Glimmora
Glimmora is a Rock/Poison-type Pokémon, the Ore Pokémon, number 970 (#0970) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 1.5 m tall and weighs 45 kg.
Glimmora is a crystal flower made of poison, and the Pokédex says its petals have recently been found to resemble Tera Jewels. When it senses danger it opens up and fires beams from its body, and in the Mega Dimension DLC it can Mega Evolve.
How to pronounce Glimmora
Glimmora is pronounced glih-MOR-uh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Glimmora said out loud:
In Japanese it is キラフロル (Kiraflor).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Glimmora is 1.5 m tall and weighs 45 kg. A translucent black cone with yellow eyes forms its head, wrapped in layers of crystallised poison: six dark blue outer petals, four light purple ones and three light green ones at the centre.
Behaviour
Bulbapedia says Glimmora latches onto walls, disguised as a plant, and sucks out energy and nutrients. The Legends: Z-A Pokédex says it blooms into a large flower and joins groups of Glimmet to drive enemies away.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it can be met in 5-star and 6-star Tera Raid Battles and in Kitakami's Oni Mountain and Crystal Pool, and in Legends: Z-A it appears in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.
Powers
Toxic Debris scatters poison spikes when a physical move hits it, and its hidden Ability is Corrosion. It learns Mortal Spin on evolving and adds Toxic Spikes, Spiky Shield, Stealth Rock, Power Gem and Sludge Wave. Mega Glimmora, using Glimmoranite, spreads its enlarged petals so they orbit it, gains Adaptability, and reaches 2.8 m and 77 kg. With base Special Attack 130 it is a hard-hitting setter of hazards.
Name origin
Glimmora may combine 'glimmer' and 'flora', and might also include 'ore' or 'mortal'. The Japanese name is Kiraflor (キラフロル), which may blend kirakira ('glittering'), kirameku ('to glitter') and flor (Spanish and Portuguese for 'flower').
Design inspiration
Glimmora's blue petals may be based on the blue passionflower, which grows wild in Spain, and the poisonous fruits and flowers of nightshade plants. Bulbapedia suggests Mega Glimmora's Adaptability may nod to Terastallizing into one of your own types, which gives the same 2x attack boost. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Glimmora evolves from Glimmet at level 35 and has no further evolution.
In the games
Glimmora is Top Champion Geeta's ace in Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted: she sends it out last in the Champion Assessment and Terastallizes it at the first chance. Geeta is also its sync pair partner in Pokémon Masters EX.
In the anime
Glimmora debuted in 'Over the Top!' under Top Champion Geeta, who used it with two Glimmet against Liko, Roy and Dot. It beat Roy's Crocalor and Dot's Quaxwell before Liko's Floragato defeated it.
Fun facts
- Among Rock Pokémon that are neither Legendary nor Mythical, Mega Glimmora's base Special Attack is the highest, according to Bulbapedia.
- Bulbapedia says Toxic Debris is known to belong to Glimmet and Glimmora alone.
- It shares the Ore Pokémon category with Boldore.
Base stats
- HP: 83
- Attack: 55
- Defense: 90
- Sp. Atk: 130
- Sp. Def: 81
- Speed: 86
Glimmora’s base stat total is 525. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Glimmora weak to?
Glimmora takes extra damage from Ground (4×), Water (2×), Psychic (2×), Steel (2×) moves.
It resists Poison (¼×), Normal (½×), Fire (½×), Flying (½×), Bug (½×), Fairy (½×).
Evolution
What does Glimmora evolve from?
Glimmora evolves from Glimmet at level 35.
Glimmora is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Glimmet, Glimmora.
Forms
- Mega Glimmora (Mega): Rock/Poison-type, base stat total 625 (HP 83, Attack 90, Defense 105, Sp. Atk 150, Sp. Def 96, Speed 101). Ability: Adaptability.
Abilities
- Toxic Debris: Scatters poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team when the Pokémon takes damage from physical moves.
- Corrosion (hidden ability): This Pokémon can inflict poison on Poison and Steel Pokémon.
Moves
Moves Glimmora learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Mortal Spin | Poison | Physical | 30 |
| 1 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 |
| 1 | Spiky Shield | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — |
| 1 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 |
| 1 | Harden | Normal | Status | — |
| 7 | Acid Spray | Poison | Special | 40 |
| 11 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 |
| 15 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — |
| 18 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — |
| 22 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 |
| 26 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — |
| 29 | Self-Destruct | Normal | Physical | 200 |
| 33 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 |
| 39 | Power Gem | Rock | Special | 80 |
| 44 | Acid Armor | Poison | Status | — |
| 50 | Sludge Wave | Poison | Special | 95 |
“Evo” means Glimmora learns the move the moment it evolves: Mortal Spin.
TM moves (39)
Glimmora can learn 39 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Protect, Acid Spray, Confuse Ray, Facade, Mud Shot, Rock Tomb, Venoshock, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Light Screen, Rock Blast, Dazzling Gleam, Rest, Rock Slide, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Flash Cannon, Power Gem, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Iron Defense, Stealth Rock, Energy Ball, Earth Power, Sludge Bomb, Stone Edge, Giga Impact, Hyper Beam, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Toxic, Sand Tomb, Smack Down, Sludge Wave, Meteor Beam.
Egg moves (3), which Glimmet can hatch knowing:Explosion, Memento, Toxic.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Mineral.
- Egg cycles: 30 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,840).
- Catch rate: 25 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Sp. Atk effort values.
- Base experience yield: 184.
Pokédex entries
Glimmora's petals are made of crystallized poison energy. It has recently become evident that these petals resemble Tera Jewels. (Violet)
When this Pokémon detects danger, it will open up its crystalline petals and fire beams from its conical body. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | キラフロル |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kiraflor |
| French | Floréclat |
| German | Lumiflora |
| Spanish | Glimmora |
| Italian | Glimmora |
| Korean | 킬라플로르 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 晶光花 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 晶光花 |
Trivia
- Highest Sp. Atk among Rock types: 130.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Rock types in Gen 9: 130.
- Taller than 72% of all Pokémon (1.5 m).
- Heavier than 64% of all Pokémon (45 kg).
- Base stat total 525, ranked #189 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Sp. Atk, ranked #34 of 1,025.
- One of 3 Pokémon that are both Rock and Poison.
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 65 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 49 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 25: about 3.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Has 1 alternate form.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Glimmora (Pokémon), Serebii: Glimmora (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (glih-MOR-uh): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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