[SET]
name: Trick Room Setter (Steel)
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Stealth Rock
move 3: Explosion
move 4: Toxic
item: Mental Herb
ability: Heatproof
nature: Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Bronzong’s niche on Steel teams lies in its ability to be a bulky Trick Room setter, supporting slow but devastatingly powerful teammates such as Copperajah and Choice Specs Aegislash and giving them sweeping potential. Bronzong also possesses a unique ability for Steel teams in Heatproof, which allows it to set Trick Room in the face of Fire-type attacks like Galarian Darmanitan’s Flare Blitz. However, outside of Trick Room and Heatproof, Bronzong has few desirable qualities over other defensive Steel-types like Corviknight or Ferrothorn, and it can struggle with passivity outside of setting Trick Room and using Explosion. Stealth Rock makes Bronzong an effective lead and chips down the opposing team for its teammates. Toxic can be used to pressure opposing entry hazard removers and to put threats on a timer, giving Bronzong more merit as a defensive pivot. Explosion gives Bronzong a powerful attack that can deal heavy damage to Pokemon such as Hydreigon and Galarian Darmanitan, and allows Bronzong to pivot out into a Trick Room sweeper once it has accomplished its needed roles. Mental Herb vastly improves Bonzong’s matchup against common Taunt users like Mew, Keldeo, and Sableye, allowing it to use Trick Room and Toxic against them, which Steel teams greatly appreciate due to having headaches with said Pokemon late-game.
Bronzong should generally utilize its bulk to set Trick Room and Stealth Rock early-game and use Toxic against threats or entry hazard removers to put them on a timer. Since Bronzong lacks reliable recovery, it should not be used as a common switch-in to powerful attackers such as Zeraora, which will quickly wear it down and make it unable to set Trick Room. Bronzong can be used to sponge Fire-type attacks like Choice Specs Dragapult’s Fire Blast and use Toxic against said Pokemon to give its team an easier time dealing with them. Explosion should not be used at the start of the match if Bronzong has utility in checking a threat like Charizard or has opportunities to set Trick Room multiple times. Copperajah makes for an effective Trick Room attacker, being able to leverage its high Attack and diverse coverage to to threaten opposing teams, while also threatening Pokemon such as Corviknight with Heat Crash that could otherwise take advantage of Bronzong. Aegislash acts as another effective Trick Room attacker, being able to utilize Choice Specs to break through opposing teams and pressuring types like Water, Psychic, and Ghost. Both Aegislash and Copperajah appreciate Bronzong's ability to wear down opposing teams with Stealth Rock and bring them in safely with Explosion after setting Trick Room. Corviknight acts as a bulky sweeper that can switch into Ground-type attacks and snowball past teams using Bulk Up and Taunt, and appreciates Bronzong’s ability to use Toxic on faster Taunt users that check Corviknight, such as Sableye and Mew, thanks to Mental Herb. Ferrothorn can use Spikes to form an effective hazard stacking core with Bronzong and use its typing to switch into Electric- and Water-types such as Toxtricity and Dracovish. Ferrothorn can also provide Bronzong with situational healing using Leech Seed. Duraludon and Excadrill serve as effective Choice Scarf users, giving Bronzong’s teammates an efficient form of speed control outside of Trick Room, and can pressure Dragon and Electric teams, respectively.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Guwahavel, 446329]]
- Steel Analysis by: [[Guwahavel, 446329]]
- Quality Checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [maroon, 305839]]
- Grammar Checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
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