is a requirement on this set. Gyro Ball lets Bronzong hit Xerneas hard, especially after it has a Geomancy boost, and it also does respectable damage to other fast targets such as Crobat and Mega Salamence. Gravity pairs well with Primal Groudon, helping it fire off perfectly accurate Precipice Blades that hit opposing Levitators Levitate users and Flying-types (AH). It also increases the accuracy of Dark Void. Skill Swap is great for weather control and for giving your Primal Groudon Levitate, removing its single weakness under harsh sunlight. Hypnosis is another option to put opponents' pokémon foes to sleep and helps give Bronzong some offensive presence if Gyro Ball isn't doing much damage, but it has shaky accuracy unless you use it under Gravity. Safeguard is also an option if your team struggles with status moves ailments (especially sleep), as it pairs well with the Lum Berry to nullify Dark Void. Lastly, if you don't have a Primal Groudon on your team or otherwise don't need Gravity support, Protect is never a bad choice to avoid Fake Out and other moves.

Set Details
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Lum Berry is the best item for the job, as it allows Bronzong to set up Trick Room in the face of without the fear of Dark Void, and it also helps it avoid random burns and Swaggers swaggers. Mental Herb is also an option to allow Bronzong to function without having to worry about Taunt or Encore, but the most popular users of those moves<remove space>(,<add space>Crobat, Thundurus, Whimsicott, and Raichu), (remove brackets, AC) are easily dispatched with Gyro Ball or Bronzong's common partners, such as Primal Groudon. <remove line break> The Sassy nature and IVs give it minimum Speed to take advantage of Trick Room and to increase Gyro Ball's Base Power. The HP and Special Defense EVs are allow Bronzong to survive two Moonblasts from a boosted Timid Xerneas, an Overheat from Life Orb Mega Rayquaza, and or (it can't take them all at once haha) a full strength Water Spout from Modest Kyogre, with the rest dumped in Defense. Levitate is the best ability in the vast majority of cases, since it lets you lets Bronzong dodge Ground-type attacks such as the common Precipice Blades, and it lets you Bronzong pass Levitate to your its partner if you have it has Skill Swap.

Usage Tips
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Bronzong can work well as a lead both as both a lead and not. As a lead, it is best when supported by a partner with Fake Out or redirection to help get Trick Room up safely, and it can put immediate pressure on to onto an opponent who leads with Xerneas and Smeargle. If you don't lead with Bronzong, its high number of resistances help it be able to easily switch in, and it also lets you decide whether you even want to have Trick Room as your win condition, as it may turn out that your opponent is able to take advantage of your Trick Room if you set it up too early. Gravity is best used with Primal Groudon so it can start firing off Precipice Blades and makes Bronzong's own Hypnosis far more accurate so it can keep up the pressure. If your opponent isn't being aggressive enough, Hypnosis can start putting things Pokemon to sleep and buy free turns for your teammates and can also be used as a last-ditch effort outside of Gravity. <remove line break> Use Skill Swap to either make your own Primal Groudon harder to knock out by giving it Levitate, or use it preemptively if you predict that your opponent will be switching in their own Primal Kyogre or Mega Rayquaza. If you are facing a Cresselia that also has Skill Swap, however, it will move after you Bronzong under Trick Room and will undo your weather changes. <remove line break> Bronzong can't do much damage to slower targets such as Cresselia, (RC) and Amoonguss, and so on, so you it must use your its teammates to KO them instead. Bronzong can do a surprising amount of damage to fast or frail targets like Xerneas, Mewtwo, and Crobat, and so on, so it isn't as passive as some other support Pokemon.

Team Options
========

Bronzong pairs excellently with Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, as they both usually want a speed control teammate, (AC) and Bronzong appreciates their offensive presence. Primal Groudon loves the Gravity support, as it lets it use Precipice Blades with impunity, and also appreciated it also appreciates being Skill Swapped Levitate. Primal Kyogre appreciates the additional Xerneas check that Bronzong provides as well as weather control from Skill Swap, and Bronzong enjoys the heavy rain to make it immune to Primal Groudon's STABs STAB moves outside of Gravity. Bronzong also works well on the common and popular Xerneas + (dash -> plus) Groudon teams, (AC) as it can help make the mirror matchup easier. <remove line break> A teammate with Fake Out is recommended to help Bronzong set up Trick Room, such as Mega Kangaskhan and Smeargle. Smeargle can also use Follow Me to redirect Ghost-type attacks away from Bronzong, and it appreciates the accuracy boost that Gravity provides. Mega Salamence is also a good teammate, (AC) since the pair don't share any weaknesses and resist most attacks that the other is weak to. Mega Salamence is also good at dealing damage to opposing Primals, something Bronzong struggles with, and Bronzong helps check Xerneas for Mega Salamence. Bronzong also has difficulty with Dark-types such as Weavile and Yveltal, so having a teammate that can deal with them is also recommended, such as Mega Mawile or Xerneas.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Outside of its main moves listed above, Bronzong has a number of other tricks up its sleeve. Explosion lets Bronzong deal some chip damage and bring in a teammate for free after getting Trick Room set up, helping retain momentum. Imprison is another option if you want to mess up opposing Trick Room setters, but Bronzong struggles for a moveslot to fit it in. For abilities, Heatproof is an option for Primal Groudon-centric teams, as it lets it counter groudons Primal Groudon more easily, (AC) as few opponents will try to use Precipice Blades on a Bronzong unless they are also targeting Bronzong's partner. A spread of 252 HP, 108 Def, and 148 SpD 252 HP / 108 Def / 148 SpD with a Relaxed nature will allow Bronzong to survive an opposing Jolly Primal Groudon's Precipice Blades. If you don't want to use Heatproof, EVs of 252 HP, 124 Def, and 132 SpD a spread of 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 SpD will allow Bronzong to survive an intimiated Intimidated Primal Groudon's Fire Punch under harsh sunlight. You Bronzong can also use a Brave nature and an EV spread with maximum Attack to deal much more damage to Xerneas and increase the chance of OHKOing it before it can use Geomancy.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Dark-type Pokemon**: Most Dark-type Pokemon can just immediately eliminate Bronzong before it has a chance to move. Weavile is a popular lead who that will annihilate Bronzong with Knock Off, and Yveltal (and teams that take advantage of its Dark Aura) will give Bronzong a hard time.

**Fire-type Pokemon**: Bronzong can't do very much to them Fire-type Pokemon besides put them to sleep with Hypnosis. Primal Groudon can either just use Fire Punch on Bronzong to eliminate it or take advantage of its Gravity to use Precipice Blades on it and its teammates. Talonflame can just use Flare Blitz on Bronzong, and Ho-Oh laughs at it.

**Primal Kyogre**: Bronzong can't do much back to Primal Kyogre besides use Hypnosis, and most of Primal Kyogre's attacks will 2HKO Bronzong unless you have harsh sunlight active.

**Amoonguss**: Another common support Pokemon, Amoonguss can redirect Gyro Balls away from partners (especially Xerneas), doesn't take much damage from them due to its low Speed, (what does Speed have to do anything with how much damage it takes?.....) and can just put Bronzong to sleep with Spore.

**Dialga**: Not only is Dialga also a very bulky and slow Pokemon, but it often carries a Fire-type move such as Flamethrower and can either take advantage of any Trick Room that Bronzong tries to set up or just reverse its effects completely with its own Trick Room.

**Intimidate**: Bronzong already doesn't have a stellar damage output, (AC) and Intimidate neuters it further, making it harder for Bronzong to deal with the threats that it's meant to. One example of this is Mega Salamence, (AC) being a popular teammate for Xerneas, as Geomancy will boost Xerneas's Special Defense and Salamence's Intimidate will effectively boost Xerneas's Defense. Landorus-T can take advantage of Gravity and just use Earthquake on Bronzong. Mawile can also Intimidate Bronzong, (RC) but can't do much damage to it unless you give Mawile the opportunity to use Sucker Punch.

 

[Carbonific]

what does Speed have to do anything with how much damage it takes?.....

Gyro Ball's base power is determined by the target's Speed stat.

