Gligar (Pokémon)


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Gligar (Japanese: グライガー Gliger) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation II.

It evolves into when leveled up holding a Razor Fang during the night.

Biology
Gligar is a purple, bat-like Pokémon. Its head and body are round and roughly equal in size. It has long, triangular ears and triangular eyes with small pupils. Two large pointed teeth protrude from its upper jaw, and a pink tongue is often seen lolling from its mouth. Its arms are segmented at the wrists and end in large pincers. Spread between its arms are two blue wing membranes, each tipped with a purple claw. Its legs are thin and likewise segmented at the ankles, with its round feet having one claw each. Gligar has a long tail split into spherical sections, ending in a large, round stinger. The female Gligar will have a smaller stinger than the male.

As shown in the anime, Gligar feed on and can emit sound waves to detect obstacles and fly around them. It glides smoothly and silently through the air with its limbs extended, and startles its prey and enemies by flying straight toward them. It attacks by clamping onto its enemy's face with its clawed hind legs and pincers, then jabbing it with its poisonous stinger. Gligar lives in, making its nest along cliff sides. When it is done gliding, it hops along the ground back to its nest.

Ash's Gligar
A group of Gligar appeared in Riding the Winds of Change!, where one was eventually by. Gligar later evolved into Gliscor in Fighting Fear With Fear!.

Other
Gligar debuted in The Superhero Secret. It was owned by a superhero named Gligarman, and later by his daughter when he retired from crime-fighting.

Morrison's Gligar debuted in Saved by the Beldum. Morrison used Gligar alongside Growlithe in a Double Battle against Gavin where it was able to defeat and. Morrison used Gligar during his match against and was able to defeat, but  was able to take Gligar down in a tie.

Minor appearances
A Gligar appeared in Tricks of the Trade as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.

Multiple Gligar appeared in For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!, where they protected the Tin Tower after stole the Crystal Bells on the top floor.

A Gligar was seen at a Pokémon Center in The Legend of Thunder!.

A 's Gligar appeared in Off the Unbeaten Path, where it was seen participating in the Pokémon Orienteering competition.

In the Ash & Pikachu manga
Morrison also owns a Gligar in the Ash & Pikachu manga, similar to the anime.

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga
Gligar appeared in PW30 in How I Became a Pokémon Card.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Gligar appeared in Gligar Glide that stole 's. With its, it felled both Aibo and Polibo, then a , before being by Sudobo, Gold's , and then attacked by Exbo, and Gold's , Sunbo, as it tried to escape. It was then beaten by Togebo, the newly hatched it tried to eat, waking Gold in the process.

A Gligar appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Gligar appeared in Pinsir Changes.

In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers manga
A Gligar appeared in PCS3 in Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers.

Pokédex entries

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In events

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In-game events

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Trivia

 * Although Gligar could not learn by TM in Generation II, a Gligar that knew Earthquake was a reward in Pokémon Stadium 2 for beating the  in Round 2.
 * Gligar can be seen as a parallel to . Both of them are dual-types, have the same base stat total, evolve into Pokémon  introduced in Generation IV, and do so by leveling up at night while holding items both containing the word razor.

Origin
Gligar shares physical traits with s, s, and s. It may be based on the.

Name origin
Gligar and Gliger are a combination of glide and .

Related articles

 * Ash's Gligar