Gliscor

Gliscor's design and trivia

Gliscor parallels Weavile as a same-generation, same-stat-total dual type with a double weakness, evolving at night from a Generation II Pokémon using an item containing the word razor, Gligar with Razor Fang and Sneasel with Razor Claw. Like Electivire, Magmortar and Tangrowth, Gliscor needed a Generation III game to obtain until Pokémon Platinum, because Gligar was only available through dual-slot mode with Pokémon Emerald.

Gliscor appears to be based on a combination of scorpions and vampires, which share traits with bats, and its chimeric, Ground-typed design may also draw on the gargoyle and the vampiric yōkai nobusuma.

Gliscor across the TCG

Gliscor's first set cards came in 2008 Legends Awakened: a Rare Holo LV.X by Ryo Ueda, a Rare Holo by Kent Kanetsuna and an Uncommon by Ken Sugimori. Kagemaru Himeno drew both its DP Black Star Promo and the Rising Rivals Gliscor E4. It has appeared mostly as a Rare or Uncommon since, across Undaunted, Boundaries Crossed, Phantom Forces and Roaring Skies.

More recent printings continued in Guardians Rising, Fusion Strike, Lost Origin and Paradox Rift, with the Mega Evolution era's Phantasmal Flames set adding an Uncommon Gliscor illustrated by Dsuke.

Cards to know

• Gliscor (Legends Awakened #141)

  Legends Awakened's Rare Holo LV.X illustrated by Ryo Ueda, from Gliscor's first set.

• Gliscor (Legends Awakened #5)

  Legends Awakened's standard Rare Holo Gliscor by Kent Kanetsuna.

• Gliscor (Lost Origin #096)

  Lost Origin's Rare Gliscor illustrated by Shiburingaru.

• Gliscor (Phantasmal Flames #050)

  Phantasmal Flames' Uncommon Gliscor illustrated by Dsuke.