Where can I find Gligar in Polished Crystal?

Gligar can be found in 7 locations in Polished Crystal. Check the Locations section on this page for encounter details.

Gligar is a ground/flying-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Gligar learn in Polished Crystal?

Gligar can learn 15+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Gligar have?

Gligar's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Hyper Cutter, Sand Veil, Immunity.

Gligar - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

It builds its nest on a steep cliff. When it is done gliding, it hops along the ground back to its nest.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

GroundFlying

Dex

#215

Best obtain method

Wild encounter

Abilities

Hyper Cutter(Primary)

Prevents foes from lowering Attack.

Sand Veil(Secondary)

Boosts evasion in a sandstorm.

Immunity(Hidden)

Prevents it from getting poisoned.

Growth Rate

Medium Slow

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

bug

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball6.9%

Great Ball8.9%

Ultra Ball11.5%

Base Exp

108

EV Yield

1 Defense

Wild Held Items

Razorfang(5%)

Weak To

water ×2ice ×4

Resists

fighting ×0.5poison ×0.5bug ×0.5

Immune To

electricground

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Evolution Chain

Gligar

Base form

→

Gliscor

Level up Gligar holding Razor Fang at night

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Elm (and preferably let me know too!!)

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Wild Encounters (6)


Rugged Road South	night	Field	Badge -1 to +0	15%
Route 42	night	Field	Lv. 24	5%
Route 44	night	Field	Lv. 34	5%
Route 45	night	Field	Lv. 34	30%
Route 44	any	hidden grotto	Lv. 34	20%
Route 45	any	hidden grotto	Lv. 36	20%

Level Up Moves (15)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Poison Sting	poison		15	100	35
1	Poison Sting	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison StingLevel: 1
poison		15	100	35
An attack that may poison the foe.
4	Mud Slap	ground		20	100	10
4	Mud Slap	An attack that lowers accuracy.
Mud SlapLevel: 4
ground		20	100	10
An attack that lowers accuracy.
7	Defense Curl	normal		0	100	40
7	Defense Curl	Raises the user's Defense.
Defense CurlLevel: 7
normal		0	100	40
Raises the user's Defense.
10	Quick Attack	normal		40	100	30
10	Quick Attack	Lets the user get in the first hit.
Quick AttackLevel: 10
normal		40	100	30
Lets the user get in the first hit.
13	Wing Attack	flying		60	100	35
13	Wing Attack	Strikes the foe with wings.
Wing AttackLevel: 13
flying		60	100	35
Strikes the foe with wings.
16	Bug Bite	bug		60	100	20
16	Bug Bite	Bites the foe and eats a held Berry.
Bug BiteLevel: 16
bug		60	100	20
Bites the foe and eats a held Berry.
19	Feint Attack	dark		60	100	20
19	Feint Attack	An attack that never misses.
Feint AttackLevel: 19
dark		60	100	20
An attack that never misses.
22	Acrobatics	flying		55	100	15
22	Acrobatics	Damage doubles if user has no item.
AcrobaticsLevel: 22
flying		55	100	15
Damage doubles if user has no item.
27	Slash	normal		70	100	20
27	Slash	Has a high critical hit ratio.
SlashLevel: 27
normal		70	100	20
Has a high critical hit ratio.
30	U Turn	bug		70	100	20
30	U Turn	Switches out after making its attack.
U TurnLevel: 30
bug		70	100	20
Switches out after making its attack.
35	Screech	normal		0	85	40
35	Screech	Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
ScreechLevel: 35
normal		0	85	40
Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
40	X Scissor	bug		80	100	15
40	X Scissor	Slashes foe with scythes or claws.
X ScissorLevel: 40
bug		80	100	15
Slashes foe with scythes or claws.
45	Knock Off	dark		65	100	20
45	Knock Off	Slaps down the foe's held item.
Knock OffLevel: 45
dark		65	100	20
Slaps down the foe's held item.
50	Swords Dance	normal		0	100	20
50	Swords Dance	Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Swords DanceLevel: 50
normal		0	100	20
Sharply raises the user's Attack.
55	Night Slash	dark		70	100	15
55	Night Slash	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Night SlashLevel: 55
dark		70	100	15
Has a high critical hit ratio.

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Egg Moves (6)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Agility	psychic		0	100	30
Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Agility
psychic		0	100	30
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Baton Pass	normal		0	100	40
Baton Pass	Switches while keeping effects.
Baton Pass
normal		0	100	40
Switches while keeping effects.
Metal Claw	steel		50	95	35
Metal Claw	An attack that may up user's Attack.
Metal Claw
steel		50	95	35
An attack that may up user's Attack.
Wing Attack	flying		60	100	35
Wing Attack	Strikes the foe with wings.
Wing Attack
flying		60	100	35
Strikes the foe with wings.
Counter	fighting		1	100	20
Counter	Returns a physical attack double.
Counter
fighting		1	100	20
Returns a physical attack double.
Night Slash	dark		70	100	15
Night Slash	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Night Slash
dark		70	100	15
Has a high critical hit ratio.