 

[Pyritie]

Thanks for the amcheck, I implemented most of it

as it is one of the best support Pokemon that resists Fairy-type moves and is the only viable Trick Room setter to do so, and it can hit a boosted Xerneas back hard with a high-powered Gyro Ball.

Is the "it" not implied here (and in a few other similar cases in my writeup)? Or is this just part of the style we're using?

her bells and whistles [...] Even with these shortcomings, Bronzong rings out as a valuable support pokémon in VGC16 and should be a top consideration for any team that wants Trick Room and a Xerneas check in a single pokémon.

RIP bell puns

Bronzong also works well on the common and popular Xerneas + Groudon, (AC) teams as it can help make the mirror matchup easier.

Huh?

 

[Empress]

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Here ya go

[OVERVIEW]
Like other generations before, Bronzong finds its home among legendary Pokemon, providing key immunities and resistances that other common support Pokemon don't have. The arrival of Xerneas has helped Bronzong's viability, as it is one of the best support Pokemon that resists Fairy-type moves and is the only viable Trick Room setter to do so, and it can hit a boosted Xerneas back hard with a high-powered Gyro Ball. With weather control being such a dominant factor in VGC16 battles, Bronzong enjoys the immunities that the Primal weathers bring, and its Skill Swap can help manipulate them further, as Bronzong fits well onto teams that make heavy use of the Primals. As a Psychic-type Trick Room setter, Bronzong has a lot to live up to with Cresselia around, but its main strength lies in its rare Steel / Psychic typing combined with a large support movepool and good defensive stats. Unfortunately, Bronzong is easy to wear down, as it has no recovery outside of items, (AC) and isn't as bulky as Cresselia, and misses out on a few of its Cresselia's support moves such as Helping Hand and Icy Wind. Despite its advantages, Bronzong suffers from many of the same problems as Cresselia, such as its passiveness and reliance on its partners to deal damage, as well as struggling against teams that make use of Yveltal's Dark Aura to increase the damage of their Dark-type attacks.

[SET]
name: Trick Room Setter
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Gyro Ball
move 3: Hypnosis / Skill Swap
move 4: Gravity / Safeguard
item: Lum Berry / Mental Herb
ability: Levitate
nature: Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 196 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Trick Room is the only reason to use Bronzong, so it is a requirement on this set. (Why? Explain its use here.) Gyro Ball lets Bronzong hit Xerneas hard, especially after it has a Geomancy boost, and it also does respectable damage to other fast targets such as Crobat and Mega Salamence. Gravity pairs well with Primal Groudon, helping it fire off perfectly accurate Precipice Blades that hit opposing Levitate users and Flying-types. It also increases the accuracy of Dark Void. Skill Swap is great for weather control and for giving your Primal Groudon Levitate, removing its single weakness under harsh sunlight. Hypnosis is another option to put foes to sleep and helps give Bronzong some offensive presence if Gyro Ball isn't doing much damage, but it has shaky accuracy unless you use it under Gravity. Gravity pairs well with Primal Groudon, helping it fire off a perfectly accurate Precipice Blades that hits opposing Levitate users and Flying-types. It also increases the accuracy of Dark Void. Safeguard is also an option if your team struggles with status ailments (especially sleep), as it pairs well with the Lum Berry to nullify Dark Void. Lastly, if you don't have a Primal Groudon on your team or otherwise don't need Gravity support, Protect is never a bad choice to avoid Fake Out and other moves.

Set Details
========

Lum Berry allows Bronzong to set up Trick Room while ignoring the threat of Dark Void, and it also helps it avoid random burns and Swaggers. Mental Herb is also an option to allow Bronzong to function without having to worry about Taunt or Encore, but the most popular users of those moves, Crobat, Thundurus, Whimsicott, and Raichu, are easily dispatched with Gyro Ball or Bronzong's common partners, such as Primal Groudon. The A Sassy nature and 0 Speed IVs give it minimum Speed to take advantage of Trick Room and to increase Gyro Ball's Base Power. The HP and Special Defense EVs allow Bronzong to survive two Moonblasts from a boosted +2 (you should specify its boost) Timid Xerneas, an Overheat from Life Orb Mega Rayquaza, or a full strength Water Spout from Modest Kyogre, with the rest dumped placed in Defense for added overall bulk. Levitate lets Bronzong dodge Ground-type attacks such as the common Precipice Blades, and it can be passed to a partner if lets Bronzong pass Levitate to its partner if it has Skill Swap.

