Gligar
Ground
Best attacking moveset: Wing Attack and Dig, worth 7.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Gligar can learn 6 combinations. Wing Attack with Dig does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 4 | 0.5s | +8 |
| Wing Attack | 10 | 1.0s | +11 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | 55 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Dig | Ground | 100 | 4.5s | -50 |
| Night Slash | Dark | 45 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Gligar has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,099 at level 50, 1,857 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,061 CP at level 20, or 1,326 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,000 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 143 attack · 184 defense · 163 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 1.09 m and 64.8 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Gligar does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Fighting, Bug.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Fury Cutter + Aerial Ace | 10.8 |
| Fighting | Wing Attack + Aerial Ace | 10.5 |
| Bug | Wing Attack + Aerial Ace | 10.5 |
| Rock | Fury Cutter + Dig | 10.4 |
| Electric | Fury Cutter + Dig | 10.4 |
| Poison | Wing Attack + Dig | 9.9 |
| Fire | Wing Attack + Dig | 9.9 |
| Steel | Fury Cutter + Dig | 9.6 |
| Psychic | Fury Cutter + Night Slash | 9.2 |
| Ghost | Wing Attack + Night Slash | 8.0 |
| Dark | Fury Cutter + Dig | 8.0 |
| Normal | Wing Attack + Dig | 7.2 |
| Ground | Wing Attack + Dig | 7.2 |
| Water | Wing Attack + Dig | 7.2 |
| Ice | Wing Attack + Dig | 7.2 |
| Dragon | Wing Attack + Dig | 7.2 |
| Fairy | Wing Attack + Dig | 7.2 |
| Wing Attack + Aerial Ace | 6.9 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Gligar is actually for.
Counters: what beats Gligar
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chien-Pao | DarkIce | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 38.4 |
 Baxcalibur | DragonIce | Ice Fang + Avalanche | 38.2 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 36.4 |
 Weavile | DarkIce | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 35.9 |
 Glaceon | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 35.4 |
 Jynx | IcePsychic | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 33.3 |
 Vanilluxe | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche Legacy | 32.6 |
 Frosmoth | IceBug | Powder Snow + Ice Beam | 31.8 |
 Porygon-Z | Normal | Lock On + Blizzard | 31.3 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Psycho Cut + Ice Beam | 31.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Gligar's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.