NU Gligar

[Pika134]

[OVERVIEW]

Gligar's phenomenal typing and utility make it an excellent Ground-type in NU, and it checks many physical wallbreakers like Flygon, Overqwil, and Toxicroak. Furthermore, it also excels on entry hazard-spam teams, as it has both Spikes and Stealth Rock. Many hazard stack teams appreciate Gligar's access to Knock Off allowing them to overwhelm foes with hazards. Immunity lets Gligar consistently switch in against foes that spread poison, like Alolan Muk, Toxicroak, and Overqwil. However, Gligar lacks any form of recovery, meaning many foes that it checks like Incineroar, Flygon, and Heracross can wear it down over a battle. Furthermore, Gligar often switches into Knock Off users such as Cinccino, Copperajah, and Incineroar that can reduce its effectiveness. Gligar's average Special Defense makes it worry about special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Chandelure, as they can either OHKO it or force it to switch out.

[SET]
name: Physical Wall
move 1: Spikes / Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Knock Off / Toxic / Stealth Rock
move 4: U-turn / Knock Off / Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Immunity
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 Spe or 252 HP / 116 Def / 140 Spe
tera type: Water

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====

Knock Off lets Gligar remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon like Kilowattrel, Chandelure, and Incineroar, increasing the efficacy of its entry hazards. Alternatively, Toxic allows it to pressure defensive tanks like Vaporeon and Gastrodon. Gligar can run Stealth Rock alongside Spikes, letting it set up multiple hazards. Knock Off is preferred over U-turn if Gligar is running dual hazards. Gligar can run Acrobatics so that if it loses its Eviolite it can hit Fighting- and Grass-types like Flamigo, Heracross, and Amoonguss with a strong STAB attack. 56 Speed EVs allow Gligar to outspeed Adamant Incineroar, while 140 Speed EVs let it outpace Jolly Incineroar and Adamant Decidueye. Tera Water allows Gligar to handle foes like Inteleon, Basculegion, Paldean Tauros-W, and Hisuian Typhlosion in a pinch.

Gligar appreciates teammates like Toxicroak, Breloom, and Brambleghast, as they can handle bulky Water-types such as Vaporeon, Gastrodon, and Milotic. In return, it handles Poison-types like Galarian Slowbro and Overqwil. Gligar pairs well with Wish passers such as Sylveon, Vaporeon, and Florges for recovery, and they allow it to consistently handle physical attackers like Flygon and Toxicroak. Gligar synergizes greatly with other entry hazards setters such as Copperajah, Bronzong, and Registeel, since they can set hazards. These hazard setters can also form good defensive cores with it, as they can check special attackers like Munkidori, whereas Gligar can handle physical ones such as Toxicroak and Flygon. Similarly, Gligar appreciates more dedicated special walls such as Porygon2, Milotic, and Gastrodon, since they check powerful special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Sylveon that can overwhelm Gligar. Wallbreakers such as Basculegion, Decidueye, and Porygon-Z appreciate hazard support from Gligar letting them weaken defensive tanks like Amoonguss and Diancie.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Gligar can opt to run a Swords Dance set, which makes it a menacing wallbreaker; however, it has to decide between Knock Off for Bronzong or Agility to not be revenge killed as easily, making such a set undesired. Toxic Spikes can pressure the opponent's switches and wear down the opposing team more easily. Taunt allows Gligar to deny any entry hazards and setup attempts. Tera Fairy provides useful defensive value against Dragon- and Dark-types like Flygon and Incineroar, but it loses a useful resistance to Poison-type attacks.

Checks and Counters
====

**Water-types**: Vaporeon, Milotic, and Gastrodon can easily tank Gligar's attacks and threaten it back with Scald and Ice Beam. Offensive Water-types like Inteleon, Basculegion, and Paldean Tauros-W can easily destroy it with their Water-type attacks, and the last one can use Gligar as setup fodder. However, all of them have to be worried about switching into Toxic.

**Ice-types and Ice-type Coverage**: Alolan Ninetales and Avalugg can threaten Gligar with their Ice-type STAB attacks. Pokemon that carry Ice-type coverage like Ice Punch Toxicroak and Ice Beam Galarian Slowbro and Porygon-Z can easily KO Gligar.

**Special Wallbreakers**: Choice Specs users, such as Toxtricity, Chandelure, and Sylveon, can easily destroy Gligar or force it to switch out. Other special wallbreakers like Kilowattrel, Munkidori, and Inteleon can pivot on Gligar to gain free momentum.

**Item Displacement**: Pokemon that Gligar checks like Alolan Muk, Copperajah, and Heracross often carry Knock Off, making it a bit worse to repeatedly switch in against them. Choice-item users like Munkidori and Florges can be problematic for Gligar, as they can cripple its utility by using Trick.

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[OVERVIEW]

Gligar’s phenomenal typing and Utility makes it an excellent Ground-type in NU. Gligar checks many physical wallbreakers like Flygon, Mienshao, not sure about shao anymore, a lot of them are running ice coverage again Overqwil, and Toxicroak. Furthermore, it also excels on many hazard spam teams, as it provides a useful defensive typing you just mentioned the typing above and having has access to both Spikes and Stealth Rock. include in this sentence that hazard stack teams also really appreciate Gligar's access to Knock Off. Gligar's useful Immunity to Poison-type status lets it consistently switch-in against foes like Alolan Muk, Toxicroak, and Overqwil. However, Gligar lacks any form of recovery, as meaning many foes that Gligar checks like Mienshao same as above, try Incineroar, Flygon, and Heracross can worn wear it down over a battle. also mention that Gligar often has to switch into Knock Off users (scrafty, incin, shao) which reduces its effectiveness Gligar's average special defense makes it worried about wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Chandelure, as they can either destroy it or force Gligar to switch out.

[SET]
name: Physical Wall
move 1: Spikes / Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Knock Off / Toxic / Stealth Rock
move 4: U-turn / Acrobatics Knock Off / Toxic you can leave the mention in the comments, but if you're running double hazards, Knock is better
item: Eviolite
ability: Immunity
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 Spe or 252 HP / 116 Def / 140 Spe
tera type: Water

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====

Knock Off lets Gligar hit remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon like Kilowattrel, Chandelure, and Incineroar, (AC) increasing the efficacy of its entry hazards. that rely heavily on their item. Alternatively, Toxic allows it to pressure defensive tanks like Vaporeon and Scream Tail. Gligar can run Stealth Rock alongside with Spikes letting it able to setup multiple hazards. U-turn allows Gligar to pivot out, while letting it chip against foes like Tsareena and Incineroar. specify here that Knock Off is preferred if gligar is running dual hazards If Gligar can run Acrobatics so that if it loses its Eviolite it can run Acrobatics giving Gligar a strong STAB attack to hit Fighting- and Grass-types like Mienshao, Heracross, and Vileplume with a strong STAB attack. The 56 Speed EVs allows Gligar to outspeed Adamant Incineroar, while 140 speed EVs lets it outpace Jolly Incineroar and Adamant Decidueye. Tera Water allows Gligar to better handle foes like Inteleon, Basculegion, Paldean Tauros-W, (AC) and Hisuian Typhlosion in a pinch.

Gligar appreciates teammates like Toxicroak, Breloom, and Brambleghast, as they can handle Bulky Water-types like Vaporeon, (AC) Gastrodon, (AC) and Milotic. In return, it handles Poison-types like Galarian Slowbro and Overqwil. Gligar pairs well with Wish passers such as Sylveon, Vaporeon, and Scream Tail giving it reliable recovery, reliable only really applies to its own recovery, roost, recover, etc allowing Gligar to consistently handle physical attackers like Flygon and Toxicroak Staraptor raptor calcs are just silly. Gligar synergizes greatly with other hazards setters like Copperajah, Bronzong and Registeel Overqwil, since they can setup hazards and they can form a good defensive core, (AC) checking special attackers like Munkidori whereas Gligar can handle more physical ones such as Toxicroak and Flygon. Similarly, (AC) Gligar appreciates more dedicated special walls like Porygon2, Milotic, and Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro checking can be overwhelmed by powerful special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Sylveon, (AC) which can overwhelm Gligar. Thus, its pairs with special walls like Registeel, Milotic, and Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro to handle the aforementioned special wallbreakers; in return, it checks physical attackers like Toxicroak and Flygon. rearranged to fit better with earlier parts of the paragraph. Include a sentence or two on powerful wallbreakers that appreciate the hazard support from gligar: pz, decid, shao, etc, and a bit on how gligar can check mons like kilo to protect teammates like vapo, milo, scyth

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Gligar can opt to run a Swords Dance set making it a menacing wallbreakers; however, Gligar having to decide between running Knock Off, which lets it hit Bronzong, or Agility, which lets it not be revenge killed as easily, makes it undesired lack of any recovery makes it a bit difficult to run. recovery is only an issue because its speed is bad Toxic Spikes can be to pressure the opponent's switches and wear down the opposing team more easily used giving Gligar the ability to overwhelm threats that can repeatedly switch-against it like Vaporeon and Scream Tail. also mention the use of taunt to deny hazards and setup Tera Fairy provides a useful resistance to Dragon- and Dark-types like Flygon and Incineroar, but it loses a useful resistance to Poison-type attacks.

Checks and Counters
====

**Water-types**: Vaporeon, Milotic, and Gastrodon can easily tank Gligar’s attacks and threaten it back with Scald and Ice Beam. Offensive Water-types like Inteleon, Basculegion, and Paldean Tauros-W can easily destroy it with their STAB attacks, while and the latter two last one can used Gligar as setup fodder. However, all of them have to be worried about switching into Toxic.

**Ice-type coverage**: several common mons carry ice-type coverage that beats gligar ice spinner/triple axel shao, ice beam glowbro/pz, even ice punch croak

**Special Wallbreakers**: Choice Specs users like Toxtricity, Chandelure, and Sylveon can easily destroy Gligar and force it to switch out. Other special wallbreakers like Kilowattrel, Munkidori, and Porygon-Z can overwhelm Gligar with their STAB attacks. these sentences basically say the same thing, try switching pz to a wallbreaker that can pivot or remove it, and talk about how these mons can pivot on gligar and gain momentum

**Item Displacement**: Pokemon that Gligar handles like Mienshao, Copperajah, and Heracross often carries carry Knock Off making it a bit worse to repeatedly switch-in against them. Trick users like Munkidori and Florges can be problematic for Gligar, as they can lock it into one of its moves.

**Setup Sweepers**: Setup sweepers like Calm Mind Scream Tail, Shell Smash Torterra, and Bulk Up Paldean Tauros-Aqua can handle Gligar attacks very well and used it as free setup opportunity. can remove this entirely, all bulky mons are somewhat passive

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pika134.609709/
Quality checked by:
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Grammar checked by:
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[Pika134]

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[OVERVIEW]

Gligar’s phenomenal typing and Utility makes it an excellent Ground-type in NU. Gligar checks many physical wallbreakers like Flygon, Mienshao, not sure about shao anymore, a lot of them are running ice coverage again Overqwil, and Toxicroak. Furthermore, it also excels on many hazard spam teams, as it provides a useful defensive typing you just mentioned the typing above and having has access to both Spikes and Stealth Rock. include in this sentence that hazard stack teams also really appreciate Gligar's access to Knock Off. Gligar's useful Immunity to Poison-type status lets it consistently switch-in against foes like Alolan Muk, Toxicroak, and Overqwil. However, Gligar lacks any form of recovery, as meaning many foes that Gligar checks like Mienshao same as above, try Incineroar, Flygon, and Heracross can worn wear it down over a battle. also mention that Gligar often has to switch into Knock Off users (scrafty, incin, shao) which reduces its effectiveness Gligar's average special defense makes it worried about wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Chandelure, as they can either destroy it or force Gligar to switch out.

[SET]
name: Physical Wall
move 1: Spikes / Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Knock Off / Toxic / Stealth Rock
move 4: U-turn / Acrobatics Knock Off / Toxic you can leave the mention in the comments, but if you're running double hazards, Knock is better
item: Eviolite
ability: Immunity
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 Spe or 252 HP / 116 Def / 140 Spe
tera type: Water

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====

Knock Off lets Gligar hit remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon like Kilowattrel, Chandelure, and Incineroar, (AC) increasing the efficacy of its entry hazards. that rely heavily on their item. Alternatively, Toxic allows it to pressure defensive tanks like Vaporeon and Scream Tail. Gligar can run Stealth Rock alongside with Spikes letting it able to setup multiple hazards. U-turn allows Gligar to pivot out, while letting it chip against foes like Tsareena and Incineroar. specify here that Knock Off is preferred if gligar is running dual hazards If Gligar can run Acrobatics so that if it loses its Eviolite it can run Acrobatics giving Gligar a strong STAB attack to hit Fighting- and Grass-types like Mienshao, Heracross, and Vileplume with a strong STAB attack. The 56 Speed EVs allows Gligar to outspeed Adamant Incineroar, while 140 speed EVs lets it outpace Jolly Incineroar and Adamant Decidueye. Tera Water allows Gligar to better handle foes like Inteleon, Basculegion, Paldean Tauros-W, (AC) and Hisuian Typhlosion in a pinch.

Gligar appreciates teammates like Toxicroak, Breloom, and Brambleghast, as they can handle Bulky Water-types like Vaporeon, (AC) Gastrodon, (AC) and Milotic. In return, it handles Poison-types like Galarian Slowbro and Overqwil. Gligar pairs well with Wish passers such as Sylveon, Vaporeon, and Scream Tail giving it reliable recovery, reliable only really applies to its own recovery, roost, recover, etc allowing Gligar to consistently handle physical attackers like Flygon and Toxicroak Staraptor raptor calcs are just silly. Gligar synergizes greatly with other hazards setters like Copperajah, Bronzong and Registeel Overqwil, since they can setup hazards and they can form a good defensive core, (AC) checking special attackers like Munkidori whereas Gligar can handle more physical ones such as Toxicroak and Flygon. Similarly, (AC) Gligar appreciates more dedicated special walls like Porygon2, Milotic, and Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro checking can be overwhelmed by powerful special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Sylveon, (AC) which can overwhelm Gligar. Thus, its pairs with special walls like Registeel, Milotic, and Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro to handle the aforementioned special wallbreakers; in return, it checks physical attackers like Toxicroak and Flygon. rearranged to fit better with earlier parts of the paragraph. Include a sentence or two on powerful wallbreakers that appreciate the hazard support from gligar: pz, decid, shao, etc, and a bit on how gligar can check mons like kilo to protect teammates like vapo, milo, scyth

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Gligar can opt to run a Swords Dance set making it a menacing wallbreakers; however, Gligar having to decide between running Knock Off, which lets it hit Bronzong, or Agility, which lets it not be revenge killed as easily, makes it undesired lack of any recovery makes it a bit difficult to run. recovery is only an issue because its speed is bad Toxic Spikes can be to pressure the opponent's switches and wear down the opposing team more easily used giving Gligar the ability to overwhelm threats that can repeatedly switch-against it like Vaporeon and Scream Tail. also mention the use of taunt to deny hazards and setup Tera Fairy provides a useful resistance to Dragon- and Dark-types like Flygon and Incineroar, but it loses a useful resistance to Poison-type attacks.

Checks and Counters
====

**Water-types**: Vaporeon, Milotic, and Gastrodon can easily tank Gligar’s attacks and threaten it back with Scald and Ice Beam. Offensive Water-types like Inteleon, Basculegion, and Paldean Tauros-W can easily destroy it with their STAB attacks, while and the latter two last one can used Gligar as setup fodder. However, all of them have to be worried about switching into Toxic.

**Ice-type coverage**: several common mons carry ice-type coverage that beats gligar ice spinner/triple axel shao, ice beam glowbro/pz, even ice punch croak

**Special Wallbreakers**: Choice Specs users like Toxtricity, Chandelure, and Sylveon can easily destroy Gligar and force it to switch out. Other special wallbreakers like Kilowattrel, Munkidori, and Porygon-Z can overwhelm Gligar with their STAB attacks. these sentences basically say the same thing, try switching pz to a wallbreaker that can pivot or remove it, and talk about how these mons can pivot on gligar and gain momentum

**Item Displacement**: Pokemon that Gligar handles like Mienshao, Copperajah, and Heracross often carries carry Knock Off making it a bit worse to repeatedly switch-in against them. Trick users like Munkidori and Florges can be problematic for Gligar, as they can lock it into one of its moves.

**Setup Sweepers**: Setup sweepers like Calm Mind Scream Tail, Shell Smash Torterra, and Bulk Up Paldean Tauros-Aqua can handle Gligar attacks very well and used it as free setup opportunity. can remove this entirely, all bulky mons are somewhat passive

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pika134.609709/
Quality checked by:
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Grammar checked by:
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QC 2

[OVERVIEW]

Gligar’s phenomenal typing and Utility makes it an excellent Ground-type in NU. Gligar checks many physical wallbreakers like Flygon, Overqwil, and Toxicroak. Furthermore, it also excels on many hazard spam teams, as it has access to both Spikes and Stealth Rock. Many hazard stack teams appreciate Gligar access to Knock Off allowing them to overwhelm foes with entry hazards. Gligar's useful Immunity to Poison-type status lets it consistently switch-in against foes like Alolan Muk, Toxicroak, and Overqwil. However, Gligar lacks any form of recovery, meaning many foes that Gligar checks like Incineroar, Flygon, and Heracross can wear it down over a battle. Furthermore, Gligar often switch into Knock Off users like Mienshao Cinccino, Copperajah, and Incineroar can reduce its effectiveness. Gligar's average special defense makes it worried about special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Chandelure, as they can either destroy OHKO it or force Gligar to switch out.

[SET]
name: Physical Wall
move 1: Spikes / Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Knock Off / Toxic / Stealth Rock
move 4: U-turn / Knock Off / Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Immunity
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 Spe or 252 HP / 116 Def / 140 Spe
tera type: Water

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====

Knock Off lets Gligar remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon like Kilowattrel, Chandelure, and Incineroar, increasing the efficacy of its entry hazards. Alternatively, Toxic allows it to pressure defensive tanks like Vaporeon and Scream Tail Gastrodon. Gligar can run Stealth Rock alongside Spikes letting it setup multiple hazards. U-turn allows Gligar to pivot out, while letting it chip foes like Tsareena and Incineroar. Knock Off is preferred over U-turn if Gligar is running a dual hazards. Gligar can run Acrobatics so that if it loses its Eviolite it can hit Fighting- and Grass-types like Mienshao Flamigo, Heracross, and Vileplume Amoonguss with a strong STAB attack. The 56 Speed EVs allows Gligar to outspeed Adamant Incineroar, while 140 speed EVs lets it outpace Jolly Incineroar and Adamant Decidueye. Tera Water allows Gligar to handle foes like Inteleon, Basculegion, Paldean Tauros-W, and Hisuian Typhlosion in a pinch.

Gligar appreciates teammates like Toxicroak, Breloom, and Brambleghast, as they can handle Bulky Water-types like Vaporeon, Gastrodon, and Milotic. In return, it handles Poison-types like Galarian Slowbro and Overqwil. Gligar pairs well with Wish passers such as Sylveon, Vaporeon, and Scream Tail Florges giving it recovery, allowing Gligar to consistently handle physical attackers like Flygon and Toxicroak. Gligar synergizes greatly with other hazards setters like Copperajah, Bronzong and Registeel, since they can setup hazards and they can form a good defensive core, checking special attackers like Munkidori whereas Gligar can handle more physical ones such as Toxicroak and Flygon. Similarly, Gligar appreciates more dedicated special walls like Porygon2, Milotic, and Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro Gastrodon checking powerful special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Sylveon, which can overwhelm Gligar. Powerful wallbreakers like Mienshao Basculegion, Decidueye, and Porygon-Z appreciate hazard support from Gligar, letting them to weaken defensive tanks like Vileplume Amoonguss and Diancie. Teammates like Vaporeon, Milotic, and Scyther appreciate Gligar for handling foes like Brambleghast and Kilowattrel. This last sentence is essentially just fluff, everything in it has been stated above.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Gligar can opt to run a Swords Dance set making it a menacing wallbreaker; however, Gligar having to decide between running Knock Off, which lets it hit Bronzong, or Agility, which lets it not be revenge killed as easily, makes it undesired. Toxic Spikes can be to pressure the opponent's switches and wear down the opposing team more easily. Taunt allows it to deny any hazards and setup attempts. Tera Fairy provides a useful resistance to Dragon- and Dark-types like Flygon and Incineroar, but it loses a useful resistance to Poison-type attacks.

Checks and Counters
====

**Water-types**: Vaporeon, Milotic, and Gastrodon can easily tank Gligar’s attacks and threaten it back with Scald and Ice Beam. Offensive Water-types like Inteleon, Basculegion, and Paldean Tauros-W can easily destroy it with their STAB attacks, and the last one can use Gligar as setup fodder. However, all of them have to be worried about switching into Toxic.

**Ice-type coverage**: Pokemon that carries Ice-type coverage like Ice Spinner Mienshao, Ice Punch Toxicroak,(RC) and Ice Beam from Galarian Slowbro and Porygon-Z can easily destroyed KO Gligar. Now that Alolan Ninetales is in the tier and Avalugg is much more common, you can add them to this section or create a section for Ice-types.

**Special Wallbreakers**: Choice Specs users like Toxtricity, Chandelure, and Sylveon can easily destroy Gligar and force it to switch out. Other special wallbreakers like Kilowattrel, Munkidori, and Inteleon can pivot on Gligar to gain free momentum.

**Item Displacement**: Pokemon that Gligar handles checks like Mienshao Alolan Muk, Copperajah, and Heracross often carry Knock Off making it a bit worse to repeatedly switch-in against them. Trick users like Munkidori and Florges can be problematic for Gligar, as they can lock it into one of its moves.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pika134.609709/
Quality checked by:
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
Grammar checked by:
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Looks good, qc 2/2 when implemented

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QC 2

[OVERVIEW]

Gligar’s phenomenal typing and Utility makes it an excellent Ground-type in NU. Gligar checks many physical wallbreakers like Flygon, Overqwil, and Toxicroak. Furthermore, it also excels on many hazard spam teams, as it has access to both Spikes and Stealth Rock. Many hazard stack teams appreciate Gligar access to Knock Off allowing them to overwhelm foes with entry hazards. Gligar's useful Immunity to Poison-type status lets it consistently switch-in against foes like Alolan Muk, Toxicroak, and Overqwil. However, Gligar lacks any form of recovery, meaning many foes that Gligar checks like Incineroar, Flygon, and Heracross can wear it down over a battle. Furthermore, Gligar often switch into Knock Off users like Mienshao Cinccino, Copperajah, and Incineroar can reduce its effectiveness. Gligar's average special defense makes it worried about special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Chandelure, as they can either destroy OHKO it or force Gligar to switch out.

[SET]
name: Physical Wall
move 1: Spikes / Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Knock Off / Toxic / Stealth Rock
move 4: U-turn / Knock Off / Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Immunity
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 Spe or 252 HP / 116 Def / 140 Spe
tera type: Water

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====

Knock Off lets Gligar remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon like Kilowattrel, Chandelure, and Incineroar, increasing the efficacy of its entry hazards. Alternatively, Toxic allows it to pressure defensive tanks like Vaporeon and Scream Tail Gastrodon. Gligar can run Stealth Rock alongside Spikes letting it setup multiple hazards. U-turn allows Gligar to pivot out, while letting it chip foes like Tsareena and Incineroar. Knock Off is preferred over U-turn if Gligar is running a dual hazards. Gligar can run Acrobatics so that if it loses its Eviolite it can hit Fighting- and Grass-types like Mienshao Flamigo, Heracross, and Vileplume Amoonguss with a strong STAB attack. The 56 Speed EVs allows Gligar to outspeed Adamant Incineroar, while 140 speed EVs lets it outpace Jolly Incineroar and Adamant Decidueye. Tera Water allows Gligar to handle foes like Inteleon, Basculegion, Paldean Tauros-W, and Hisuian Typhlosion in a pinch.

Gligar appreciates teammates like Toxicroak, Breloom, and Brambleghast, as they can handle Bulky Water-types like Vaporeon, Gastrodon, and Milotic. In return, it handles Poison-types like Galarian Slowbro and Overqwil. Gligar pairs well with Wish passers such as Sylveon, Vaporeon, and Scream Tail Florges giving it recovery, allowing Gligar to consistently handle physical attackers like Flygon and Toxicroak. Gligar synergizes greatly with other hazards setters like Copperajah, Bronzong and Registeel, since they can setup hazards and they can form a good defensive core, checking special attackers like Munkidori whereas Gligar can handle more physical ones such as Toxicroak and Flygon. Similarly, Gligar appreciates more dedicated special walls like Porygon2, Milotic, and Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro Gastrodon checking powerful special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Sylveon, which can overwhelm Gligar. Powerful wallbreakers like Mienshao Basculegion, Decidueye, and Porygon-Z appreciate hazard support from Gligar, letting them to weaken defensive tanks like Vileplume Amoonguss and Diancie. Teammates like Vaporeon, Milotic, and Scyther appreciate Gligar for handling foes like Brambleghast and Kilowattrel. This last sentence is essentially just fluff, everything in it has been stated above.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Gligar can opt to run a Swords Dance set making it a menacing wallbreaker; however, Gligar having to decide between running Knock Off, which lets it hit Bronzong, or Agility, which lets it not be revenge killed as easily, makes it undesired. Toxic Spikes can be to pressure the opponent's switches and wear down the opposing team more easily. Taunt allows it to deny any hazards and setup attempts. Tera Fairy provides a useful resistance to Dragon- and Dark-types like Flygon and Incineroar, but it loses a useful resistance to Poison-type attacks.

Checks and Counters
====

**Water-types**: Vaporeon, Milotic, and Gastrodon can easily tank Gligar’s attacks and threaten it back with Scald and Ice Beam. Offensive Water-types like Inteleon, Basculegion, and Paldean Tauros-W can easily destroy it with their STAB attacks, and the last one can use Gligar as setup fodder. However, all of them have to be worried about switching into Toxic.

**Ice-type coverage**: Pokemon that carries Ice-type coverage like Ice Spinner Mienshao, Ice Punch Toxicroak,(RC) and Ice Beam from Galarian Slowbro and Porygon-Z can easily destroyed KO Gligar. Now that Alolan Ninetales is in the tier and Avalugg is much more common, you can add them to this section or create a section for Ice-types.

**Special Wallbreakers**: Choice Specs users like Toxtricity, Chandelure, and Sylveon can easily destroy Gligar and force it to switch out. Other special wallbreakers like Kilowattrel, Munkidori, and Inteleon can pivot on Gligar to gain free momentum.

**Item Displacement**: Pokemon that Gligar handles checks like Mienshao Alolan Muk, Copperajah, and Heracross often carry Knock Off making it a bit worse to repeatedly switch-in against them. Trick users like Munkidori and Florges can be problematic for Gligar, as they can lock it into one of its moves.

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[OVERVIEW]

Gligar’s phenomenal typing and utility makes make it an excellent Ground-type in NU. Gligar, and it checks many physical wallbreakers like Flygon, Overqwil, and Toxicroak. Furthermore, it also excels on many (reduces repetition) hazard-spam hazard spam teams, as it has access to both Spikes and Stealth Rock. Many hazard stack teams appreciate Gligar Gligar's access to Knock Off allowing them to overwhelm foes with entry hazards. Gligar's useful Immunity to Poison-type status lets it Gligar consistently switch-in switch in against foes that spread poison, like Alolan Muk, Toxicroak, and Overqwil. However, Gligar it lacks any form of recovery, meaning many foes that Gligar it checks like Incineroar, Flygon, and Heracross can wear it down over a battle. Furthermore, Gligar often switch switches into Knock Off users like such as Cinccino, Copperajah, and Incineroar that can reduce its effectiveness. Gligar's average Special Defense makes it worried worry about special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Chandelure, as they can either OHKO it or force Gligar it to switch out.

[SET]
name: Physical Wall
move 1: Spikes / Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Knock Off / Toxic / Stealth Rock
move 4: U-turn / Knock Off / Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Immunity
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 Spe or 252 HP / 116 Def / 140 Spe
tera type: Water

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====

Knock Off lets Gligar remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon like Kilowattrel, Chandelure, and Incineroar, increasing the efficacy of its entry hazards. Alternatively, Toxic allows it to pressure defensive tanks like Vaporeon and Gastrodon. Gligar can run Stealth Rock alongside Spikes, (AC) letting it setup set up multiple hazards. Knock Off is preferred over U-turn if Gligar is running dual hazards. Gligar can run Acrobatics so that if it loses its Eviolite it can hit Fighting- and Grass-types like Flamigo, Heracross, and Amoonguss with a strong STAB attack. The 56 Speed EVs allows allow Gligar to outspeed Adamant Incineroar, while 140 Speed EVs lets let it outpace Jolly Incineroar and Adamant Decidueye. Tera Water allows Gligar to handle foes like Inteleon, Basculegion, Paldean Tauros-W, and Hisuian Typhlosion in a pinch.

Gligar appreciates teammates like Toxicroak, Breloom, and Brambleghast, as they can handle bulky Water-types like such as Vaporeon, Gastrodon, and Milotic. In return, it handles Poison-types like Galarian Slowbro and Overqwil. Gligar pairs well with Wish passers such as Sylveon, Vaporeon, and Florges giving it recovery, allowing Gligar it to consistently handle physical attackers like Flygon and Toxicroak. Gligar synergizes greatly with other entry hazards setters like such as Copperajah, Bronzong and Registeel, since they can setup stack hazards. These hazard setters and they can also form a good defensive core cores with it, checking as they can check special attackers like Munkidori, (AC) whereas Gligar can handle more physical ones such as Toxicroak and Flygon. Similarly, Gligar appreciates more dedicated special walls like such as Porygon2, Milotic, and Gastrodon checking powerful special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Sylveon, which that can overwhelm Gligar it. Powerful wallbreakers like Wallbreakers such as Basculegion, Decidueye, and Porygon-Z appreciate hazard support from Gligar, letting them to weaken defensive tanks like Amoonguss and Diancie.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Gligar can opt to run a Swords Dance set, (AC) making it a menacing wallbreaker; however, Gligar having it has to decide between running Knock Off, which lets it hit for Bronzong, (RC) or Agility, which lets it to not be revenge killed as easily, makes it making such a set undesired. Toxic Spikes can be to pressure the opponent's switches and wear down the opposing team more easily. Taunt allows it Gligar to deny any (is this true for Pokemon that outspeed Gligar?) entry hazards and setup attempts. Tera Fairy provides a useful resistance to defensive value against Dragon- and Dark-types like Flygon and Incineroar, but it loses a useful resistance to Poison-type attacks.

Checks and Counters
====

**Water-types**: Vaporeon, Milotic, and Gastrodon can easily tank Gligar’s attacks and threaten it back with Scald and Ice Beam. Offensive Water-types like Inteleon, Basculegion, and Paldean Tauros-W can easily destroy it with their STAB attacks (this might make it sound like Paldean Tauros-W can destroy Gligar with Fighting-type moves, so if that's not the case, I'd specify STAB Water-type attacks), and the last one can use Gligar as setup fodder. However, all of them have to be worried about switching into Toxic.

**Ice-types and Ice-type Coverage**: Alolan Ninetails Ninetales and Avalugg can threaten Gligar with their STAB attacks (is it accurate to say STAB attacks when that could include Moonblast for Ninetales-A?). Pokemon that carries carry Ice-type coverage like Ice Punch Toxicroak and Ice Beam from Galarian Slowbro and Porygon-Z can easily KO Gligar it.

**Special Wallbreakers**: Choice Specs users, such as like Toxtricity, Chandelure, and Sylveon, (AC) can easily destroy Gligar and or force it to switch out. Other special wallbreakers like Kilowattrel, Munkidori, and Inteleon can pivot on Gligar to gain free momentum.

**Item Displacement**: Pokemon that Gligar checks like Alolan Muk, Copperajah, and Heracross often carry Knock Off, (AC) making it a bit worse to repeatedly switch-in switch in against them. Trick users like Munkidori and Florges can be problematic for Gligar, as they can lock it into one of its moves (how would these Pokemon lock Gligar into one of its moves?).

 

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[OVERVIEW]

Gligar's (copy my version of this word, you used a curly apostrophe) phenomenal typing and utility makes make it an excellent Ground-type in NU. Gligar, and it checks many physical wallbreakers like Flygon, Overqwil, and Toxicroak. Furthermore, it also excels on many (reduces repetition) entry hazard-spam hazard spam teams, as it has access to both Spikes and Stealth Rock. Many hazard stack teams appreciate Gligar Gligar's access to Knock Off allowing them to overwhelm foes with entry hazards. Gligar's useful Immunity to Poison-type status lets it Gligar consistently switch-in switch in against foes that spread poison, like Alolan Muk, Toxicroak, and Overqwil. However, Gligar lacks any form of recovery, meaning many foes that Gligar it checks like Incineroar, Flygon, and Heracross can wear it down over a battle. Furthermore, Gligar often switch switches into Knock Off users like such as Cinccino, Copperajah, and Incineroar that can reduce its effectiveness. Gligar's average Special Defense makes it worried worry about special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Chandelure, as they can either OHKO it or force Gligar it to switch out.

[SET]
name: Physical Wall
move 1: Spikes / Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Knock Off / Toxic / Stealth Rock
move 4: U-turn / Knock Off / Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Immunity
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 Spe or 252 HP / 116 Def / 140 Spe
tera type: Water

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====

Knock Off lets Gligar remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon like Kilowattrel, Chandelure, and Incineroar, increasing the efficacy of its entry hazards. Alternatively, Toxic allows it to pressure defensive tanks like Vaporeon and Gastrodon. Gligar can run Stealth Rock alongside Spikes, (AC) letting it setup set up multiple hazards. Knock Off is preferred over U-turn if Gligar is running dual hazards. Gligar can run Acrobatics so that if it loses its Eviolite it can hit Fighting- and Grass-types like Flamigo, Heracross, and Amoonguss with a strong STAB attack. The 56 Speed EVs allows allow Gligar to outspeed Adamant Incineroar, while 140 Speed EVs lets let it outpace Jolly Incineroar and Adamant Decidueye. Tera Water allows Gligar to handle foes like Inteleon, Basculegion, Paldean Tauros-W, and Hisuian Typhlosion in a pinch.

Gligar appreciates teammates like Toxicroak, Breloom, and Brambleghast, as they can handle bulky Water-types like such as Vaporeon, Gastrodon, and Milotic. In return, it handles Poison-types like Galarian Slowbro and Overqwil. Gligar pairs well with Wish passers such as Sylveon, Vaporeon, and Florges giving it for recovery, allowing Gligar and they allow it to consistently handle physical attackers like Flygon and Toxicroak. Gligar synergizes greatly with other entry hazards setters like such as Copperajah, Bronzong, (AC) and Registeel, since they can setup set hazards. These hazard setters and they can also form a good defensive core cores with it, checking as they can check special attackers like Munkidori, (AC) whereas Gligar can handle more physical ones such as Toxicroak and Flygon. Similarly, Gligar appreciates more dedicated special walls like such as Porygon2, Milotic, and Gastrodon, (AC) since they check checking powerful special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Sylveon, which that can overwhelm Gligar. Powerful wallbreakers like Wallbreakers such as Basculegion, Decidueye, and Porygon-Z appreciate hazard support from Gligar (RC) letting them to weaken defensive tanks like Amoonguss and Diancie.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Gligar can opt to run a Swords Dance set, (AC) making which makes it a menacing wallbreaker; however, Gligar having it has to decide between running Knock Off, which lets it hit for Bronzong, (RC) or Agility, which lets it to not be revenge killed as easily, makes it making such a set undesired. Toxic Spikes can be to pressure the opponent's switches and wear down the opposing team more easily. Taunt allows it Gligar to deny any (is this true for Pokemon that outspeed Gligar?) entry hazards and setup attempts. Tera Fairy provides a useful resistance to defensive value against Dragon- and Dark-types like Flygon and Incineroar, but it loses a useful resistance to Poison-type attacks.

Checks and Counters
====

**Water-types**: Vaporeon, Milotic, and Gastrodon can easily tank Gligar's (same here with the curly apostrophe, copy my version) attacks and threaten it back with Scald and Ice Beam. Offensive Water-types like Inteleon, Basculegion, and Paldean Tauros-W can easily destroy it with their STAB attacks (this might make it sound like Paldean Tauros-W can destroy Gligar with Fighting-type moves, so if that's not the case, I'd specify STAB Water-type attacks or just Water-type attacks), and the last one can use Gligar as setup fodder. However, all of them have to be worried about switching into Toxic.

**Ice-types and Ice-type Coverage**: Alolan Ninetails Ninetales and Avalugg can threaten Gligar with their STAB attacks (is it accurate to say STAB attacks when that could include Moonblast for Ninetales-A?). Pokemon that carries carry Ice-type coverage like Ice Punch Toxicroak and Ice Beam from Galarian Slowbro and Porygon-Z can easily KO Gligar.

**Special Wallbreakers**: Choice Specs users, such as like Toxtricity, Chandelure, and Sylveon, (AC) can easily destroy Gligar and or force it to switch out. Other special wallbreakers like Kilowattrel, Munkidori, and Inteleon can pivot on Gligar to gain free momentum.

**Item Displacement**: Pokemon that Gligar checks like Alolan Muk, Copperajah, and Heracross often carry Knock Off, (AC) making it a bit worse to repeatedly switch-in switch in against them. Trick users like Munkidori and Florges can be problematic for Gligar, as they can lock it into one of its moves (how would these Pokemon lock Gligar into one of its moves? mention Choice-item users if they are).

GP Team done
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[Pika134]

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[OVERVIEW]

Gligar's (copy my version of this word, you used a curly apostrophe) phenomenal typing and utility makes make it an excellent Ground-type in NU. Gligar, and it checks many physical wallbreakers like Flygon, Overqwil, and Toxicroak. Furthermore, it also excels on many (reduces repetition) entry hazard-spam hazard spam teams, as it has access to both Spikes and Stealth Rock. Many hazard stack teams appreciate Gligar Gligar's access to Knock Off allowing them to overwhelm foes with entry hazards. Gligar's useful Immunity to Poison-type status lets it Gligar consistently switch-in switch in against foes that spread poison, like Alolan Muk, Toxicroak, and Overqwil. However, Gligar lacks any form of recovery, meaning many foes that Gligar it checks like Incineroar, Flygon, and Heracross can wear it down over a battle. Furthermore, Gligar often switch switches into Knock Off users like such as Cinccino, Copperajah, and Incineroar that can reduce its effectiveness. Gligar's average Special Defense makes it worried worry about special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Chandelure, as they can either OHKO it or force Gligar it to switch out.

[SET]
name: Physical Wall
move 1: Spikes / Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Knock Off / Toxic / Stealth Rock
move 4: U-turn / Knock Off / Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Immunity
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 Spe or 252 HP / 116 Def / 140 Spe
tera type: Water

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====

Knock Off lets Gligar remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon like Kilowattrel, Chandelure, and Incineroar, increasing the efficacy of its entry hazards. Alternatively, Toxic allows it to pressure defensive tanks like Vaporeon and Gastrodon. Gligar can run Stealth Rock alongside Spikes, (AC) letting it setup set up multiple hazards. Knock Off is preferred over U-turn if Gligar is running dual hazards. Gligar can run Acrobatics so that if it loses its Eviolite it can hit Fighting- and Grass-types like Flamigo, Heracross, and Amoonguss with a strong STAB attack. The 56 Speed EVs allows allow Gligar to outspeed Adamant Incineroar, while 140 Speed EVs lets let it outpace Jolly Incineroar and Adamant Decidueye. Tera Water allows Gligar to handle foes like Inteleon, Basculegion, Paldean Tauros-W, and Hisuian Typhlosion in a pinch.

Gligar appreciates teammates like Toxicroak, Breloom, and Brambleghast, as they can handle bulky Water-types like such as Vaporeon, Gastrodon, and Milotic. In return, it handles Poison-types like Galarian Slowbro and Overqwil. Gligar pairs well with Wish passers such as Sylveon, Vaporeon, and Florges giving it for recovery, allowing Gligar and they allow it to consistently handle physical attackers like Flygon and Toxicroak. Gligar synergizes greatly with other entry hazards setters like such as Copperajah, Bronzong, (AC) and Registeel, since they can setup set hazards. These hazard setters and they can also form a good defensive core cores with it, checking as they can check special attackers like Munkidori, (AC) whereas Gligar can handle more physical ones such as Toxicroak and Flygon. Similarly, Gligar appreciates more dedicated special walls like such as Porygon2, Milotic, and Gastrodon, (AC) since they check checking powerful special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Inteleon, and Sylveon, which that can overwhelm Gligar. Powerful wallbreakers like Wallbreakers such as Basculegion, Decidueye, and Porygon-Z appreciate hazard support from Gligar (RC) letting them to weaken defensive tanks like Amoonguss and Diancie.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Gligar can opt to run a Swords Dance set, (AC) making which makes it a menacing wallbreaker; however, Gligar having it has to decide between running Knock Off, which lets it hit for Bronzong, (RC) or Agility, which lets it to not be revenge killed as easily, makes it making such a set undesired. Toxic Spikes can be to pressure the opponent's switches and wear down the opposing team more easily. Taunt allows it Gligar to deny any (is this true for Pokemon that outspeed Gligar?) entry hazards and setup attempts. Tera Fairy provides a useful resistance to defensive value against Dragon- and Dark-types like Flygon and Incineroar, but it loses a useful resistance to Poison-type attacks.

Checks and Counters
====

**Water-types**: Vaporeon, Milotic, and Gastrodon can easily tank Gligar's (same here with the curly apostrophe, copy my version) attacks and threaten it back with Scald and Ice Beam. Offensive Water-types like Inteleon, Basculegion, and Paldean Tauros-W can easily destroy it with their STAB attacks (this might make it sound like Paldean Tauros-W can destroy Gligar with Fighting-type moves, so if that's not the case, I'd specify STAB Water-type attacks or just Water-type attacks), and the last one can use Gligar as setup fodder. However, all of them have to be worried about switching into Toxic.

**Ice-types and Ice-type Coverage**: Alolan Ninetails Ninetales and Avalugg can threaten Gligar with their STAB attacks (is it accurate to say STAB attacks when that could include Moonblast for Ninetales-A?). Pokemon that carries carry Ice-type coverage like Ice Punch Toxicroak and Ice Beam from Galarian Slowbro and Porygon-Z can easily KO Gligar.

**Special Wallbreakers**: Choice Specs users, such as like Toxtricity, Chandelure, and Sylveon, (AC) can easily destroy Gligar and or force it to switch out. Other special wallbreakers like Kilowattrel, Munkidori, and Inteleon can pivot on Gligar to gain free momentum.

**Item Displacement**: Pokemon that Gligar checks like Alolan Muk, Copperajah, and Heracross often carry Knock Off, (AC) making it a bit worse to repeatedly switch-in switch in against them. Trick users like Munkidori and Florges can be problematic for Gligar, as they can lock it into one of its moves (how would these Pokemon lock Gligar into one of its moves? mention Choice-item users if they are).

GP Team done
credit us both!

Implemented and credited you and missangelic

 

[Lucario]

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