Usage Tips
========

Bronzong can work well as a lead when supported by a partner with Fake Out or redirection to help get Trick Room up safely, and it can put immediate pressure onto an opponent who leads with Xerneas and Smeargle. If you don't lead with Bronzong, its high number of resistances help allow it be able to easily switch in, and it also lets you decide whether you even want to have Trick Room as your win condition, as it may turn out that your opponent is able to take advantage of your Trick Room if you set it up too early. Gravity is best used with Primal Groudon so it can start firing off Precipice Blades and also makes Bronzong's own Hypnosis far more accurate so that it can keep up the pressure. If your opponent isn't being aggressive enough, Hypnosis can start be used to putting foes to sleep and buy free turns for your teammates and can also be used as a last-ditch effort outside of Gravity. Either Use Skill Swap to either make your own Primal Groudon harder to knock out by giving it Levitate, or use it preemptively if you predict that your opponent will be switching in their own Primal Kyogre or Mega Rayquaza. If you are facing a Cresselia that also has Skill Swap, however, it will move after Bronzong under Trick Room and will undo your weather changes. Bronzong can't do much damage to slower targets such as Cresselia and Amoonguss, so it must use its teammates to KO them instead. Bronzong can do a surprising amount of damage to fast or frail targets like Xerneas, Mewtwo, and Crobat, so it isn't as passive as some other support Pokemon.

Team Options
========

Bronzong pairs excellently with Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, as they both usually want a teammate with speed control teammate, and Bronzong appreciates their offensive presence. Primal Groudon loves the Gravity support, as it lets it use Precipice Blades with impunity, and it also appreciates being Skill Swapped Levitate. Primal Kyogre likes the additional Xerneas check that Bronzong provides as well as weather control from Skill Swap, and Bronzong enjoys the heavy rain to make it immune to Primal Groudon's STAB moves outside of Gravity. Bronzong also works well on the common and popular Xerneas + Groudon teams, (AC) as it can help make the mirror matchup easier. A teammate with Fake Out is recommended to help Bronzong set up Trick Room, such as Mega Kangaskhan and Smeargle. Smeargle can also use Follow Me to redirect Ghost-type attacks away from Bronzong, and it appreciates the accuracy boost that Gravity provides. Mega Salamence is also a good teammate, since the pair two don't share any weaknesses and resist most attacks that the other is weak to. Mega Salamence is also good at dealing damage to opposing Primals, something which Bronzong struggles with, and Bronzong helps check Xerneas for Mega Salamence. Bronzong also has difficulty with Dark-types such as Weavile and Yveltal, so having a teammate that can deal with them is also recommended, such as Mega Mawile or Xerneas.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Explosion lets Bronzong deal some chip damage and bring in a teammate for free after getting Trick Room set up, helping retain momentum. Imprison is another option if you want to mess up opposing Trick Room setters, but Bronzong struggles for to find a moveslot to fit it in. For abilities, Heatproof is an option for Primal Groudon-centric teams, as it lets it counter Primal Groudon more easily as few opponents will try to use Precipice Blades on a Bronzong unless they are also targeting Bronzong's partner. A spread of 252 HP / 108 Def / 148 SpD with a Relaxed nature will allow Bronzong to survive an opposing Jolly Primal Groudon's Precipice Blades. If you don't want to use Heatproof, a spread of 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 SpD will allow Bronzong to survive an Intimiated -1 Primal Groudon's Fire Punch under harsh sunlight. Bronzong can also use a Brave nature and an EV spread with maximum Attack to deal much more damage to Xerneas and increase the chance of OHKOing it before it can use Geomancy.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Dark-type Pokemon**: Most Dark-type Pokemon can just immediately eliminate Bronzong before it has a chance to move. Weavile is a popular lead that will annihilate Bronzong with Knock Off, and Yveltal (and teams that take advantage of its Dark Aura) will give Bronzong a hard time.

