Gligar Profile
- Height
- 1.1 m
- Weight
- 64.8 kg
- Abilities
- Hyper Cutter, Sand Veil, Immunity (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Bug
- Habitat
- Mountain
- Growth rate
- Medium slow
- Catch rate
- 60 / 255 (24%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation II
Gligar Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Gligar's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Gligar?
Gligar Resistances
Avoid these — Gligar is strong against these attack types
See the full Gligar weakness guide — best counters included →
Gligar Evolutions

Level up (night)

Where to Catch Gligar
In Gold, Gligar can be found at 1 location — highlighted on the Johto map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Gligar Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | Lv. 1 | 15 | 100% | 35 | |
| Sand Attack | Ground | Status | Lv. 4 | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Harden | Normal | Status | Lv. 7 | — | — | 30 | |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | Lv. 10 | 65 | 100% | 20 | |
| Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | Lv. 13 | 40 | 100% | 30 | |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | Lv. 16 | 40 | 95% | 20 | |
| Poison Tail | Poison | Physical | Lv. 19 | 50 | 100% | 25 | |
| Acrobatics | Flying | Physical | Lv. 22 | 55 | 100% | 15 | |
| Slash | Normal | Physical | Lv. 27 | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| U-turn | Bug | Physical | Lv. 30 | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Screech | Normal | Status | Lv. 35 | — | 85% | 40 | |
| X-Scissor | Bug | Physical | Lv. 40 | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Crabhammer | Water | Physical | Lv. 45 | 100 | 90% | 10 | |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | Lv. 50 | — | — | 20 | |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 30 | |
| Baton Pass | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 40 | |
| Breaking Swipe | Dragon | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 15 | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 15 | |
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Dual Wingbeat | Flying | Physical | TM / HM | 40 | 90% | 10 | |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Earthquake | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 100 | 100% | 10 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| False Swipe | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 40 | 100% | 40 | |
| Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | TM / HM | 65 | 95% | 15 | |
| Fling | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 80% | 5 | |
| High Horsepower | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 95 | 95% | 10 | |
| Ice Fang | Ice | Physical | TM / HM | 65 | 95% | 15 | |
| Lunge | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 95% | 35 | |
| Mud Shot | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 20 | 100% | 10 | |
| Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 20 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Psychic Fangs | Psychic | Physical | TM / HM | 85 | 100% | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 90% | 10 | |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 95% | 15 | |
| Sand Tomb | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 35 | 85% | 15 | |
| Sandstorm | Rock | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Scale Shot | Dragon | Physical | TM / HM | 25 | 90% | 20 | |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Skitter Smack | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 90% | 10 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Spikes | Ground | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 100 | 80% | 5 | |
| Struggle Bug | Bug | Special | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Swift | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Tailwind | Flying | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 15 | |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 90 | 85% | 20 | |
| Taunt | Dark | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Throat Chop | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Thunder Fang | Electric | Physical | TM / HM | 65 | 95% | 15 | |
| Toxic | Poison | Status | TM / HM | — | 90% | 10 | |
| Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Venoshock | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 10 | |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | Egg | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Cross Poison | Poison | Physical | Egg | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | Egg | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Feint | Normal | Physical | Egg | 30 | 100% | 10 | |
| Night Slash | Dark | Physical | Egg | 70 | 100% | 15 | |
| Wing Attack | Flying | Physical | Egg | 60 | 100% | 35 |
Gligar Questions & Answers
- What is Gligar weak to?
- Gligar takes extra damage from Ice (4×) and Water (2×) type attacks.
- What is Gligar resistant to?
- Gligar takes reduced damage from Poison (½×), Fighting (½×), and Bug (½×) type attacks and is immune to Electric and Ground type attacks.
- What is Gligar strong against?
- Gligar's Ground and Flying type attacks are super effective against Fighting, Poison, Rock, Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, and Electric Pokémon.
- What type is Gligar?
- Gligar is a Ground/Flying-type Pokémon.
- What does Gligar evolve into?
- Gligar evolves into Gliscor.
- What are Gligar's base stats?
- Gligar has a base stat total of 430 — HP 65, Attack 75, Defense 105, Sp. Atk 35, Sp. Def 65, Speed 85.
