Glimmora Movesets and Best Builds

This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Glimmora in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Glimmora, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.

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Base Stats, Type, Abilities and Weaknesses

Paldea #309 Kitakami #157		Type
Glimmora
		Abilities
		Toxic Debris Corrosion (Hidden)
Weak to:	(4x)
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)
	(0.25x)

What is Type Effectiveness?

Base Stats

Best Nature for Glimmora

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Glimmora

Offensive Lead Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Def 4 / Sp.Atk 252
Final Stat Values	HP 190 / Def 111 / Sp.Atk 200 / Sp.Def 101 / Spe 106
Ability	Toxic Debris
Tera Type
Held Item	Assault Vest
Moveset	・ Power Gem ・ Earth Power ・ Energy Ball ・ Sludge Wave

Summary

High Special Attack allows it to threaten opposing leads. Good amount of offensive coverage options. Opposing Special Attackers will be surprised by this build's bulk.

Ability and Held Item

Ability	Held Item
Toxic Debris	Assault Vest

Toxic Debris is this build's best Ability. When Glimmora is hit by a physical move, Toxic Spikes are placed on the opponent's side of the field. This allows Glimmora to set up Toxic Spikes without actually using the move.

Assault Vest allows Glimmora to survive hits from opposing Special Attackers, and deal massive damage in return.

Moves Breakdown

Power Gem is a Rock-type STAB move that threatens a lot of the common Flying, Fire and Ice-types in the current meta.

Earth Power and Energy Ball allows Glimmora to counter Pokemon that threaten it. Earth Power deals with Steel-types while Energy Ball deals with Ground and Water-types.

Sludge Wave is a Poison-type STAB move that can deal with Grass and Fairy-types.

Best Tera Type: Grass

Grass Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)

Grass is the best Tera Type for this build since it makes Glimmora's common Ground and Water weakness into resistances. A Grass Tera also increases the damage dealt by Energy Ball.

Best Grass Type Pokemon

EV Spread and Nature

A full 252 EVs are placed into its HP and Sp. Atk to make it bulky while still doing a lot of damage. The extra 4 EVs are placed into Defense to help round out its bulk.

A Modest nature is preferred to further increase Glimmora's damage output.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

The following calculations take into account Glimmora's given EV spread with a Timid Nature and terastallized into a Fairy-type.

Damage Dealt by Glimmora
80 HP｜96 Sp.Def No Defensive EV Investment (Jolly) Item: Hearthflame Mask	Power Gem 156-186 (100.6 - 120%) Guaranteed OHKO
87 HP｜91 Sp.Def No Defensive EV Investment (Modest) Item: Choice Specs	Earth Power 124-146 (76.5 - 90.1%) Guaranteed 2HKO
113 HP｜65 Sp.Def Defensive EV Investment: 188 HP (Modest) Item: Leftovers	Tera Type: Energy Ball 240-284 (113.2 - 133.9%) Guaranteed OHKO
55 HP｜135 Sp.Def No Defensive EV Investment (Timid) Item: Booster Energy	Sludge Wave 69-82 (53 - 63%) Guaranteed 2HKO
Damage Received by Glimmora
135 Sp. Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Sp. Atk (Modest) Item: Leftovers	Blood Moon 80-95 (42.1 - 50%) 0.4% Chance to 2HKO Earth Power Guaranteed OHKO Defensive Tera: Earth Power 51-61 (26.8 - 32.1%) Guaranteed 4HKO Blood Moon 6.3% Chance to OHKO
135 Sp. Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Sp. Atk (Timid) Item: Booster Energy	Shadow Ball 84-100 (44.2 - 52.6%) 21.5% Chance to 2HKO

Game8's Competitive Damage Calculator

Hazard Setter Glimmora Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EV Spread	Sp. Atk 252 / Sp. Def 4 / Spe 252
Final Stat Values	HP 158 / Def 110 / Sp. Atk 182 / Sp. Def 102 / Spe 151
Ability	Toxic Debris
Tera Type
Held Item	Focus Sash / Red Card
Moveset	・ Power Gem ・ Energy Ball ・ Stealth Rock ・ Mortal Spin

Summary

High Special Attack allows it to threaten opposing leads. Guaranteed to set up hazards with Toxic Debris and Focus Sash. Can remove hazards on your side of the field with Mortal Spin.

Ability and Held Item

Ability	Held Item
Toxic Debris	Focus Sash Red Card

Toxic Debris is this build's best Ability. When Glimmora is hit by a physical move, Toxic Spikes are placed on the opponent's side of the field. This allows Glimmora to set up Toxic Spikes without actually using the move.

Focus Sash guarantees that Glimmora will survive one hit and guarantees that it will set hazards in the form of Toxic Spikes, Stealth Rocks, or even both.

