Bronzor 111/189 · Astral Radiance

Astral Radiance is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on May 27, 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Bronzor is 111/189, in position 111 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 110 Bastiodon, and after it is 112 Bronzong. The listed rarity is Common.

Bronzor is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Bronzor (#436), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists Bronzong, Bronzong (#437) under evolves to.

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Bronzor (#436) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Bronzor 74/123 in Mysterious Treasures (2007). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Bronzor list a different HP.

The attack Metal Press lists 20 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Floats using a mysterious energy. The pattern engraved upon its back is held as sacred and can sometimes be found in imagery from ancient cemeteries and other such timeworn places." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Astral Radiance, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Astral Radiance set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Bronzor can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.