Is Gliscor a good "tank" Pokemon for competitive battling?
I was planning on having it hold a Toxic Orb with it’s DW ability - Poison Heal.And I was originally going to add moves like this: Toxic - Venoshock - Facade - & - Brick Break.But I’m wondering if those moves would be good moves to use for competitive battling.Also, is it possible for it to have it’s DW ability in any of the game like in XY or ORAS?I just want to know so I’m not wasting my time with a useless Pokemon or a useful Pokemon with useless moves. Thanks!
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Gliscor has and always will be an amazing tank and staller. It’s base 125 defense coupled with it’s great defensive typing and unique ability allow it to stall and wall like no other. Additionally, it fills a variety of roles, such as physically defensive wall, bulky physical tank, and stealth rock pivot. It’s typing and defense allow it to sponge hits from premier OU physical sweepers, including (but not limited to) Mega Medicham lacking an Ice-type move, Terrakion, Landorus-T, Garchomp, Mega Heracross, and Talonflame. If you’re going to use Gliscor, use one of the two sets listed below.
Gliscor @ Toxic OrbAbility: Poison HealEVs: 252 HP / 56 Def / 200 SpeImpish Nature- Roost- Fling- Acrobatics- Earthquake
If you want to use it as a tank, here’s your set. Roost is reliable recovery, Fling poisons an enemy Pokemon and allows you to abuse a 110 BP STAB Acrobatics, and Earthquake provides STAB coverage.
Gliscor @ Toxic OrbAbility: Poison HealEVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpDImpish Nature- Stealth Rock/Taunt- Roost- Toxic- Earthquake
More of a pivot set, used to set rocks and absorb major physical hits, while retaining the ability to break down opposing walls with the use of Taunt and mainly Toxic. Fairly basic set.
Gliscor can be a good tank, but it is generally used more as a wall, with moves like Protect, Substitute, Toxic, Roost, and sometimes Earthquake (instead of either Protect or Sub).
Personally I like to use Fling (will toxically poison target, but only can be used once), Earthquake, Acrobatics (for after when you have flung the Toxic Orb) and Roost. But to answer your original question, yes, it can be used as a kind of tank, but it is generally stronger as a wall.
