Bronzong 102/163 · Battle Styles

Battle Styles is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on March 19, 2021. The printed size is 163. This checklist is longer, at 183 cards. Bronzong is 102/163, in position 102 of 183 on this checklist. Before it is 101 Bronzor, and after it is 103 Pawniard. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Bronzong is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Bronzong (#437), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Bronzor. In this catalog that name is Bronzor (#436).

Hasuno illustrated this card. The same name is on 74 other cards in the catalog.

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 110 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Daisuke Ito illustrated that card, and Hasuno illustrated this one. 21 other cards of Bronzong list a different HP.

Metal Transfer is listed as Ability. As often as you like during your turn, you may move a Metal Energy from 1 of your Pokémon to another of your Pokémon. The attack Zen Headbutt lists 70 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Many scientists suspect that this Pokémon originated outside the Galar region, based on the patterns on its body." The regulation mark is E.

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