Bronzong 145/197 · Obsidian Flames

Bronzong is Pokédex #437, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Bronzong is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 140 HP. The card says it evolves from Bronzor. In this catalog that name is Bronzor (#436).

Bronzong sits at 145/197 in Obsidian Flames, position 145 of 230. Before it is 144 Bronzor, and after it is 146 Probopass. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on August 11, 2023. The printed size is 197. This checklist is longer, at 230 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Oracle Press lists 20 damage. The cost is Metal. During your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks used by your opponent's Pokémon done to this Pokémon. (Damage is not an effect.) Extrasensory is another attack lists 70+ damage. The cost is Metal, Metal. If you have the same number of cards in your hand as your opponent, this attack does 90 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "In ages past, this Pokémon was revered as a bringer of rain. It was found buried in the ground." The regulation mark is G.

Bronzong (#437) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 26 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Bronzong 6/123 in Mysterious Treasures (2007). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Daisuke Ito illustrated that card, and Nobuhiro Imagawa illustrated this one. 27 other cards of Bronzong list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Nobuhiro Imagawa. I count 9 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Obsidian Flames set binder is where a full Obsidian Flames set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Bronzong can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.