**Fire-type Pokemon**: Bronzong can't do very much to Fire-type Pokemon besides put them to sleep with Hypnosis. Primal Groudon can either just use Fire Punch on Bronzong to eliminate it or take advantage of its Gravity to use Precipice Blades on it and its teammates. Talonflame can just use Flare Blitz on Bronzong, and Ho-Oh laughs at it with Sacred Fire.

**Primal Kyogre**: Bronzong can't do much back to Primal Kyogre besides use Hypnosis, and most of Primal Kyogre's attacks will 2HKO Bronzong unless you have harsh sunlight active.

**Amoonguss**: Another common support Pokemon, Amoonguss can redirect Gyro Balls away from partners (especially Xerneas), doesn't take much damage from them move due to its low Speed, and can just put Bronzong to sleep with Spore.

**Dialga**: Not only is Dialga a very bulky and slow Pokemon, but it also often carries a Fire-type move such as Flamethrower and can either take advantage of any Trick Room that Bronzong tries to set up or just reverse its effects completely with its own Trick Room.

**Intimidate**: Bronzong already doesn't have a stellar damage output and Intimidate neuters it further, making it harder for Bronzong to deal with the threats that it's meant to. One example of this is Mega Salamence, as it is a popular teammate for Xerneas because Geomancy will boost Xerneas's Special Defense and Salamence's Intimidate will effectively boost Xerneas's Defense. Landorus-T can take advantage of Gravity and just use Earthquake on Bronzong. Mawile can also cripple Bronzong with Intimidate Bronzong, but it can't do much damage to it unless you give Mawile the opportunity to use Sucker Punch. (Which is, like, never.)

GP 1/2

 

[Pyritie]

(Which is, like, never.)

Changes made! Is this comment just a comment or is it an indication that I need to change that sentence to something else?

 

[Empress]

Changes made! Is this comment just a comment or is it an indication that I need to change that sentence to something else?

Just a comment. Even if there aren't many situations where Bronzong would attack Mega Mawile, I guess that situation remains open, so no need to change that.

 

[Lumari]

remove add / fix (comments); (AC=add comma; RC=remove comma; SC=semicolon)
GP 2/2

bronzong

[OVERVIEW]

Like other generations before, Bronzong finds its home among legendary Pokemon, providing key immunities and resistances that other common support Pokemon don't have. The arrival of Xerneas has helped Bronzong's viability, as it is one of the best support Pokemon that resists resist Fairy-type moves and is the only viable Trick Room setter to do so, and it can hit a boosted Xerneas back hard with a high-powered Gyro Ball. With weather control being such a dominant factor in VGC16 battles, Bronzong enjoys the immunities that the Primal weathers bring, and its Skill Swap can help manipulate them further, as Bronzong fits well onto teams that make heavy use of the Primals. As a Psychic-type Trick Room setter, Bronzong has a lot to live up to with Cresselia around, but its main strength lies in its rare Steel / Psychic typing combined with a large support movepool and good defensive stats. Unfortunately, Bronzong is easy to wear down, as it has no recovery outside of items, isn't as bulky as Cresselia, and misses out on a few of Cresselia's support moves such as Helping Hand and Icy Wind. Despite its advantages, Bronzong suffers from many of the same problems as Cresselia, such as its passiveness and reliance on its partners to deal damage, as well as struggling against teams that make use of Yveltal's Dark Aura to increase the damage of their Dark-type attacks.

