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gligar
#207

Gligar

Fly Scorpion Pokémon

GroundFlying

It usually clings to cliffs. When it spots its prey, it spreads its wings and glides down to attack.

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: 7.3%
Pivot
Moves
Defog / Stealth Rock
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Hyper Cutter / Immunity
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 252
Def 16
SpD 240

Strategy Overview

Gligar is a great Pokemon in the UU metagame, boasting awesome bulk thanks to its 65 / 105 / 65 defenses coupled with Eviolite. Its typing gives Gligar immunities to Ground and Electric and resistances to common types in UU, such as Bug and Fighting. Thanks to its typing, it is also the only Flying-type in UU that isn't weak to Stealth Rock, making it a reliable Defogger, as it isn't worn down as easily as other common Defoggers in UU. It also sports an impressive support movepool with moves such as Taunt, Knock Off, U-turn, Stealth Rock, Defog, and Roost. While Gligar has an amazing movepool, typing, and stats, its reliance on Eviolite for its bulk means it must watch out for Knock Off, which runs rampant throughout UU. Knock Off is also a common coverage move on a lot of Fighting-types that Gligar would otherwise have no trouble switching into. Another problem Gligar has is that while it is one of the most reliable Defoggers, its preferred ability, Immunity, is illegal in conjunction with Defog. Gligar's 4x weakness to Ice can be problematic when trying to fit it onto teams. Another flaw is its poor offensive potential, meaning U-turn is almost a necessity to maintain momentum.

Most Used Moves

Roost
96.8%
U-turn
55.8%
Defog
52.4%
Knock Off
32.0%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
99.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc