Gliscor (Pokémon)


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Gliscor (Japanese: グライオン Glion) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation IV.

It evolves from when leveled up at night while holding a Razor Fang.

Biology
Gliscor is a large, mainly blue-purple vampire bat-like Pokémon. Its legs have two toes and a slightly darker circular coloration on the underside, and its tail has two barbs, giving its tail the resemblance of a vampire's fangs. Its arms are red with thin striations, and are completely detached from its black wings, and each are ended with large pincers. Its ears have discernible, red, chambered ear insides, and its eyes are yellow. It has six visible fangs in its mouth, and its waist, like its arms, is red and striated. Gliscor's body resembles an open mouth, with the pointed protrusions coming from its upper torso resembling fangs, further illustrating its vampiric qualities.

As shown in Riding the Winds of Change!, Gliscor, along with its unevolved form, can emit a sort of sound wave in order to detect obstacles and fly around them, similar to. Its legs appear to be not suitable for walking, so it can only perform short hops when on the ground. Gliscor hangs upside down while sleeping, much like other bat-like Pokémon, and it is nocturnal. It is capable of soundless flight; however, its wings cannot be flapped to the same extent that other Pokémon's wings can. Like and, Gliscor uses winds and updrafts to glide from place to place. When there is no wind, Gliscor climbs to the top of tall trees using its sharp raptorial claws and then glides from place to place. This practice is similar to flying squirrels. It is extremely rare, but sometimes it is found in thick pine forests and swamps.

Ash's Gliscor
's evolved into a Gliscor in Fighting Fear With Fear! using 's Razor Fang to save Ash from falling into a canyon. Ash left Gliscor with McCann in Mastering Current Events! so it could train and grow stronger. Gliscor later returned in Working on a Right Move! to help Ash in the Lily of the Valley Conference.

Other
Paul a Gliscor in Riding the Winds of Change!. It reappeared in Chim-Charred!, where it went up against and won with a. It made a cameo appearance in Aiding The Enemy!.

A Gliscor appeared in An Elite Coverup!, under the ownership of Bertha. It was used to destroy the machine attached to 's balloon.

Minor appearances
A Gliscor was used by Theodore in the Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
battled a wild Gliscor on his way to Iron Island in Grumpy Gliscor. It proved to be a tough opponent to beat with its, , and attacks, but it was eventually beaten by Tru's.

In Colress Machine, was revealed to own a Gliscor, nicknamed Glisott.

In the Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic manga
Gliscor appears in the manga adaptation of Pokémon Ranger, under control of Kincaid. It plays the same role it does in the game.

In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga
Like in the, owns a Gliscor in Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl.

Pokédex entries

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Game locations

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Trivia

 * Gliscor is lighter than its, weighing in at only 93.7 lbs. (42.5 kg), while Gligar is 142.9 lbs. (64.8 kg). This is despite nearly doubling in size during evolution, from 3'07" (1.1 m) to 6'07" (2.0 m).
 * Gliscor, along with, , and , are the only that explicitly required the use of a Generation III game in order to be available until the release of . In this case,  are only available through dual-slot mode with.
 * Gliscor can learn seven, more than any other Pokémon.

Origin
It shares physical traits with s, s and s (which share traits with s). It is likely based on the.

Name origin
Gliscor and Glion are a combination of glide and scorpion.

Related articles

 * Ash's Gliscor