In X & Y, Poison Heal changes the entire equation for Gliscor. The 510 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked B-Tier. Earthquake with Toxic Orb is the standard set.

What is Gliscor weak to?

In X & Y, Gliscor's biggest threats include Lapras (Ice) and Gyarados (Water), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Lapras is the most dangerous since Ice moves deal 4x damage. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Gliscor?

Poison Heal is what you want on Gliscor. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Hyper Cutter, Sand Veil) work on paper but Poison Heal is what makes Gliscor worth using.

What role does Gliscor play in battle?

Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Gliscor is a physical attacker with base 95 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What is Gliscor's hidden ability?

In X & Y, Poison Heal is the hidden ability. It heals for 1/8 max HP after each turn when poisoned in place of damage. Worth hunting for if you want Gliscor to compete at a higher level.

Gliscor - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

BTier

95Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Defense leads and Sp. Atk gets almost nothing. That's Gliscor's stat line in a nutshell. 3 stats sit in respectable range, but the spread is brutal. Tough to catch and yields 2 Defense EVs.

Base Stats

High

HP75

Attack95

Defense125

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def75

Speed95

Total510

Details

Catch Rate

Difficult30 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height2.0 m

Weight42.5 kg

Base XP179

Abilities

Hyper CutterRare

Prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Sand Veil

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Poison HealHATop Pick

Heals for 1/8 max HP after each turn when poisoned in place of damage.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

It observes prey while hanging inverted from branches. When the chance presents itself, it swoops!

Gliscor Weakness

Gliscor is weak to Ice and Water. Watch out for Ice attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric and Ground-type moves entirely. Gliscor's physical bulk (base 125 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Gliscor Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Ice
2x (Weak)	Water
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Poison, Bug
0x (Immune)	Electric, Ground

Type ChartExcellent

2Weak

3Resist

2Immune

Score+3

4xCritical

Ice

2xWeak

Water

½xResist

Fighting Poison Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric Ground

STAB (8)

Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Gliscor in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Arcanine's Flare Blitz hits Gliscor for 45-53%. Magnezone deals 34-40% with Flash Cannon.

ExcadrillResists Flying GroundSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Stealth Rock Damage vs Gliscor Rapid Spin 13-16% View Excadrill builds →
ArcanineDrops Attack via Intimidate Fire	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemSafetygoggles NatureAdamant Moves Extreme Speed Flare Blitz ProtectPriority Snarl Damage vs Gliscor Extreme Speed 20-24% Flare Blitz 45-53% Snarl 9-11% View Arcanine builds →
MagnezoneQuad resists Flying, sturdy guarantees survival, walls physical sets ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Flash Cannon Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Damage vs Gliscor Flash Cannon 34-40% View Magnezone builds →
Lucario FightingSteel	C
Recommended Build AbilitySteadfast ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Extreme Speed Aura Sphere Flash Cannon Damage vs Gliscor Close Combat 27-31% Extreme Speed 24-28% Aura Sphere 15-17% Flash Cannon 29-35% View Lucario builds →
KlefkiResists Flying SteelFairy	C
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLightclay NatureCalm Moves Thunder Wave Light Screen ReflectUtility Foul Play View Klefki builds →

X & Y Evolution

Getting Gliscor requires a held item, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Gligar. Breed this form to get Gligar eggs (average hatch time). Attack grew the most through evolution (+20 over Gligar), and Gliscor peaks at 510 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#207Gligar

Use Razor Fang

#472Gliscor

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Gligar

GroundFlying

Gliscor

GroundFlying

75+10

ATK

95+20

DEF

105

125+20

SP.ATK

45+10

SP.DEF

75+10

SPE

95+10

BST

430B-Tier

510B-Tier+80

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Gliscor to get Gligar eggs easily using 68 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Baton Pass, Counter and 11 more.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Gliscor Best Moveset

max HP and Sp. Def EVs and Careful nature turn Gliscor into a wall that doesn't fold easily. Toxic Orb brings self-poison for Guts or Poison Heal activation for the long game, and Roost handles sustain. Poisonheal fills in the gaps.

Best Build

Recommended

Ability

Poison Heal

Item

Toxic Orb

Best Nature for Gliscor

Careful+SPD

Gliscor best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

SpD

Spe

Wall Moveset

EarthquakeSTAB
RoostRecovery
Swords Dance
Knock Off

Recommended Teammates

HeatranDecent

FerrothornDecent

ClefableDecent

Moves

The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 10 types means almost nothing walls Gliscor cleanly, with Earthquake and Dig anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Lv 1

Guillotine

——305Normal

Lv 1

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 1

Ice Fang

B659515Ice

Lv 1

Knock Off

A6510020Dark

Lv 1

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

Lv 1

Sand Attack

——10015Ground

Lv 1

Thunder Fang

—659515Electric

Lv 4

Sand Attack

——10015Ground

Lv 7

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 10

Knock Off

A6510020Dark

Lv 13

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 16

Fury Cutter

D409520Bug

Lv 19

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 22

Acrobatics

C5510015Flying

Lv 27

Night Slash

C7010015Dark

Lv 30

U-turn

C7010020Bug

Lv 35

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 40

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Lv 45

Sky Uppercut

—859015Fighting

Lv 50

Swords Dance

A——20Normal

Lv 55

Guillotine

——305Normal

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

C5510015Flying

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM97

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

A7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM69

Rock Polish

D——20Rock

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM19

Roost

A——10Flying

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM51

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM76

Struggle Bug

D5010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

A——20Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

A—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

C7010020Bug

TM09

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Cross Poison

C7010020Poison

Egg

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Egg

Feint+2

D3010010Normal

Egg

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Egg

Night Slash

C7010015Dark

Egg

Poison Tail

—5010025Poison

Egg

Power Trick

D——10Psychic

Egg

Razor Wind

D8010010Normal

Egg

Rock Climb

C908520Normal

Egg

Sand Tomb

—358515Ground

Egg

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Tutor Moves

Gliscor can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Rem

Slash

C7010020Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Defog

C——15Flying

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

How to Get Gliscor in X & Y

Gliscor doesn't appear wild. Catch Gligar instead, it shows up at decent rates. Evolve it through a special method to get Gliscor. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Gliscor in X & Y

Step 1Catch Gligar
Route 19
YGrass Lv.24 Route
UncommonMid
Horde battle
Route 19
XGrass Lv.24 Route
UncommonMid
Horde battle
Razor Fang (Night)
Step 2Gliscor ✓

Gliscor Guide

In X & Y, Poison Heal changes the entire equation for Gliscor. The 510 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked B-Tier. Earthquake with Toxic Orb is the standard set.
In X & Y, Gliscor's biggest threats include Lapras (Ice) and Gyarados (Water), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Lapras is the most dangerous since Ice moves deal 4x damage. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Poison Heal is what you want on Gliscor. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Hyper Cutter, Sand Veil) work on paper but Poison Heal is what makes Gliscor worth using.
Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Gliscor is a physical attacker with base 95 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In X & Y, Poison Heal is the hidden ability. It heals for 1/8 max HP after each turn when poisoned in place of damage. Worth hunting for if you want Gliscor to compete at a higher level.

Game Availability

Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Gliscor appears in 12 titles across 7 generations since Diamond & Pearl. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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