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Glimmora: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds
Glimmora is a straightforward attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (130) and Defense (90), with a base stat total of 525. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 11.5% of OU teams. In the VGC ladder it sits at 3.7% usage.
Build a team with GlimmoraWhat is Glimmora weak to?
How much damage Glimmora takes from each attacking type.
Glimmora takes super-effective damage from Ground, Psychic, Steel, Water (Ground hit it for 4x damage). It resists Bug, Fairy, Fire, Flying, Normal, Poison.
Best moveset for Glimmora
The most-used moves on Glimmora in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):
- Earth PowerGround9024.3%
- Mortal SpinPoison3024.3%
- Stealth RockRock-21.2%
- Power GemRock8011.4%
- SpikesGround-8.5%
- Meteor BeamRock1204.7%
Best nature for Glimmora
Timid. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Timid with 0/0/4/252/0/252 EVs (32.5% of sets).
Abilities
- Toxic DebrisIf this Pokemon is hit by a physical attack, Toxic Spikes are set on the opposing side.
- CorrosionThis Pokemon can poison or badly poison a Pokemon regardless of its typing.
Evolution line
GlimmetBest counters for Glimmora
Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Glimmora:
Best teammates for Glimmora
Pokémon most often paired with Glimmora on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:
Full learnset (47 moves; tap to expand)
| Move | Type | Power | Acc. | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Destruct | Normal | 200 | 100% | Physical |
| Giga Impact | Normal | 150 | 90% | Physical |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90% | Special |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | 120 | 80% | Physical |
| Meteor Beam | Rock | 120 | 90% | Special |
| Solar Beam | Grass | 120 | 100% | Special |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 100 | 80% | Physical |
| Sludge Wave | Poison | 95 | 100% | Special |
| Earth Power | Ground | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Energy Ball | Grass | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Power Gem | Rock | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Tera Blast | Normal | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 90% | Physical |
| Facade | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Venoshock | Poison | 65 | 100% | Special |
| Ancient Power | Rock | 60 | 100% | Special |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 60 | 95% | Physical |
| Mud Shot | Ground | 55 | 95% | Special |
| Rock Throw | Rock | 50 | 90% | Physical |
| Smack Down | Rock | 50 | 100% | Physical |
| Acid Spray | Poison | 40 | 100% | Special |
| Sand Tomb | Ground | 35 | 85% | Physical |
| Mortal Spin | Poison | 30 | 100% | Physical |
| Rock Blast | Rock | 25 | 90% | Physical |
| Acid Armor | Poison | - | - | Status |
| Confuse Ray | Ghost | - | 100% | Status |
| Endure | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Harden | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Iron Defense | Steel | - | - | Status |
| Light Screen | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Protect | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Rain Dance | Water | - | - | Status |
| Reflect | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Rest | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Rock Polish | Rock | - | - | Status |
| Sandstorm | Rock | - | - | Status |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Spikes | Ground | - | - | Status |
| Spiky Shield | Grass | - | - | Status |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | - | - | Status |
| Substitute | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Sunny Day | Fire | - | - | Status |
| Toxic | Poison | - | 90% | Status |
| Toxic Spikes | Poison | - | - | Status |