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Bronzong

Gen 9 RU usage profile · rank #79
september 2026 · 20.8K battles
Bronzong
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Usage · September 2026
1.2%
Bronzong is ranked #79 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 616 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#79 of 198
Raw count616
Viability ceiling85
Month on month+0.12pp
13 month peak1.3%
FormatGen 9 RU
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sets and counters from 20.8K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 500
HP
67
Atk
89
Def
116
SpA
79
SpD
116
Spe
33
Usage over time1.2%▲ 0.12pppeak 1.3% · Feb '26
0.50.81.11.5Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

67.9% of Bronzong teams
HP
252
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
0
NatureBold
AbilityLevitate · 99.8%
ItemLeftovers · 97.7%
Tera typeElectric · 67.9%
Moves
Rest87.9%
Body Press75.3%
Iron Defense69.2%
Night Shade68.0%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Relaxed252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA20.7%
Sassy252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD5.3%

Moves

9 tracked
Rest87.9%
Body Press75.3%
Iron Defense69.2%
Night Shade68.0%
Heavy Slam26.6%
Calm Mind19.8%
Stored Power19.7%
Psychic Noise10.0%
Stealth Rock9.4%

Items

Leftovers97.7%

Tera types

Electric67.9%
Dragon20.9%
Ghost4.9%
Fighting2.4%

Abilities

Levitate99.8%
Heatproof0.2%

EV spreads

top 6
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD67.9%
Relaxed252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA20.7%
Sassy252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD5.3%
Sassy248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD1.6%

Top teammates

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Best Bronzong build for Gen 9 RU

The set above is the one Gen 9 RU players run most often, taken from 20,763 battles in September 2026. Bronzong sits at rank #79 with 1.2% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.12 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

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