Bronzor

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[OVERVIEW]

  • Has a lot of utility in walling top-tier threats such as Jynx and Kangaskhan thanks to a really good defensive typing in Steel/Psychic.
  • A great defensive ability in Levitate negates its weakness to Ground-type attacks, giving it an edge over its main competition in Metang.
  • Reliant on Eviolite to be useful.

[SET]
name: Physical Wall
move 1: Psywave
move 2: Stealth Rock/Toxic
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Eviolite
ability: Levitate
nature: Bold
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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  • Psywave functions like a psuedo-Seismic Toss. The move makes up for Bronzor's paltry offensive stats and also bypasses Psychic resistances.
  • Bronzor is a reliable user of Stealth Rock thanks to its bulk and typing. Reliably walling most Rapid Spin and Defog users is also a boon in its favor.
  • However, if your team already has a Stealth Rock user, Toxic can be utilized in its place.
  • A combination of Rest and Sleep Talk somewhat remedies Bronzor's lack of reliable recovery, and can also heal off status ailments such as paralysis and burns.

Set Details
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  • The spread and Nature used maximize Bronzor's physical bulk.
  • Levitate is Bronzor's main niche and gives it an immunity to Ground-type attacks, making it a good switch-in to Pokemon such as Steelix.
  • Eviolite makes Bronzor surprisingly bulky, being able to, for instance, survive a 3HKO from Choice Band Aggron.

Usage Tips
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  • Bronzor is best utilized on defensive and balanced teams for its vast amount of utility that it brings to the table.
  • It is best to send Bronzor in on physical attackers. However, some such as Tauros may have the chance of carrying moves that beat it.

Team Options
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  • Thick Fat Hariyama is a particularly good partner for Bronzor as it handles Dark- and Fire- types with ease.
  • On more defensive teams, Mega Audino can absorb Knock Off and pass off Wishes, and in exchange, Bronzor takes care of Poison-types. However, both Pokemon share a striking weakness to Fire-types.
  • Mantine takes care of a lot of special attackers for Bronzor, particularly Fire-types, and can use Defog to get rid of entry hazards.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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  • Very much a one-trick pony.
  • A specially defensive spread can wall Pokemon such as Lilligant without Hidden Power Fire but has no practical use outside of that.
  • Skill Swap can be used to utilize Stealth Rock on Xatu, but its very gimmicky and isn't recommended.

Checks and Counters
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**Getting rid of its Eviolite**: Bronzor's bulk comes from Eviolite, and with it removed, it becomes much easier to handle. In particular, Knock Off possesses the ability to super effectively hit Bronzor for a lot of damage.

**Taunt/Encore**: Pokemon that use Taunt or Encore such as Skuntank, Mismagius, or Liepard can use said moves to nullify Bronzor into being a sitting duck. It doesn't help that a lot of the Pokemon in NU that use either move happen to be immune to Psychic, making Psywave practically useless against them.

**Super-Effective Special Attacks**: Thanks to its weaker Special Defense when compared to its regular Defense, Pokemon such as Pyroar, Rotom, and Mixed Skuntank can easily take advantage of this and deal a lot of damage.
 
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i'm sorry mr. man
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I'm sorry that I wasn't clear saying "I'd prefer you not take the analysis", but just finding the set does not entitle you to taking the analysis without approval after I essentially said no. I said I want you to have experience using the Pokemon, not browsing the forums and just finding the set. Locking this.
 
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