Is Gligar Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum. AbilityHyper Cutter prevents Attack drops and AbilitySand Veil boosts evasion in sandstorm. Ground/Flying is defensively strong. No evolution in Gen 3. Hoenn has Flygon for the Ground/Flying role natively with Dragon sub-typing.
Roxanne's typing presses Gligar's defenses.
Gligar trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Gligar trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Gligar has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Gligar trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Gligar's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Gligar's defenses.
Gligar trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Gligar has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Gligar trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Gligar trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Gligar trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Gligar trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Gligar cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 114
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Meteor Falls
How to Get Gligar in Ruby & Sapphire
With the flying-scorpion slot left empty in Ruby and Sapphire, Gligar never shows up. To get one you trade it over from a Johto game or later.
Gligar cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Gligar in Ruby & Sapphire
Hoenn's grass never produces a Gligar, so catch a shiny in Emerald's Safari Zone along the South Extension and trade it over. See every game where Shiny Gligar can be hunted
Shiny Gligar Evolution
Does Not EvolveGligar 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Gligar Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Gligar
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 4x209-247%KO Surf 2x105-123%KO | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
 Glalie Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Glalie builds →Ice Beam 4x183-216%KO Water Pulse 2x39-46% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Swampert builds →Ice Beam 4x127-150%KO Surf 2x95-113%KO | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Pelipper builds →Ice Beam 4x140-165%KO Hydro Pump 2x131-155%KO | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Ludicolo builds →Ice Beam 4x134-158%KO Surf 2x101-119%KO | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Azumarill builds →Ice Beam 4x97-115%KO Hydro Pump 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 102 Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gligar View Surskit builds →Ice Beam 4x85-100%KO Bubble Beam 2x45-53% | ||
Gligar Evolutions
Gligar is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a decent partner pool. Its eggs take an average time to hatch. It's got 5 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Gligar easily with 37 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Counter, Metal Claw, Razor Wind and 2 more to offspring.
RS Gligar Best Moveset
Ground/Flying provides Electric immunity with only Ice weakness (4x). AbilityHyper Cutter prevents Attack drops from AbilityIntimidate. MoveEarthquake for Ground TermStab and MoveSwords Dance for Attack boosting. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Defensive typing plus setup on an Intimidate-proof frame.
Best Build
Gligar best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
- Hidden Power Flying
- Rock Slide
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Counter and Metal Claw from the egg pool give Gligar something extra. Pair those with Earthquake and Dig for STAB and Poison and Normal coverage and more 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
All 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
GLIGAR glides through the air without a sound as if it were sliding. This POKéMON hangs on to the face of its foe using its clawed hind legs and the large pincers on its forelegs, then injects the prey with its poison barb.
Gligar Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Gligar isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in Emerald, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
Game Availability
Gligar first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
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
Winds & Waves
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