>>57174438>>57174613The image of a Gligar, or some basal or mutant form thereof, grasping onto an unfortunate human's face and depositing a clutch of parasitic spawn down their throat, and into their digestive system or lung cavity, has long been a thought to capture the minds of the public, makind for a staple cliche of genre horror and adventure films. Science has known this to be an inaccurate depiction of Gligar reproductive behavior for a long time - the fossil record shows that all of Gligar's close ancestors laid unswallowable hard shelled eggs like Gligar itself does, and besides, both Gligar and Gliscor actively tend to their young.
While obviously not related to parasitoidism, Pokemon professors are in less agreement on the reasons for Gligar's sexual face-hugging behavior. An adult Gligar will, without much warning, grab ahold of the head of an individual it targets and attempt to initiate oral sex, thrusting and rubbing its genitals against its partner's mouth, usually until orgasm or its partner attempts to fight back. (Gliscor, being too large to grab the heads of humans or most Pokemon, do not practice face-hugging, though they will try to mate through forcible vaginal sex with humans, and remain unusually receptive to oral sexual acts with partners they recognize as mates.) This behavior has been sighted both in the wild, where a majority of sightings appear to involve the Gligar initiator with its mate, and in tamed specimens belonging to Pokemon Trainers - with the Gligar's Trainer themselves being a common target. Face-hugging is practiced by female Gligar at a ratio of about 2:1 compared to males in all scenarios, leading to the behavior's popular association with ovipositioning. Some level of sexual selection has been observed, as Gligar will show preference for a partner of the opposite gender, however they will also attempt to mate with partners that they do not know the gender of, often including its new Trainer. (Laventon et al., 1896)
