Is Gliscor viable in Gen 6 OU?

Gliscor is ranked #32 in Gen 6 OU with 6.13% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Gliscor in Gen 6 OU?

Skarmory has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 71.8% of 20.84877195531924 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.9 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Gliscor matchup checks ranked in Gen 6 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 6 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0472 Gliscor

GroundFlying

USAGE 6.1% #32

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

Earthquake 84.3% Roost 80.3% Knock Off 40.7% Swords Dance 39.1% Taunt 37.0% Stealth Rock 33.0% Facade 30.4% Protect 15.3%

Items

Toxic Orb 93.9% Focus Sash 5.8% Leftovers 0.2% Choice Scarf 0.0% nothing 0.0% Expert Belt 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Choice Band 0.0%

Abilities

Poison Heal97.9%Hyper Cutter2.1%

Common Teammates

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Explore Gliscor + Skarmory teams 32 score Explore Gliscor + Excadrill teams -3 score Explore Gliscor + Clefable teams -6 score Explore Gliscor + Landorus-Therian teams -11 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Gliscor + Clefable 46.2% teammate usage Explore teams →

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

Skarmory

SteelFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.849

32.4

71.8% Standard error 9.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory: 54-64 (16.1 - 19.1%) -- possible 6HKO

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Excadrill

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

34.226

-3.2

27.2% Standard error 7.61 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 123-145 (34.7 - 40.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

64.043

-5.6

24.7% Standard error 7.55 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Clefable Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 300-356 (84.7 - 100.5%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.056

-11.0

30.0% Standard error 10.23 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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Ranked #32 with 6.13% usage. Sorted by conservative score.