Is Gliscor Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Razor Fang at night on Gligar. Ground/Flying with AbilityHyper Cutter. Only weak to Water and Ice (4x). Handles Clemont, Malva, and Wikstrom through Ground. Excellent defensive typing for the E4.
Gligar resists most of Viola's coverage and hits back hard.
Grant's team hits Gligar's weaknesses hard.
Gligar has the type edge here and should clean up Korrina's team.
Gligar resists most of Ramos's coverage and hits back hard.
Clemont's typing presses Gligar's defenses.
Gligar trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Olympia's team.
Gliscor trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Gliscor trades roughly evenly with Malva's team.
Gliscor trades roughly evenly with Wikstrom's team.
Gliscor trades roughly evenly with Drasna's team.
Gliscor trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Gliscor trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Catch Gligar
Catch Gligar on Route 19 (horde, Lv 24, uncommon). Horde encounter.
Evolve Gligar to Gliscor
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Olympia, at typical party pace.
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 XY
- Step 2Gliscor ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Gligar egg.
How to Get Shiny Gliscor in X & Y
Gliscor grows from Gligar, so trigger Sweet Scent hordes on Route 19 at 1 in 273 and evolve the shiny with a Razor Fang at night. Compare Shiny Gliscor odds across every game
X & Y Shiny Gliscor Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Horde Encounter at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Horde Encounter: Every horde throws five Pokemon at you at once, so each battle rolls five shiny chances in one encounter.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 X & Y shiny odds for Gliscor.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Water |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric, Ground |
What is Gliscor Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Gliscor
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x134-158%KO Surf 2x42-50% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Ambrette Town Gift) | ||
 Avalugg Ice | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Avalugg builds →Ice Fang 4x93-110%KO Surf 2x31-37% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
 Vanilluxe Ice | C | |
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 12 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 4x149-175%KO Surf 2x74-87% | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Slowbro builds →Ice Beam 4x114-135%KO Surf 2x86-101%KO | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Psyduck (Route 22 Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Golduck builds →Ice Beam 4x109-128%KO Surf 2x81-96% | ||
 Simipour Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Simipour builds →Ice Beam 4x110-130%KO Surf 2x83-98% | ||
 Cryogonal Ice | C | |
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCouriway Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Floatzel builds →Ice Beam 4x99-117%KO Aqua Tail 2x58-69% | ||
Gliscor Evolutions
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
Breeding
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.
XY Gliscor Best Moveset
AbilityPoison Heal with Held ItemToxic Orb heals 12.5%% every turn while blocking other status. Ground/Flying gives Electric immunity. Fairy types don't threaten the typing. 125 Defense absorbs physical attacks. The moveset maintained S-tier because the regeneration identity works independently of format type changes.
Best Build
Gliscor best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Earthquake
- Roost
- Swords Dance
- Knock Off
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It observes prey while hanging inverted from branches. When the chance presents itself, it swoops!
Its flight is soundless. It uses its lengthy tail to carry off its prey... Then its elongated fangs do the rest.
Gliscor X & Y Guide
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.
In X & Y, Gliscor plays as a pivot. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Earthquake is the primary attack.
In X & Y, Gliscor pairs best with Heatran, Ferrothorn, and Clefable. Heatran has Decent synergy and covers what Gliscor can't handle on its own.
In X & Y, Careful is the go-to nature for Gliscor. That's +Sp. Def / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 248 HP / 204 SpD / 56 Spe EVs. Fits the pivot role.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Gliscor appears in 12 titles across 6 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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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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