Gliscor (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Gliscor (disambiguation).

Gliscor グライオン Glion #472
Art by Ken Sugimori from Diamond and Pearl
Type Ground Flying Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Fang Scorp Pokémon
Abilities Hyper Cutter or Sand Veil Sand Veil Blue-Striped ----- Poison Heal Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh #154 Unova #222 Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R-129 Oblivia R-108 N-213
Height 6'07" Imperial 2.0 m Metric 6'07"/2.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 93.7 lbs. Imperial 42.5 kg Metric 93.7 lbs./42.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Purple	Catch rate 30 (3.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Bug group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 192 Battle Exp.: 1921*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Gliscor (Japanese: グライオン Glion) is a dual-type Ground/Flying Pokémon.

It evolves from Gligar when leveled up at night while holding a Razor Fang.

Biology

Physiology

Gliscor are large, mainly bluish-purple vampire bat-like Pokémon. In evolution, the Gligar's leg-like claws have become more defined as legs, with two toes and a slightly darker circular coloration on the underside, and its tail now has two barbs, as opposed to Gligar's one, giving its tail the resemblance of vampire's fangs. Its arms are red with thin striations, and have also become completely detached from its wings, which are now black in coloration. It has similar looking pincers to Scizor. Gliscor's ears now have discernible, red-colored and apparently chambered ear insides, and its eyes are yellow. Gliscor appears much toothier than Gligar, having six visible fangs in its mouth instead of two, and its waist, like its arms, is red and striated. Gliscor's body resembles an open mouth, with the pointed protrusions coming from its upper torso appearing to be fangs, further illustrating its vampiric qualities.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Gliscor's abilities are the same as Gligar's, except Gliscor's attacks are more powerful and it can now learn the Elemental Fang attacks. As a fully evolved Pokémon, Gliscor can learn Hyper Beam and Giga Impact. It is capable of soundless flight.

As shown in Riding the Winds of Change!, Gliscor, along with its unevolved form Gligar, can emit a sort of sound wave in order to detect obstacles and fly around them, similar to echolocation. However, their legs appear to be not suitable for walking and can only perform short hops when on the ground.

Behavior

Gliscor hang upside down while sleeping, much like other bat-like Pokémon. In addition to this Gliscor, unlike Gligar, are nocturnal. While Gligar eat during the day they glide back to the colony's nest at night so the Gliscor can go out and hunt. Gliscor's wings cannot be flapped to the same extent that other Pokémon's wings can. Like Jumpluff and Wingull, Gliscor uses winds and updrafts to glide from place to place. Therefore it is not technically "flying". When there is no wind, Gliscor climbs to the top of tall trees using its sharp raptorial claws and then glides from place to place. This practice is similar to flying squirrels.

Habitat

They are extremely rare, but sometimes are found in thick pine forests and swamps.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Gliscor in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Gliscor

Ash's Gligar evolved into a Gliscor in Fighting Fear With Fear! using Gary's Razor Fang to save Ash from falling into a canyon. Ash left Gliscor with McCann in Mastering Current Events! so it could train and grow stronger. Gliscor later returned in Working on a Right Move! to help Ash in the Lily of the Valley Conference.

Other

Paul caught a Gliscor in Riding the Winds of Change!. It went up against its pre-evolution in Chim-Charred! where it won with a Guillotine. It made a cameo and final appearance in Aiding The Enemy!.

Minor appearances

A Gliscor was used by Theodore in the Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!.

Another Gliscor appeared in An Elite Coverup! under the ownership of Bertha.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP064 Gliscor Ash's Pokédex Gliscor, the Fang Scorp Pokémon, and the evolved form of Gligar. It watches its prey as it hangs from trees by its tail and attacks from above when it sees the chance.

In the manga

Gliscor in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Diamond battled a wild Gliscor on his way to Iron Island. Like Bruno's Hitmonchan, it proved to be a tough opponent to beat with its Ice, Thunder, and Fire Fang moves, but was eventually beaten by Tru's Razor Leaf.

In the Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Batonnage - the Comic manga

Gliscor appears in the manga adaptation of Pokémon Ranger under control of Kincaid. It plays the same role it does in the game.

In the TCG

Main article: Gliscor (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation IV Diamond It observes prey while hanging inverted from branches. When the chance presents itself, it swoops! Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum If it succeeds in catching even a faint breeze properly, it can circle the globe without flapping once. HeartGold Its flight is soundless. It uses its lengthy tail to carry off its prey... Then its elongated fangs do the rest. SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black If it succeeds in catching even a faint breeze properly, it can circle the globe without flapping once. White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Evolve Gligar Platinum None Evolve Gligar HeartGold SoulSilver None Evolve Gligar  (HeartGold only) Pal Park None Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White Very Rare Routes 11, 15 (Rustling Grass) Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Mt. Mistral (1F-19F)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Oil Field Hideout (during mission)
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Layuda Island Sky Fortress Dark Temple
Pokémon Rumble	Eternal Tower
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Canyon: Sunny Seashore
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Haunted Zone