[SET]
name: Trick Room Setter
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Gyro Ball
move 3: Hypnosis / Skill Swap
move 4: Gravity / Safeguard
item: Lum Berry / Mental Herb
ability: Levitate
nature: Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 196 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Trick Room is a requirement on this set, as being a setter of setting it is Bronzong's only viable role in VGC16. Gyro Ball lets Bronzong hit Xerneas hard, especially after it has a Geomancy boost, and it also does respectable damage to other fast targets such as Crobat and Mega Salamence. It also increases the accuracy of Dark Void. Skill Swap is great for weather control and for giving your Primal Groudon Levitate, removing its single weakness under harsh sunlight. Hypnosis is another option to put foes to sleep and helps give Bronzong some offensive presence if Gyro Ball isn't doing much damage, but it has shaky accuracy unless you use it under Gravity. When running Gravity, (AC) Bronzong (or a similar fix like "Gravity lets Bronzong pair well) pairs well with Primal Groudon, helping it fire off perfectly accurate Precipice Blades that hit opposing Levitate users and Flying-types. It also increases the accuracy of Dark Void. Safeguard is also an option if your team struggles with status ailments (especially sleep), as it pairs well with Lum Berry to nullify Dark Void. Lastly, if you don't have a Primal Groudon on your team or otherwise don't need Gravity support, Protect is never a bad choice to avoid Fake Out and other moves.

Set Details
========

Lum Berry allows Bronzong to set up Trick Room while ignoring the threat of Dark Void, and it also helps it avoid random burns and Swaggers. Mental Herb is also an option to allow Bronzong to function without having to worry about Taunt or Encore, but the most popular users of those moves, Crobat, Thundurus, Whimsicott, and Raichu, are easily dispatched with Gyro Ball or Bronzong's common partners, such as Primal Groudon. A Sassy nature and 0 Speed IVs give it minimum Speed to take maximum advantage of Trick Room and to increase Gyro Ball's Base Power. The HP and Special Defense EVs allow Bronzong to survive two Moonblasts from a +2 Timid Xerneas, an Overheat from Life Orb Mega Rayquaza, or a full-strength (AH) Water Spout from Modest Kyogre, with the rest placed in Defense for added overall bulk. Levitate lets Bronzong dodge Ground-type attacks such as the common Precipice Blades, and it can be passed to a partner if Bronzong has Skill Swap.

Usage Tips
========

Bronzong can work well as a lead when supported by a partner with Fake Out or redirection to help get Trick Room up safely, and it can put immediate pressure onto an opponent who leads with Xerneas and Smeargle. If you don't lead with Bronzong, its high number of resistances allow it to easily switch in, and it also lets you decide whether you even want to have Trick Room as your win condition game plan, as it may turn out that your opponent is able to take advantage of your Trick Room if you set it up too early. Gravity is best used with Primal Groudon so it can start firing off Precipice Blades more safely, (AC) and it also makes Bronzong's own Hypnosis far more accurate so it can keep up the pressure. If your opponent isn't being aggressive enough, Hypnosis can be used to put foes to sleep and buy free turns for your teammates and can also be used or as a last-ditch effort outside of Gravity. Either use Skill Swap to make your own Primal Groudon harder to knock out by giving it Levitate, or use it preemptively if you predict that your opponent will be switching in their own Primal Kyogre or Mega Rayquaza. If you are facing a Cresselia that also has Skill Swap, however, it will move after Bronzong under Trick Room and will undo your weather changes. Bronzong can't do much damage to slower targets such as Cresselia and Amoonguss, so it must use rely on its teammates to KO them instead. Bronzong can do a surprising amount of damage to fast or frail targets like Xerneas, Mewtwo, and Crobat, so it isn't as passive as some other support Pokemon.

