Is Gligar Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
HeartGold encounter on Route 45. Ground/Flying with AbilityHyper Cutter or AbilitySand Veil. HGSS gives Gligar a Gen 4 evolution into Gliscor with Razor Fang at night. Ground/Flying is excellent typing. SoulSilver players need to breed for it.
Gligar has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Gligar resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Gligar has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Gligar trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Gligar trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Gligar resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Gligar trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Gliscor trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Gliscor resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Gliscor resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Gliscor resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Gliscor resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Gliscor trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Gligar on Route 45 (walking, Lv 24, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Mt. Mortar
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Sold by the TM clerk on 3F of the Celadon Department Store
- LV 42BugX-ScissorPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Gligar to Gliscor
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Clair, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 34)
- LV 34PoisonPoison JabPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Mt. Mortar
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Sold by the TM clerk on 3F of the Celadon Department Store
How to Get Gligar in HeartGold & SoulSilver
One cliffside Johto route holds an uncommon Gligar, but only if you are playing HeartGold. SoulSilver stocks that exact route with Skarmory instead, so trading is the bridge between the two cliff fliers.
1 location to catch Gligar
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Gligar in HGSS
- Step 1Gligar ✓
- Step 2Evolve into Gliscor
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver for Gligar.
How to Get Shiny Gligar in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Gligar clings to the cliffs along Route 45 in HeartGold, but breeding it Masuda-style is the quicker path to a shiny. Compare Shiny Gligar odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Gligar Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds for Gligar.
Gligar Weakness
Gligar's Ground/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Ice and Water. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Electric and Ground-type attacks completely. Gligar's physical bulk (base 105 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Water |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Gligar Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Gligar
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 4x187-221%KO Surf 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Slowbro builds →Ice Beam 4x142-168%KO Surf 2x106-126%KO | ||
 Suicune Water | A | |
Obtain MethodBurned Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Suicune builds →Ice Beam 4x131-154%KO Surf 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Feraligatr builds →Ice Beam 4x119-140%KO Waterfall 2x65-77% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Golduck builds →Ice Beam 4x136-161%KO Surf 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Ludicolo builds →Ice Beam 4x131-154%KO Surf 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Gyarados Water | S | |
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Good Rod Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Gyarados builds →Ice Fang 4x84-99% Aqua Tail 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Floatzel builds →Ice Beam 4x125-147%KO Waterfall 2x65-77% | ||
 Tentacruel WaterPoison | B | |
Obtain MethodCherrygrove City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Tentacruel builds →Ice Beam 4x119-140%KO Surf 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCliff Edge Gate Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Quagsire builds →Ice Beam 4x104-123%KO Waterfall 2x56-67% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Kingler builds →Ice Beam 4x84-99% Surf 2x62-74% | ||
Gligar Evolutions
Evolving Gligar into Gliscor takes an evolution item. It's not a simple level-up, so check the chain details below. The evolved forms gain up to 80 total stats over Gligar. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Gligar easily with 48 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Baton Pass, Counter and 9 more to offspring.
HGSS Gligar Best Moveset
Ground/Flying blocks Electric entirely and resists Fighting and Poison. 105 Defense absorbs physical hits at 85 Speed. AbilitySand Veil adds evasion in sandstorm. The moveset switches defensively. Evolve to Gliscor for full competitive function.
Best Build
Gligar best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Earthquake
- Roost
- Taunt
- Stealth Rock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Agility and Baton Pass from the egg pool give Gligar something extra. Pair those with Earthquake and Earth Power for STAB and coverage across 8 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
31 of 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It flies straight at its target’s face, then clamps down on the startled victim to inject poison.
It usually clings to cliffs. When it spots its prey, it spreads its wings and glides down to attack.
Gligar HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Gligar does the job early-game if you need a Ground/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Gliscor before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Gligar as a support. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling, Earthquake is the primary attack.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Impish on Gligar. +Defense is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Gligar has been available in 17 games since Gold & Silver, though obtaining it requires an item-based evolution. This extra step makes it less common than Pokemon found through standard wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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