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'''Gligar''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''グライガー''' ''Gliger'') is a dual-type {{2t|Ground|Flying}} [[Pokémon]].

Gligar knows a small handful of {{t|poison}}ous attacks, such as {{m|Poison Sting}} and the rarely known {{m|Cross Poison}}. Gligar can also use a few {{type2|Bug}} moves, like {{m|Fury Cutter}} and {{m|U-turn}}. While Gligar can learn {{t|Ground}} and {{type2|Rock}} moves typical to a {{type2|Ground}} Pokémon, its abilities as a {{type2|Flying}} are limited. Most notable is the fact that Gligar cannot learn {{m|Fly}}.

Also, Gligar and its evolved form {{p|Gliscor}} are the only two Pokémon that are both Flying and Ground, which gives them a unique resistance to both {{type2|Electric}} and Ground [[move]]s. This trait is shared only with {{p|Vibrava}} and {{p|Flygon}} due to the {{a|Levitate}} [[ability]].

Gligar debuted in ''[[EP138|The Superhero Secret]]''. It was owned by a superhero named [[Gligarman]], and later by [[Latoya|his daughter]] when he retired from crime-fighting.

A group of {{AP|Gligar}}, along with its evolved form {{p|Gliscor}}, was featured in ''[[DP064|Riding the Winds of Change!]]''. One of the Gligar was captured by {{Ash}}, while the {{TP|Paul|Gliscor}} was captured by [[Paul]]. Ash's Gligar later evolved in ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''.  

A Gilgar appeared in {{PSV|9}} that tried to eat {{Spe|Gold}}'s {{p|Togepi}} {{pkmn|egg}}.

* Although Gligar was unable to learn {{m|Earthquake}} by [[TM]] in [[Generation II]], a Gligar that knew Earthquake was a reward in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]] for beating the {{ga|Silver|rival}} in Round 2.

* Gligar and {{p|Gliscor|its evolution}} are the only Pokémon to have the {{2t|Ground|Flying}} [[List of Pokémon with unique type combinations|type combination]].

** Gligar and {{p|Gliscor}} are the only dual-typed Pokémon that have immunity to one of their own types without the help of an [[ability]]. ({{t|Ground}} moves do nothing to {{type2|Flying}}s.)

* Gligar's colors vary between games and the anime. It is light blue-violet in most sprite artwork and game artwork, dark pink in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, blue-purple in {{v2|Platinum}}, regular purple in the high-grade console games such as [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]], and powder-pink in the anime.

* Gligar is heavier than its evolution, being 142.9 lbs while {{p|Gliscor}} is only 93.7 lbs.

* Gligar is one of nine non-{{t|Bug}}, {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon that cannot learn {{m|Fly}}.

* Gligar is one of few Pokémon who cannot learn any STAB attacks by level-up, only via TMs, egg moves, and move tutor.

* Gligar is compatible with the [[Generation III]] [[move tutor]] for {{m|Dream Eater}}, but is incompatible with the [[TM]] in [[Generation IV]] that teaches the same move.