Bronzor 34/99 · Arceus

Arceus is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on 4 November 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Bronzor is 34/99, in position 34 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 33 Bronzong, and after it is 35 Charmeleon. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Bronzor is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 9. In the Pokédex this is Bronzor (#436), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists Bronzong, Bronzong (#437) under evolves to.

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

Bronzor (#436) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 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). Both list 50 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and kawayoo illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 18 other cards of Bronzor list a different HP.

The attack Speed Dive lists 10 damage. The cost is Metal. Extrasensory is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If you have the same number of cards in your hand as your opponent, this attack does 30 damage plus 30 more damage. Weakness is Fire +10. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "There are researchers who believe this Pokémon reflected like a mirror in the distant past."

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