Bronzong 112/189 · Astral Radiance

Bronzong is Pokédex #437, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Bronzong is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 130 HP. The card says it evolves from Bronzor. In this catalog that name is Bronzor (#436).

Bronzong sits at 112/189 in Astral Radiance, position 112 of 216. Before it is 111 Bronzor, and after it is 113 Origin Forme Dialga V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on May 27, 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Heatproof is listed as Ability. Prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from your opponent's Fire Pokémon. The attack Hammer In lists 100 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Some believe it to be a deity that summons rain clouds. When angered, it lets out a warning cry that rings out like the tolling of a bell." The regulation mark is F.

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 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Daisuke Ito illustrated that card, and Shinji Kanda illustrated this one. 21 other cards of Bronzong list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Shinji Kanda. I count 25 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Astral Radiance set binder is where a full Astral Radiance 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.