In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Poison Heal changes the entire equation for Gliscor. The 510 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked B-Tier as a support. Earthquake with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Gliscor weak to?

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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. Best used as a support.

What are the best moves for Gliscor?

For HeartGold & SoulSilver, the core moveset is Earthquake, Roost, Taunt, and Ice Fang. Earthquake leads at 25% usage. Earthquake provides reliable STAB damage.

Gliscor - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Support

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 CutterTop Pick

Prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Sand Veil

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

Poison HealHANot in game

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

Its flight is soundless. It uses its lengthy tail to carry off its prey... Then its elongated fangs do the rest.

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

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Metagross's Explosion hits Gliscor for 72-84%. Tyranitar's Stone Edge hits Gliscor for 39-46%.

MetagrossResists Flying, sets up Agility, walls physical sets SteelPsychic	S
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves Meteor Mash Earthquake Explosion Stealth Rock Damage vs Gliscor Explosion 72-84% View Metagross builds →
TyranitarResists Flying, excellent bulk RockDark	S
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLum Berry NatureJolly Moves CrunchSTAB PursuitSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Damage vs Gliscor Crunch 32-37% Pursuit 16-19% Stone Edge 39-46% View Tyranitar builds →
HeracrossResists Ground BugFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Close Combat MegahornSTAB Stone Edge Sleep Talk Damage vs Gliscor Close Combat 22-26% Megahorn 22-26% Stone Edge 25-29% View Heracross builds →
MagnezoneQuad resists Flying, sturdy guarantees survival, walls physical sets ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Gliscor Explosion 28-33% View Magnezone builds →
LucarioThreatens with Ice Punch FightingSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Close Combat Extreme Speed Swords Dance Bullet Punch Damage vs Gliscor Close Combat 29-34% Extreme Speed 26-31% Bullet Punch 20-23% View Lucario builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 48 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Baton Pass, Counter and 9 more.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

12moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Gliscor Best Moveset

Bulk and offense in one package. Gliscor runs Leftovers for passive recovery each turn with a Jolly nature, so it survives long enough to threaten with Earthquake. Max HP and Speed EVs and utility options make it hard to safely switch into.

Best Build

Recommended

Support

Ability

Hyper Cutter

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Gliscor

Jolly+SPE

Gliscor best EVs are HP and Speed

EVs

Atk

Spe

Support Moveset

EarthquakeSTAB
RoostRecovery
TauntUtility
Ice Fang

Recommended Teammates

TyranitarDecent

StarmieDecent

JirachiDecent

Moves

The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 11 types means almost nothing walls Gliscor cleanly, with Sky Attack and Earthquake anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Lv 1

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 1

Ice Fang

A659515Ice

Lv 1

Knock Off

C6510020Dark

Lv 1

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

Lv 1

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 1

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

Lv 5

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 9

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 12

Knock Off

C6510020Dark

Lv 16

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 20

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Lv 23

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 27

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 31

Night Slash

C7010015Dark

Lv 34

Swords Dance

B——30Normal

Lv 38

U-turn

B7010020Bug

Lv 42

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Lv 45

Guillotine

——305Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM79

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM69

Rock Polish

C——20Rock

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM51

Roost

S——10Flying

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM76

Stealth Rock

B——20Rock

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

B——30Normal

TM12

Taunt

A—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM89

U-turn

B7010020Bug

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Baton Pass

D——40Normal

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Cross Poison

C7010020Poison

Egg

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Egg

Feint+2

—5010010Normal

Egg

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Egg

Night Slash

C7010015Dark

Egg

Power Trick

———10Psychic

Egg

Razor Wind

—8010010Normal

Egg

Sand Tomb

—358515Ground

Egg

Wing Attack

C6010035Flying

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Aqua Tail

C909010Water

Tutor

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

Tutor

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Tutor

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Tutor

Knock Off

C6510020Dark

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Sky Attack

B140905Flying

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Tailwind

D——15Flying

Reminder Moves

Rem

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Rem

Slash

—7010020Normal

How to Get Gliscor in HeartGold & SoulSilver

You're catching Gligar first, not Gliscor. Gligar appears at decent rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Gliscor in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Step 1Catch Gligar
Route 45
Grass Lv.24 Route
UncommonMid
Razor Fang (Night)
Step 2Gliscor ✓

Gliscor Guide

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Poison Heal changes the entire equation for Gliscor. The 510 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked B-Tier as a support. Earthquake with Leftovers is the standard set.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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. Best used as a support.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, the core moveset is Earthquake, Roost, Taunt, and Ice Fang. Earthquake leads at 25% usage. Earthquake provides reliable STAB damage.

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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