Gligar pokedex: stats, moves, evolution & locations

Contents
Type defenses
Base stats
Pokedex entries
Evolution chart
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Q&A

Name origin

glide: fly smoothly
gargoyle: grotesque carved ornament

Pokedex data

National №	207
Type	Ground Flying
Species	FlyScorpion Pokémon
Height	3′7″ (1.09m)
Weight	142.9 lbs (64.8 kg)
Abilities	Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Immunity (Dream World)
Local №	189 (Gold, Silver) 153 (Platinum) 193 (HeartGold, SoulSilver)
Japanese	Guraiga

Breeding

Egg Groups	Bug
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	21 (minimum 5,355 steps)

Training

EV yield	1 Defense
Catch rate	60 (7.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Happiness	70 (normal)
Base EXP	108
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Type defenses

nor	fir	wat	ele	gra	ice	fig	poi	gro	fly	psy	bug	roc	gho	dra	dar	ste
		2	0		4	½	½	0			½

Gligar stats

The base stats for Gligar are shown below left, with the possible range shown on the right for a level 100 Pokemon. Minimum/maximum values are based on hindering/beneficial nature, 0/252 EVs, 0/31 IVs.

HP	65	240 - 334
Attack	75	139 - 273
Defense	105	193 - 339
Sp. Atk	35	67 - 185
Sp. Def	65	121 - 251
Speed	85	157 - 295
Total	430

Pokedex descriptions

Gold	It flies straight at its target's face then clamps down on the startled victim to inject poison.
Silver FireRed SoulSilver	It usually clings to cliffs. When it spots its prey, it spreads its wings and glides down to attack.
Crystal	It builds its nest on a steep cliff. When it is done gliding, it hops along the ground back to its nest.
Ruby Sapphire	GLIGAR glides through the air without a sound as if it were sliding. This POKéMON hangs on to the face of its foe using its clawed hind legs and the large pincers on its forelegs, then injects the prey with its poison barb.
Emerald	It glides without making a single sound. It grasps the face of its foe using its hind and large front claws, then stabs with its poison barb.
LeafGreen HeartGold	It flies straight at its target's face, then clamps down on the startled victim to inject poison.
Diamond Pearl	It sails on the winds with its limbs extended to strike from the sky. It aims for the prey's face.
Platinum	It glides as if sliding. It startles foes by clamping on their faces, then jabs with its poison stinger.
Black White	It glides as if sliding. It startles foes by clamping on to their faces, then jabs with its poison stinger.

Evolution chart

#207
Gligar
Ground · Flying →
(hold Razor Fang,
Nighttime)

#472
Gliscor
Ground · Flying

Gligar learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100
5	Sand-Attack	Ground	Status	-	100
9	Harden	Normal	Status	-	-
12	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	20	100
16	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100
20	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	20	95
23	Faint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	∞
27	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100
31	Screech	Normal	Status	-	85
34	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100
38	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	-	-
42	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100
45	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100
49	Guillotine	Normal	Physical	-	-

Gligar learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100
5	Sand-Attack	Ground	Status	-	100
9	Harden	Normal	Status	-	-
12	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	20	100
16	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100
20	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	20	95
23	Faint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	∞
27	Screech	Normal	Status	-	85
31	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100
34	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	-	-
38	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100
42	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100
45	Guillotine	Normal	Physical	-	-

Other generations: II III IV V

Egg moves

Black/White
HeartGold/SoulSilver
Platinum

Gligar learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Gligar egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	Status	-	-
Baton Pass	Normal	Status	-	-
Counter	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Cross Poison	Poison	Physical	70	100
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100
Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100
Power Trick	Psychic	Status	-	-
Razor Wind	Normal	Special	80	100
Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85
Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85
Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100

Gligar learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Gligar egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	Status	-	-
Baton Pass	Normal	Status	-	-
Counter	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Cross Poison	Poison	Physical	70	100
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100
Power Trick	Psychic	Status	-	-
Razor Wind	Normal	Special	80	100
Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85
Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100

Gligar learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Gligar egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	Status	-	-
Baton Pass	Normal	Status	-	-
Counter	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Cross Poison	Poison	Physical	70	100
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100
Razor Wind	Normal	Special	80	100
Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85
Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100

Other generations: II III IV V

Move Tutor moves

HeartGold/SoulSilver
Platinum

Gligar can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	20	95
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Swift	Normal	Special	60	∞
Tailwind	Flying	Status	-	-

Gligar can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	20	95
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Swift	Normal	Special	60	∞

Other generations: II III IV V

Moves learnt by HM

Black/White
HeartGold/SoulSilver
Platinum

Gligar is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100

Gligar is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100

Gligar is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100
5	Defog	Flying	Status	-	-
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100

Other generations: II III IV V

Moves learnt by TM

Black/White
HeartGold/SoulSilver/Platinum

Gligar is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	-	-
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
9	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
12	Taunt	Dark	Status	-	100
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	-	-
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	Status	-	100
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100
48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100
56	Fling	Dark	Physical	-	100
62	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100
66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	-	-
71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	-	-
76	Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	30	100
78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100

Gligar is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
12	Taunt	Dark	Status	-	100
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	-	-
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	Status	-	100
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100
47	Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90
51	Roost	Flying	Status	-	-
54	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100
56	Fling	Dark	Physical	-	100
58	Endure	Normal	Status	-	-
66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	-	-
71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	-	-
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	-	-
78	Captivate	Normal	Status	-	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	-	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-

Other generations: II III IV V

Gligar sprites

NORMAL
Male
Black/White
NORMAL
Female
Black/White
SHINY
Male
Black/White
SHINY
Female
Black/White
NORMAL
Male
HG/SS
NORMAL
Female
HG/SS
SHINY
Male
HG/SS
SHINY
Female
HG/SS

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Where to find Gligar

Gold Silver	Route 45
Crystal	Route 45
Emerald	Safari Zone
Diamond Pearl	Route 206, 207, 214, 215, 227, Stark Mountain
Platinum	Route 206
HeartGold SoulSilver	Route 45
Black White	Route 11, 15

Pokeathlon stats

Speed	★ ★ ★ ★
Power	★ ★ ★
Skill	★ ★ ★
Stamina	★ ★
Jump	★ ★ ★ ★ ★

★ Minimum ★ Base stat ★ Maximum

Gligar

Name origin

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Type defenses

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Pokedex descriptions

Evolution chart

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

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Moves learnt by HM

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