UU Gliscor [QC 2/2] [GP 0/1]

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Gliscor has spent generation upon generation as an OU staple. However, come Sun and Moon, it finally succumbed to the inevitable power creep of the new generation and quickly turned itself into one of the UU metagame's best Ground-types available. Gliscor's typing, bulk, and amazing Poison Heal ability all make it a great stallbreaker. It can either utilize its access to Swords Dance to nab easy setup opportunities against passive defensive Pokemon, or shut them down with the the lethal combination of Taunt and Toxic. Gliscor can also fulfill utility based roles thanks to its access to useful moves in Stealth Rock and U-turn, and it also has exceptional tanking capabilities without investment, easily taking on tier staples like Mega Beedrill, Scizor, and Cobalion. Overall, Gliscor is a fantastic Pokemon with multiple viable sets that threaten a plethora of play styles, and should be considered on nearly any team archetype when building.

Gliscor @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 244 HP / 76 SpD / 188 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Roost
- Facade

Swords Dance Gliscor is among UU's best stallbreakers, due to the fact that it is immune to status upon the activation of Poison Heal and can set up in the faces of nearly any defensive foe. The given EVs allow Gliscor to maximize Poison Heal recovery, while also outspeeding key threats in Nidoking and Entei. Gliscor can also use this set to heavily threaten offensive and balanced playstyles, since a few Pokemon commonly found on these teams, like Mega Beedrill, Scizor, and Infernape, often provide it with free turns that allow for setup. Swords Dance bolsters Gliscor's Attack to very threatening levels, while Earthquake provides it with an attack to fire off once boosted. Roost provides Gliscor with longevity, which is extremely important in stall matchups due to the length of battle, while Facade rounds off Gliscor's coverage and allows it to abuse being poisoned to dent Pokemon resistant or immune to Earthquake like Latias, Togekiss, and Rotom-W. Ice Fang is also an option for hitting Mega Aerodactyl, which is either immune or resistant to Gliscor's other attacks, super effectively, while nailing opposing Gliscor. Another stallbreaking set that utilizes Taunt and Toxic exists, and mostly centers around shutting and wearing down defensive Pokemon that rely on status moves and recovery and wearing them.

While Gliscor is certainly a premier Pokemon, it is not without its flaws. Its 4x weakness to Ice-type attacks hampers it most, as the likes of Weavile and Mamoswine are very common in the metagame and can easily revenge kill Gliscor with STAB priority Ice Shard. Gliscor is also quite weak to the tier's ever-present Water-types, like Mega Sharpedo, Rotom-W, and Primarina, and also sits at a Speed tier that while decent, still leaves it outpaced by a good portion of UU's offensive Pokemon.

Regardless of its shortcomings, Gliscor is a top pick on teams that have weak stall matchups due to its ability to threaten all archetypes in addition to stall with Swords Dance. It's certainly one of the tier's larger nuisances to deal with, and is definitely something that's worth trying!
 
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The first order of business should probably be to update this for the current meta. The intro would've been fine 3 weeks ago, but now oversells Gliscor's value in a meta filled with both better stallbreakers like Mega Gardevoir and Pokemon that hinder Gliscor like Rotom-W and Mega Latias. Gliscor's still a good Pokemon, but the tone of the spotlight should be adjusted a bit to reflect its actual value in the meta. Otherwise, the intro seems fine.

I'd remove the Ice Fang slash. You can mention it as an option in the paragraph itself and go over what it hits, but Facade is by far the superior option because of how important it is to 2HKO Rotom-W at +2.

The phrase "while also outspeeding key threats in Nidoking and Nidoking" should be altered to include a second example. Latias isn't a Flying-type. Just say something like "Facade... allows [Gliscor] to... dent Pokemon that resist or are immune to Earthquake".

Mention Rotom-W as one of the ever-present Water-types that Gliscor's weak to.

QC 1/2.
 

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"due to the fact that it is immune to status due to Poison Heal and can set up in the faces of nearly any defensive foe." rephrase this to how it's only immune to status once Poison Heal has activated. Being immune because of an ability is a little misleading.

"The given EVs allow Gliscor to maximize Poison Heal recovery, while also outspeeding key threats in Nidoking and Nidoking." typo here. Replace one of them with Entei since that's where the 188 Speed hits.

Mention Ice Fang being useful for also hitting opposing Gliscor if their tram is weak to it.

I feel like for a spotlight and not an analysis, you don't even need to mention why EQ and SD are moves included. The former is a given because STAB and we can assume readers know this, while the latter is/can be compounded with the first line about setting up. Nicely done overall though.

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Gliscor has spent generation upon generation as an OU staple. However, come Sun and Moon, it finally succumbed to the inevitable power creep of the new generation and quickly turned itself into one of the UU metagame's best Ground-types available. Gliscor's typing, bulk, and amazing Poison Heal ability all make it a great stallbreaker. It can either utilize its access to Swords Dance to nab easy setup opportunities against passive defensive Pokemon, (RC) or shut them down with the the lethal combination of Taunt and Toxic. Gliscor can also fulfill utility-based (AH) roles thanks to its access to useful moves in Stealth Rock and U-turn, and it also has exceptional tanking capabilities without investment, easily taking on tier staples like Mega Beedrill, Scizor, and Cobalion. Overall, Gliscor is a fantastic Pokemon with multiple viable sets that threaten a plethora of playstyles, (RC and Remove Space) and should be considered on nearly any team archetype when building.

Gliscor @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 244 HP / 76 SpD / 188 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Roost
- Facade

Swords Dance Gliscor is among UU's best stallbreakers, (RC) due to the fact that it is immune to status upon the activation of Poison Heal and can set up in the faces of nearly any defensive foe. The given EVs allow Gliscor to maximize Poison Heal recovery, (RC) while also outspeeding key threats in Nidoking and Entei. Gliscor can also use this set to heavily threaten offensive and balanced playstyles, since a few Pokemon commonly found on these teams, like Mega Beedrill, Scizor, and Infernape, often provide it with free turns that allow for setup. Swords Dance bolsters Gliscor's Attack to very threatening levels, while Earthquake provides it with an attack to fire off once boosted. [See Eyan's post] Roost provides Gliscor with longevity, which is extremely important in stall matchups due to the length of battles, while Facade rounds off Gliscor's coverage and allows it to abuse being poisoned to dent Pokemon resistant or immune to Earthquake like Latias, Togekiss, and Rotom-W. Ice Fang is also an option for hitting Mega Aerodactyl, which is either immune or resistant to Gliscor's other attacks, super effectively, while nailing opposing Gliscor. Another stallbreaking set that utilizes Taunt and Toxic exists, (RC) and mostly centers around shutting and wearing down defensive Pokemon that rely on status moves and recovery and wearing them.

While Gliscor is certainly a premier Pokemon, it is not without its flaws. Its 4x weakness to Ice-type attacks hampers it most, as the likes of Weavile and Mamoswine are very common in the metagame and can easily revenge kill Gliscor with STAB-boosted priority Ice Shard. Gliscor is also quite weak to the tier's ever-present Water-types, like Mega Sharpedo, Rotom-W, and Primarina, and also sits at a Speed tier that, (AC) while decent, still leaves it outpaced by a good portion of UU's offensive Pokemon.

Regardless of its shortcomings, Gliscor is a top pick on teams that have weak stall matchups due to its ability to threaten all archetypes in addition to stall with Swords Dance. It's certainly one of the tier's larger nuisances to deal with, and is it's [or remove comma] definitely something that's worth trying!

GP 1/1


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