Bronzong XY21/211 · XY Black Star Promos

XY Black Star Promos is a set in the XY series. It was released on October 12, 2013. The printed size is 211. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Bronzong is XY21/211, in position 21 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY20 Greninja-EX, and after it is XY22 Darkrai. The listed rarity is Promo.

Bronzong is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 90 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).

match illustrated this card. The same name is on 143 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). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Daisuke Ito illustrated that card, and match illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Bronzong list a different HP.

Metal Links is listed as Ability. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may attach a Metal Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. The attack Hammer In lists 60 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. 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."

I keep a set binder for XY Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the XY Black Star Promos 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.