Red Card will force the opposing Pokemon to switch out when Glimmora is hit by a physical move. This forces the Pokemon switching in to get poisoned by Toxic Spikes or be hit by chip damage from Stealth Rocks.

Focus Sash is best used against offensive leads, while Red Card is used against opposing walls or setup Pokemon.

Moves Breakdown

Power Gem is a Rock-type STAB move that threatens a lot of the common Flying, Fire and Ice-types in the current meta.

Energy Ball allows Glimmora to threaten opposing Ground and Water-types.

Stealth Rocks will do chip damage on opposing Pokemon that switch in. This will proc Focus Sash and full HP abilities like Multiscale or Sturdy.

Mortal Spin allows Glimmora to remove hazards on their side of the field while also poisoning the opposing Pokemon.

Best Tera Type: Stellar

Stellar Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:	(4x)
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)
	(0.25x)

Stellar is the best Tera Type for this build since you generally don't want to defensively Terastallize this Glimmora build, but it's nice to have a Tera Type that can boost the damage of whatever attack it chooses to use.

Note that even if it's a Stellar Type, it will keep the defensive properties of its Rock/Poison typing.

Alternatively, it could use a Grass Tera Type as a defensive option and a consistent way to boost Energy Ball's damage.

Stellar Tera Type Explained

EV Spread and Nature

A full 252 EVs are placed into its Sp. Atk and Spe to make it hit as hard and fast as possible. The extra 4 EVs are placed into Sp. Def to help round out its bulk.

A Timid nature is preferred to further increase Glimmora's Speed stat.

Other Viable Moves

Doubles Movesets for Glimmora

Hazard Setter Glimmora Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EV Spread	252 Sp. Atk / 4 Sp. Def / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values	158 HP / 110 Def / 182 Sp. Atk / 102 Sp. Def / 151 Spe
Ability	Toxic Debris
Tera Type
Held Item	Power Herb
Moveset	・ Spiky Shield ・ Mortal Spin ・ Sludge Bomb ・

Glimmora's ability Toxic Debris allows it to set up Toxic Spikes on the enemy team's side when hit with a physical move. Mortal Spin also poisons the opposing Pokemon on the field if they can be poisoned. This is especially useful on teams with Dondozo and Tatsugiri, or against Dondozo and Tatsugiri, as it puts a time limit on the amount of time they can stall. Sludge Bomb and Earth Power give Glimmora useful coverage against common Tera Types like Steel, Grass, Flying, and Fairy.

Letting Glimmora have a Flying Tera Type will allow it to be immune from Ground-type attacks, as it has 4x weakness to those moves.

Power Herb Meteor Beam is a nice new addition to Glimmora's toolkit which lets it be a serious offensive threat after setting up.

Other Viable Moves

How to Use Glimmora Effectively

Maximize Toxic Debris against Physical Attackers

Glimmora's ability Toxic Debris allows it to scatter Toxic Spikes on the enemy's side of the field when hit with Physical moves. Even when built as a Special Attacker, Glimmora's naturally high Defense stats will allow it to tank a few hits, enabling it to set up entry hazards while still being able to output high damage.

How to Build a Team with Glimmora

Glimmora's main asset is its Toxic Debris ability, so using it as a Lead setter or attacker can ensure a safe setup on the enemy team, as long as they do not have hazard removers like Defog and Rapid Spin.

Sample Singles Team

Flexible Lead	Special Attacker	Physical Attacker
Glimmora	Bloodmoon Ursaluna	Kommo-o

Glimmora's main role is to set up entry hazards and clean opposing entry hazards with Mortal Spin, which will make it easy for bulky allies to outlast the enemy team.

Bloodmoon Ursaluna is incredibly bulky and difficult to knock out with an Assault Vest set, and Kommo-o also sticks around for a long time with a Clanging Scales and Drain Punch set.

Sample Doubles Team

Hazard Setter	Intimidate User
Glimmora	Hisuian Arcanine
Physical Attacker	Special Attacker
Dondozo	Tatsugiri

Glimmora and Hisuian Arcanine can lead off matches and immediately apply pressure with Mortal Spin and Extreme Speed. Dondozo and Tatsugiri are in the back, ready to clean up weakened Pokemon and win the game.

Counters for Glimmora

Use Grounded Poison-types to Absorb Toxic Spikes

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Okidogi	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Cannot be forced to switch out thanks to its ability Guard Dog. ・Poison and Fighting STAB cover for Glimmora's regular and Tera typings. ▶️ Okidogi Best Movesets
Sneasler	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Can use Normal Gem + Fake Out combo with Unburden to prevent Glimmora from using any move. ・Poison and Fighting STAB cover for Glimmora's regular and Tera typings. ▶️ Sneasler Best Movesets

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