Team Options
========

Bronzong pairs excellently with Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, as they both usually want a teammate with speed control, and Bronzong appreciates their offensive presence. Primal Groudon loves the Gravity support, as it lets it use Precipice Blades with impunity, and it also appreciates being Skill Swapped Levitate. Primal Kyogre likes the additional Xerneas check that Bronzong provides as well as weather control from Skill Swap, and Bronzong enjoys the heavy rain to make it immune to Primal Groudon's STAB moves outside of Gravity. (just "to Primal Groudon's Fire STAB moves" imo, no need to get convoluted with the Ground ones. alternatively add "both" after "to" bc primordial sea doesn't affect the ground ones in any way) Bronzong also works well on the common and popular Xerneas + Groudon teams, as it can help make the mirror matchup easier. A teammate with Fake Out is recommended to help Bronzong set up Trick Room, such as Mega Kangaskhan and or Smeargle. Smeargle can also use Follow Me to redirect Ghost-type attacks away from Bronzong, and it appreciates the accuracy boost that Gravity provides. Mega Salamence is also a good teammate, since the pair don't share any weaknesses and resist most attacks that the other is weak to. Mega Salamence is also good at dealing damage to opposing Primals, which Bronzong struggles with, and Bronzong helps check Xerneas for Mega Salamence. Bronzong also has difficulty with Dark-types such as Weavile and Yveltal, so having a teammate that can deal with them is also recommended, such as Mega Mawile or Xerneas.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Explosion lets Bronzong deal some chip damage and bring in a teammate for free after getting Trick Room set up, helping retain momentum. Imprison is another option if you want to mess up opposing Trick Room setters, but Bronzong struggles to find a moveslot to fit it in. For abilities, Heatproof is an option for Primal Groudon-centric (wouldnt PDon actually invite PB?) teams, as few opponents will try to use Precipice Blades on a Bronzong unless they are also targeting Bronzong's partner. A spread of 252 HP / 108 Def / 148 SpD with a Relaxed nature will allow Bronzong to survive an opposing Jolly Primal Groudon's Precipice Blades. If you don't want to use Heatproof, a spread of 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 SpD will allow Bronzong to survive a -1 Primal Groudon's Fire Punch under harsh sunlight. Bronzong can also use a Brave nature and an EV spread with maximum Attack to deal much more damage to Xerneas and increase the chance of OHKOing it before it can use Geomancy.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Dark-type Pokemon**: Most Dark-type Pokemon can immediately eliminate Bronzong before it has a chance to move. Weavile is a popular lead that will annihilate Bronzong with Knock Off, and Yveltal (and teams that take advantage of its Dark Aura) will give Bronzong a hard time.

**Fire-type Pokemon**: Bronzong can't do very much to Fire-type Pokemon besides put them to sleep with Hypnosis. Primal Groudon can either use Fire Punch on Bronzong to eliminate it or take advantage of Gravity to use Precipice Blades on it and its teammates. Talonflame can use Flare Blitz on Bronzong, and Ho-Oh laughs at it with Sacred Fire.

**Primal Kyogre**: Bronzong can't do much back to Primal Kyogre besides use Hypnosis put it to sleep, and most of Primal Kyogre's attacks will 2HKO Bronzong unless you have harsh sunlight active.

**Amoonguss**: Another common support Pokemon, Amoonguss can redirect Gyro Ball away from partners (especially Xerneas), doesn't take much damage from the move due to its low Speed, and can put Bronzong to sleep with Spore.

**Dialga**: Not only is Dialga a very bulky and slow Pokemon, but it also often carries a Fire-type move such as Flamethrower and can either take advantage of any Trick Room that Bronzong tries to set up or reverse its effects completely (redundant, you'll reverse it either completely or not at all anyways) with its own Trick Room.

**Intimidate**: Bronzong already doesn't have a stellar damage output, (AC) and Intimidate neuters it further, making it harder for Bronzong to deal with the threats that it's meant to. One example of this is Mega Salamence, as it is a popular teammate for Xerneas because Geomancy will boost Xerneas's Special Defense and Salamence's Intimidate will effectively boost Xerneas's Defense. Landorus-T can take advantage of Gravity and use Earthquake on Bronzong. Mawile can also cripple Bronzong with Intimidate, but it can't do much damage to it unless you give Mawile the opportunity to use Sucker Punch.

 

[Pyritie]

For abilities, Heatproof is an option for Primal Groudon-centric (wouldnt PDon actually invite PB?) teams, as few opponents will try to use Precipice Blades on a Bronzong unless they are also targeting Bronzong's partner.

I changed this to:

For abilities, Heatproof is an option for Primal Groudon-centric teams, as few opponents will try to use Precipice Blades on a Bronzong unless they are also targeting Bronzong's partner, and a more physically defensive EV spread will allow Bronzong to survive anything an opposing Primal Groudon could throw at it.

Is it better?

I fixed the rest of your changes.

 

[Carbonific]

This has been uploaded.