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TM/HM Moves (37)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Venoshock	poison		65	100	10	TM09
Venoshock	Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Venoshock
poison		65	100	10	TM09
Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5	TM11
Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny Day
fire		0	100	5	TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Hone Claws	dark		0	100	40	TM12
Hone Claws	Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Hone Claws
dark		0	100	40	TM12
Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Bulldoze	ground		60	100	20	TM21
Bulldoze	A Ground attack that lowers Speed.
Bulldoze
ground		60	100	20	TM21
A Ground attack that lowers Speed.
Iron Tail	steel		100	75	15	TM23
Iron Tail	An attack that may lower Defense.
Iron Tail
steel		100	75	15	TM23
An attack that may lower Defense.
Earthquake	ground		100	100	10	TM26
Earthquake	Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
Earthquake
ground		100	100	10	TM26
Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Dig	ground		90	100	10	TM28
Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Dig
ground		90	100	10	TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Brick Break	fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Brick Break	Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Brick Break
fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Sludge Bomb	poison		90	100	10	TM36
Sludge Bomb	An attack that may poison the foe.
Sludge Bomb
poison		90	100	10	TM36
An attack that may poison the foe.
Sandstorm	rock		0	100	10	TM37
Sandstorm	Inflicts damage every turn.
Sandstorm
rock		0	100	10	TM37
Inflicts damage every turn.
Swift	normal		60	100	20	TM39
Swift	An attack that never misses.
Swift
normal		60	100	20	TM39
An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace	flying		60	100	20	TM40
Aerial Ace	An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace
flying		60	100	20	TM40
An attack that never misses.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thief	dark		60	100	25	TM46
Thief	An attack that may steal a held item.
Thief
dark		60	100	25	TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Steel Wing	steel		70	90	25	TM47
Steel Wing	An attack that may up user's Defense.
Steel Wing
steel		70	90	25	TM47
An attack that may up user's Defense.
Rock Slide	rock		75	90	10	TM48
Rock Slide	An attack that may cause flinching.
Rock Slide
rock		75	90	10	TM48
An attack that may cause flinching.
Roost	flying		0	100	5	TM51
Roost	Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
Roost
flying		0	100	5	TM51
Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
False Swipe	normal		40	100	40	TM54
False Swipe	Leaves the foe with at least 1HP.
False Swipe
normal		40	100	40	TM54
Leaves the foe with at least 1HP.
X Scissor	bug		80	100	15	TM56
X Scissor	Slashes foe with scythes or claws.
X Scissor
bug		80	100	15	TM56
Slashes foe with scythes or claws.
Dark Pulse	dark		80	100	15	TM58
Dark Pulse	An attack that may cause flinching.
Dark Pulse
dark		80	100	15	TM58
An attack that may cause flinching.
Acrobatics	flying		55	100	15	TM62
Acrobatics	Damage doubles if user has no item.
Acrobatics
flying		55	100	15	TM62
Damage doubles if user has no item.
Poison Jab	poison		80	100	20	TM66
Poison Jab	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison Jab
poison		80	100	20	TM66
An attack that may poison the foe.
U Turn	bug		70	100	20	TM69
U Turn	Switches out after making its attack.
U Turn
bug		70	100	20	TM69
Switches out after making its attack.
Stone Edge	rock		100	80	5	TM71
Stone Edge	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Stone Edge
rock		100	80	5	TM71
Has a high critical hit ratio.
Swords Dance	normal		0	100	20	TM75
Swords Dance	Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Swords Dance
normal		0	100	20	TM75
Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Cut	steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cut	Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Cut
steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Strength	fighting		80	100	15	HM04
Strength	A powerful physical attack.
Strength
fighting		80	100	15	HM04
A powerful physical attack.

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Move Tutor Moves (12)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Agility	psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Agility
psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Aqua Tail	water		90	90	10	MT02
Aqua Tail	Swings tail like a wave in a storm.
Aqua Tail
water		90	90	10	MT02
Swings tail like a wave in a storm.
Baton Pass	normal		0	100	40	MT03
Baton Pass	Switches while keeping effects.
Baton Pass
normal		0	100	40	MT03
Switches while keeping effects.
Counter	fighting		1	100	20	MT06
Counter	Returns a physical attack double.
Counter
fighting		1	100	20	MT06
Returns a physical attack double.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Dream Eater	psychic		100	100	15	MT09
Dream Eater	Steals HP from a sleeping victim.
Dream Eater
psychic		100	100	15	MT09
Steals HP from a sleeping victim.
Earth Power	ground		90	100	10	MT10
Earth Power	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Earth Power
ground		90	100	10	MT10
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Headbutt	normal		70	100	15	MT13
Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Headbutt
normal		70	100	15	MT13
An attack that may cause flinching.
Knock Off	dark		65	100	20	MT18
Knock Off	Slaps down the foe's held item.
Knock Off
dark		65	100	20	MT18
Slaps down the foe's held item.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

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Gligar

Strategy & Usage Tips

Evolution Chain

Wild Encounters (6)

Level Up Moves (15)

Egg Moves (6)

TM/HM Moves (37)

Move Tutor Moves (12)

Base Stats