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gligar
#207

Gligar

Fly Scorpion Pokémon

GroundFlying

It sails on the winds with its limbs extended to strike from the sky. It aims for the prey’s face.

Base Stats

HP 65
Attack 75
Defense 105
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 65
Speed 85
Total 430

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Fly Scorpion Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 64.8 kg
Base Exp 86
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

gligar Front Front
gligar Back Back
gligar Front Shiny Front Shiny
gligar Back Shiny Back Shiny
gligar Front ♀ Front ♀
gligar Back ♀ Back ♀
gligar Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
gligar Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
gligar Official Art Official Art
gligar Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 0.1%
SubRoost
Moves
Toxic / Earthquake
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 200
Def 84
Spe 224
Wall
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
Spe 4
Baton Pass
Moves
Swords Dance / Earthquake
Agility / Earthquake
Item
Yache Berry / Passho Berry
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Swords Dance
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

With a useful base 85 Speed and superb base 105 Defense to compliment its unique Ground / Flying typing, Gligar should not be frowned upon in the UU tier, despite its NFE status. Gligar's typing grants it both an Electric and Ground immunity, as well as neat resistances to Bug, Fighting, and Poison. Perhaps the most impressive niche about Gligar is its versatility; it can set up Swords Dance and/or Agility and Baton Pass the boosts to a teammate, use Toxic to stall its opponent, break stall with Taunt, or be a deadly set-up sweeper with Swords Dance. It's not all good though, Gligar's special stats are pitiful and its Attack stat is only average. However, as long as its teammates are able to cover up its unfortunate weaknesses to common Water- and Ice-type attacks, Gligar will make a formidable addition to your team.

Most Used Moves

Earthquake
100.0%
U-turn
99.2%
Roost
98.6%
Toxic
98.6%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc