[Overview]
<p>Respectable bulk, few weaknesses,
resistances to Fighting and Bug, and key immunities to grounded entry hazards, status,
Ground- and Electric-type moves
all provide Gliscor ample
opportunities to come in and set up a Substitute, threatening opponents with STAB Ground moves
and from a very usable Speed stat. Poison Heal and Protect
also provide excellent passive recovery. As one of the premier Groudon counters in the game, Gliscor can also contribute excellently to a defensive core if necessary.
Unfortunately, it is very weak on the special side, so in some
scenarios matches Gliscor can
turn out to be completely dead weight. However, if you play to Gliscor's
strengths, it will
become prove to be a marvelous asset to your team.</p>
[SET]
name: Substitute
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Protect / Taunt
move 3: Toxic
move 4: Earthquake
item: Toxic Orb
ability: Poison Heal
nature: Jolly
Evs: 252 HP / 40 Def / 216 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Come in on
choice-item locked Choice-locked Ground or Electric attacks,
on Groudon, or on something
which Gliscor can you force out with Earthquake and set up a Substitute.
Once you get your sub up proceed to Toxic, Gliscor can then proceed to cripple the switch-in with Toxic, or
just outright Earthquake if they are immune to the status. The combination of Protect and Substitute provide a full 32 turns of undisturbed stalling, which means that anything with Life Orb,
burn, or poison
status, or
Choice-locked into a
low PP move
with low pp can will be forced to
either switch or die. Taunt is an excellent option over Protect, Toxic, or Earthquake, as without it this set is a sitting duck for Skarmory, Ferrothorn, and Forretress to set up on. Taunt also allows you to take on Chansey, Blissey, and
Pokemon with healing moves attempting to heal off damage and poison. Unfortunately, removing any of the moves listed above can
create pose severe problems
to for the set's overall effectiveness. The loss of Protect reduces
your own Gliscor's healing capabilities and means
you that it can't scout as easily or
PP and Toxic stall for 32 turns. Removing Earthquake leaves
you Gliscor vulnerable to being countered continually by any Steel- or Poison-type with Leftovers. Toxic is also not a good thing to remove, as even with Toxic Spikes
up, Levitators, Flying-types, and Balloon users can
all come in with impunity.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Another option for the set is using 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD with an Impish nature, as this allows
you Gliscor to take on Scarf Zekrom far more easily, in addition to setting up on support Groudon
variants without any trouble at all with little to no trouble. However, the loss of that much
Speed is not without its disadvantages.</p>
<p>The beauty of Gliscor's
Speed stat is that it outspeeds the common base 90 group, meaning it can Toxic as they break the sub and then set up a Substitute again before they have the opportunity to
attack Gliscor move. Better yet, faster pokemon like Palkia, Rayquaza, Mewtwo, Shaymin-S, and Darkrai that could prevent Gliscor from using Toxic before executing the Substitute and Protect chain tend to carry Life Orb or Choice Scarf. Substitute allows
Gliscor you to scout the move that
Choiced Pokemon make and either
PP stall
it to give
yourself itself yet another free turn or switch to the appropriate counter. Now that Life Orb
still causes recoil damage on
Substitutes, Gliscor doesn't even need Toxic to incur passive damage on
Pokemon that use it. These
Pokemon will often die without even removing Gliscor of
his its Substitute, which means
you it can simply start the process over again on
their the opponenet's next
Pokemon.</p>
<p>As mentioned previously, this Gliscor handles almost any Groudon extremely well, being immune to Earthquake and neutral to Fire Punch, Stone Edge, and Dragon Claw. For offensive versions, simply Toxic and then
Substall away. Support versions are even easier to deal with, as they typically lack the punch to kill
your Gliscor's Substitute with Dragon Tail, and may have only the inaccurate and
low PP Stone Edge to retaliate with. Support Groudon can easily provide
you Gliscor with several free
Substitute opportunities throughout the game, each one often netting a kill. The standard Dragon Tail /
Will-O-Wisp Giratina set provides equally good setup fodder, as Dragon Tail doesn't break
your sub Gliscor's sub.
You Gliscor can also set up against Dragon Claw variants of Giratina-O, as Dragon Claw does only
decent so-so damage and Draco Meteors are absorbed by the Substitute. Outrage variants are handled pretty easily as well, but
Gliscor you will take a good chunk of damage when
Toxicking on an Outrage. Ground Arceus, although relatively rare, is also a good
Pokemon to switch in on.</p>
<p>Gliscor can also do some other important things for your team. It is an excellent switch-in to U-turn because it is resistant to Bug, immune to Spikes, and can heal back HP and scout the
opposing switch-in with Poison Heal and Protect. Gliscor's 12.5% passive recovery is also useful for taking on Leech Seeders such as Whimsicott and Jumpluff, as their seeding will do 0 net damage, meaning
Gliscor you can switch around and easily waste Leech Seed
PP. If you are especially weak to Choice Specs Kyogre you can also use
Gliscor's Protect to stall it out of Water Spout
PP.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>If Roost is an option worth considering for your team, recognize that it isn't allowed with Poison Heal, which means
you lose Gliscor loses immunity to status and
an extra 6.25% healing every turn. The healing from Poison Heal and Protect is typically enough to keep Gliscor healthy throughout the match.
You also need Sand Veil to use Stealth Rock
is also illegal with Poison Heal. Gliscor
also has Baton Pass, Swords Dance, and Agility at its disposal, but it is geneally inferior to Mew for Baton Pass sets, as it is easily dispatched by Kyogre, even
when behind screens.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Manaphy with rain support is arguably the best Gliscor counter, with immunity to Toxic and high defenses to avoid taking heavy Earthquake
damage; it is further aided by its excellent healing
option in with Rest, and STAB Surf
with which to hit Gliscor's Water-type weakness. Defensive Kyogre with Rest, and Refresh Arceus and Latias variants can easily shrug off Gliscor's moves and set up Calm Mind. You should also be careful of Palkia, as it can fake a Choice Scarf with Lustrous Orb and ruin your attempts to switch in something else to take the hit. Ferrothorn is immune to Toxic and takes relatively little from
Earthquake; Meanwhile, it can retaliate with Power Whips and Gyro Balls that do decent enough damage to easily break the Substitute. Skarmory has to watch out for Taunt, but
takes nothing from is immune to Earthquake and Toxic and can set up Spikes or Whirlwind Gliscor out. Bronzong, although less common, is also immune to both moves, but cares even less about Taunt. All of these
Pokemon are also more than capable of
PP stalling Gliscor as well if necessary.</p>
<p>A number of other things also resist the combination of Toxic and Earthquake, although they rarely if ever show up in Ubers. Crobat, Gengar, opposing Gliscor and Magic
Mirror Bounce Xatu
can halt Gliscor do so without the need for items, while any
Poison- or Steel-type with Balloon, most notably Excadrill and Heatran, also
takes no damage switch in with impunity. Anything faster with Taunt or Substitutes that aren't broken by Earthquake can also be a problem for this set, although Toxic Spikes
support can mitigate this issue somewhat.</p>[/QUOTE]
