Is Gliscor viable in Gen 9 Monotype?

Gliscor is ranked #5 in Gen 9 Monotype with 15.80% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Gliscor in Gen 9 Monotype?

Samurott-Hisui has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 85.8% of 24.725575101678576 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.0 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Gliscor matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Monotype?

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 9 Monotype · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 · Generated 2026-10-16

#0472 Gliscor

GroundFlying

USAGE 15.8% #5

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 96.4% Earthquake 88.7% Knock Off 78.6% Swords Dance 43.6% Stealth Rock 24.0% Toxic 24.0% Spikes 12.9% Facade 12.1%

Items

Toxic Orb 100.0% Life Orb 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Black Sludge 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% White Herb 0.0% Earth Plate 0.0%

Abilities

Poison Heal100.0%Hyper Cutter0.0%

Common Teammates

Landorus67.5%

Tornadus-Therian62.0%

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Gliscor + Landorus 67.5% 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

Samurott-Hisui

WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

24.726

57.7

85.8% Standard error 7.03 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sharpness Samurott-Hisui Razor Shell vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 290-344 (81.9 - 97.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Samurott-Hisui counters → Teams with Samurott-Hisui →

Dondozo

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.463

55.7

85.4% Standard error 7.44 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 94-112 (18.6 - 22.2%) -- possible 5HKO

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Greninja

WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

51.868

42.5

68.3% Standard error 6.46 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Protean Greninja Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 472-564 (133.3 - 159.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Skarmory

SteelFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

84.722

42.1

63.0% Standard error 5.24 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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Kyurem

DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.322

37.5

74.4% Standard error 9.24 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Kyurem Blizzard vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 1024-1212 (289.2 - 342.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Articuno

IceFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

32.714

36.3

68.8% Standard error 8.10 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Articuno: 68-80 (17.7 - 20.8%) -- possible 5HKO

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Dragonite

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

26.176

34.1

69.9% Standard error 8.96 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dragonite Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 183-216 (51.6 - 61%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

196.392

32.9

47.1% Standard error 3.56 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 78-92 (22 - 25.9%) -- 4.7% chance to 4HKO

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Iron Valiant

FairyFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

23.687

31.5

69.4% Standard error 9.47 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Iron Valiant Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 385-458 (108.7 - 129.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Latios

DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

26.29

26.4

63.8% Standard error 9.37 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Latios Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 560-660 (158.1 - 186.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Meowscarada

GrassDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

36.525

20.4

53.4% Standard error 8.25 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Protean Meowscarada Triple Axel (120 BP) (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 948-1132 (267.7 - 319.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Iron Treads

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

36.087

20.1

53.3% Standard error 8.30 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Iron Treads Ice Spinner vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 288-340 (81.3 - 96%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Gholdengo

SteelGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

28.064

18.2

55.7% Standard error 9.38 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 190-225 (53.6 - 63.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Landorus

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

49.86

16.6

44.8% Standard error 7.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Landorus Psychic vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 144-170 (40.6 - 48%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Gastrodon

WaterGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.897

14.6

53.1% Standard error 9.62 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gastrodon Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 296-352 (83.6 - 99.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Great Tusk

GroundFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

35.802

13.7

47.1% Standard error 8.34 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Great Tusk Ice Spinner vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 320-380 (90.3 - 107.3%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO

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Archaludon

SteelDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

90.122

10.0

29.2% Standard error 4.79 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Archaludon Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 132-156 (37.2 - 44%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Dragapult

DragonGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

29.418

8.0

44.7% Standard error 9.17 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Choice Specs Dragapult Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 163-193 (46 - 54.5%) -- 56.6% chance to 2HKO

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Latias

DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.74

2.8

45.5% Standard error 10.68 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Latias Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 332-392 (93.7 - 110.7%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO

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Raging Bolt

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.555

2.0

40.0% Standard error 9.51 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 211-249 (59.6 - 70.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Corviknight

FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

34.615

-0.1

31.4% Standard error 7.89 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Corviknight Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 135-160 (38.1 - 45.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Tornadus-Therian

Flying SOFT CHECK View matchup

36.296

-4.2

24.3% Standard error 7.12 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 153-180 (43.2 - 50.8%) -- 3.1% chance to 2HKO

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Goodra-Hisui

SteelDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

28.533

-5.7

0.8% Standard error 1.62 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Goodra-Hisui Heavy Slam (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 148-175 (41.8 - 49.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Flutter Mane

GhostFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

28.546

-6.7

26.3% Standard error 8.24 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Flutter Mane Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 228-268 (64.4 - 75.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.119

-9.1

25.8% Standard error 8.73 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Payback (100 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 132-156 (37.2 - 44%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

37.68

-9.6

9.0% Standard error 4.66 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Liquidation vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 176-210 (49.7 - 59.3%) -- 99.6% chance to 2HKO

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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

35.996

-9.9

10.8% Standard error 5.17 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxapex Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 162-192 (45.7 - 54.2%) -- 47.3% chance to 2HKO

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Moltres

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.941

-11.1

19.4% Standard error 7.62 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Moltres Hurricane vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 166-196 (46.8 - 55.3%) -- 71.1% chance to 2HKO

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Heatran

FireSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.962

-13.3

13.9% Standard error 6.80 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 156-184 (44 - 51.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after trapping damage

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Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.153

-13.4

11.9% Standard error 6.34 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Poison Jab vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 42-49 (11.8 - 13.8%) -- possible 8HKO

View Clodsire counters → Teams with Clodsire →

Ranked #5 with 15.80% usage. Sorted by conservative score.