Is Gliscor viable in Gen 5 OU?

Gliscor is ranked #17 in Gen 5 OU with 12.76% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Gliscor in Gen 5 OU?

Latios has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 61.3% of 57.52542930117005 relevant encounters. Standard error is 8.8 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Gliscor matchup checks ranked in Gen 5 OU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Gliscor was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Gliscor counters

Gen 5 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0472 Gliscor

GroundFlying

USAGE 12.8% #17

ABILITYPoison Heal

BASE STATS

HP 75

ATK 95

DEF 125

SPA 45

SPD 75

SPE 95

BST510

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Ice

2×

Water

½×

FightingPoisonBug

0×

ElectricGround

Moves

Protect 87.8% Earthquake 84.8% Stealth Rock 51.5% Swords Dance 38.2% U-turn 29.8% Knock Off 22.2% Ice Fang 20.7% Facade 15.6%

Items

Toxic Orb 99.7% Liechi Berry 0.2% nothing 0.1% Leftovers 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Expert Belt 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0%

Abilities

Poison Heal99.7%Hyper Cutter0.3%

Common Teammates

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Explore Gliscor + Latios teams 26 score Explore Gliscor + Landorus-Therian teams 26 score Explore Gliscor + Gliscor teams 2 score

Leading observed checks

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Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Latios

DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

57.525

26.3

61.3% Standard error 8.75 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Latios Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 217-256 (61.2 - 72.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

37.837

25.6

57.7% Standard error 8.03 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Explosion vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 267-315 (75.4 - 88.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

48.11

2.1

42.3% Standard error 10.06 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Ice Fang vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 208-248 (58.7 - 70%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ranked #17 with 12.76% usage. Sorted by conservative score.