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 75		135 - 182	260 - 354
Attack: 95		90 - 161	175 - 317
Defense: 125		117 - 194	229 - 383
Sp. Atk: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Sp. Def: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Speed: 95		90 - 161	175 - 317
Total: 510	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/3 ★★☆	Power 4/5 ★★★★☆
Skill 4/5 ★★★★☆	Stamina 2/4 ★★☆☆
Jump 4/5 ★★★★☆	Total 16/22 ★★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 4× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Notes: If Gravity is in effect, this Pokémon is given an Iron Ball or a Ring Target, or it is affected by Smack Down or Ingrain, the effectiveness of  Ground-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX

BW B2W2 Move Type Cat. Power Accuracy PP 000Start 000Start Thunder Fang Electric Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 000Start 000Start Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 000Start 000Start Fire Fang Fire Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 000Start 000Start Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 000Start 000Start Sand-Attack Ground Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 000Start 000Start Harden Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 30 000Start 000Start Knock Off Dark Physical 02020 100}}100% 20 0055 0044 Sand-Attack Ground Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 0099 0077 Harden Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 30 01212 01010 Knock Off Dark Physical 02020 100}}100% 20 01616 01313 Quick Attack Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 30 02020 01616 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 02020 095}}95% 20 02323 01919 Faint Attack Dark Physical 06060 —}}—% 20 02727 02222 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 03434 02727 Night Slash Dark Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 04242 03030 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 03131 03535 Screech Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 40 04545 04040 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 N/AN/A 04545 Sky Uppercut Fighting Physical 08585 090}}90% 15 03838 05050 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 30 04949 05555 Guillotine Normal Physical 0000— —}}—% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gliscor Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gliscor Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM09	Venoshock	Poison	Special	06565	100}}100%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150150	090}}90%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100100	100}}100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	07575	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
	TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	05050	080}}80%	10
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	06060	—}}—%	20
	TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM54	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	04040	100}}100%	40
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	10
	TM62	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	05555	100}}100%	15
	TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	05050	100}}100%	10
	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150150	090}}90%	5
	TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
	TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100100	080}}80%	5
	TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM76	Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	03030	100}}100%	20
	TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	07575	090}}90%	10
	TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	08080	100}}100%	20
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	05050	095}}95%	30
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gliscor Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gliscor Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30
	Baton Pass	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
	Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
	Cross Poison	Poison	Physical	70	100%	20
	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
	Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100%	10
	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95%	35
	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100%	15
	Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100%	25
	Power Trick	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	Razor Wind	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85%	15
	Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100%	35
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gliscor in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Gliscor in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gliscor Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gliscor Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Game				Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
B	W	B2	W2	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100%	20
B	W	B2	W2	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	20	100%	20
B	W	B2	W2	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Sky Attack	Flying	Physical	140	90%	5
B	W	B2	W2	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—%	20
B	W	B2	W2	Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—%	30
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Gliscor can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Gliscor cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gliscor Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gliscor Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100%	35
	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
‡	Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—%	30
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gliscor Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gliscor Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -4.5% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Ground  Poké Assist: ( Flying ) Field move: None Browser entry   It launches twisters and hunks of dirt. It also rams to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Ground  ( Ground ) Past ( Normal ) (Cut ×4) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It triggers tremors to attack.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●●●● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●●● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Gliscor rides on the breeze, flying over the Haunted Zone garden. He likes sky-based Attractions, so watch him go at Pelipper's Circle Circuit.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Gligar  Ground  Flying

Level up holding Razor Fang (Nighttime) →

First Evolution Gliscor  Ground  Flying

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Gliscor images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Gliscor is lighter than its pre-evolution, weighing in at only 93.7 lbs, while Gligar is 142.9 lbs. This is despite nearly doubling in size during evolution, from 3'07" to 6'07".
• Gliscor is one of fourteen non-Bug, Flying-type Pokémon that cannot learn Fly.
  • On a side note, its Pokédex entry states that it can fly, and it also flies in the anime.
• Gliscor, along with Electivire, Magmortar, and Tangrowth, are the only Generation IV Pokémon that explicitly required the use of a Generation III game in order to be available until the release of Pokémon Platinum. In this case, Gligar are only available through dual-slot mode with Pokémon Emerald.
• Gliscor is one of only four Pokémon to have an exclamation point in one of its Pokédex entries. Girafarig, Torchic, and Mime Jr. are the others, with the exclamation mark being in Girafarig's Gold, LeafGreen, HeartGold and Stadium 2 entry, and in Torchic and Mime Jr.'s HeartGold and SoulSilver entries.
• Gliscor is one of four Pokémon immune to one of its own types without the aid of an Ability. It shares this trait with Gligar, Stunfisk and Landorus.
  • Coincidentally, they are all part Ground-type.
• Gliscor and Gligar can learn six moves with a high critical-hit ratio, more than any other Pokémon.

Origin

It shares physical traits with gargoyles, scorpions and vampires (which share traits with bats). It is likely based on the scorpionfly.

Name origin

Gliscor and Glion are a combination of glide and scorpion.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese グライオン Glion From glide and scorpion French Scorvol From scorpion and vol Spanish Gliscor Same as English name German Skorgro From Skorpion and groß Italian Gliscor Same as English name Korean 글라이온 Glyon Transliteration of its Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 天蠍王 / 天蝎王 Tiānxiēwáng Literally "Sky scorpion king" Cantonese Chinese

More languages

Related articles

• Ash's Gliscor

External links

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