Competitive Information for Gliscor [X/Y]
Ground / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Gliscor? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the X/Y generation metagame.
Gliscor is a wonderful Ground and Flying-typed Pokemon. Gliscor are common Pokemon to see in the XY metagame. Gliscor can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Gliscor's only type-related weaknesses are Ice and Water.
Item: Yache Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Hyper Cutter
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Sky Attack / Wing Attack
- Double-Edge / Return
- Knock Off / Night Slash
Physical Sweeper Gliscor (Hyper Cutter)
Gliscor is popular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Hyper Cutter, prevents other pokemon from lowering Gliscor's attack stat stage.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Wing Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Stone Edge
- Night Slash
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
Gliscor Physical Sweeper (Edgequake Gliscor)
Gliscor is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Toxic Orb will poison Gliscor at the end of the turn which will activate Gliscor's Poison Heal ability. With Poison Heal, Gliscor is healed by 1/8 of its max hp each turn when poisoned; no hp loss. EdgeQuake combo is awesome, with NightSlash adding extra coverage. SwordsDance is great if I manage to spare a turn, and Toxic Orb-Posion Heal is amazing.
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Gliscor's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 184 Def / 72 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Fang
- Protect
- Substitute
- Earthquake
Gliscor Physical Wall (Poisoned Wall Gliscor)
Gliscor is an awesome Physical Wall. It attempts to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Toxic Orb will poison Gliscor at the end of the turn which will activate Gliscor's Poison Heal ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Poison Heal, Gliscor is healed by 1/8 of its max hp each turn when poisoned; no hp loss.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Gliscor this turn).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Gliscor takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Roost
- Substitute
- Toxic
- Earthquake
Gliscor Physical Wall (Gliscor Leader)
Gliscor is a decent Physical Wall. It's primary goal is to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Toxic Orb will poison Gliscor at the end of the turn which will activate Gliscor's Poison Heal ability. With Poison Heal, Gliscor is healed by 1/8 of its max hp each turn when poisoned; no hp loss. I've seem alot of people lead with a similar gliscor. Setup substitute and toxic, and work from there. She can usually take out 1-2 pokemon, even more if I get lucky. Just an overall durable pokemon.
♦ Substitute is a status move (Gliscor takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Fire Fang
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
Gliscor Physical Sweeper (Sunscor*)
Gliscor is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Toxic Orb will poison Gliscor at the end of the turn which will activate Gliscor's Poison Heal ability. With Poison Heal, Gliscor is healed by 1/8 of its max hp each turn when poisoned; no hp loss. Fire Fang is useful if you turn up the sun or match up against ice and the other moved are just the basics. I like U-turn to get him out of harms way but if you want more power or a trying to gain move type advantage with the rest of your team use stone edge.
♦ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Gliscor's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Aerial Ace
- Protect
- Toxic
- Earthquake
Gliscor Physical Wall (Poison Heal)
Gliscor is an astounding Physical Wall. This moveset attempts to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Toxic Orb will poison Gliscor at the end of the turn which will activate Gliscor's Poison Heal ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Poison Heal, Gliscor is healed by 1/8 of its max hp each turn when poisoned; no hp loss.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Gliscor this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Gliscor? These builds have been optimized for X/Y Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Yache Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Hyper Cutter
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Sky Attack / Wing Attack
- Double-Edge / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Gliscor (Hyper Cutter)
Gliscor is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Hyper Cutter, prevents other pokemon from lowering Gliscor's attack stat stage.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Wing Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Gliscor learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Gliscor can perform in X/Y. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive XY Move and Ability Combos for Gliscor
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Poison heal + Item: Toxic orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Feint
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break, Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Gliscor's stats
- Agility
- Harden
- Hone Claws
- Metal Claw
- Rock Polish
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Gliscor
- Baton Pass
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Gliscor in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Gliscor's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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