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cloyster
#091

Cloyster

Bivalve Pokémon

WaterIce

It fights by keeping its shell tightly shut for protection and by shooting spikes to repel foes.

Base Stats

HP 50
Attack 95
Defense 180
Sp. Atk 85
Sp. Def 45
Speed 70
Total 525

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Bivalve Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 132.5 kg
Base Exp 184
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water3

Sprites

cloyster Front Front
cloyster Back Back
cloyster Front Shiny Front Shiny
cloyster Back Shiny Back Shiny
cloyster Official Art Official Art
cloyster Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 4.5%
Life Orb
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Skill Link
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 160
Atk 252
SpD 96
Support
Moves
Surf / Rock Blast
Toxic Spikes / Explosion
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Bold / Impish
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Cloyster is one of the most unique Water-types in the UU metagame due to its secondary Ice typing and large movepool. It is the only Pokemon in the UU metagame to carry all of Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Rapid Spin, and Explosion. These great support moves are backed up by an excellent Defense stat, although its HP and Special Defense are quite pathetic in comparison. While its Ice typing sets Cloyster apart from other Water-types in the metagame, it is often more hurtful than helpful defensively. It gives it two more weaknesses, including one to Stealth Rock, and causes it to lose many resistances that a pure Water-type would otherwise boast. Offensively, Cloyster's STAB Ice Shard is quite useful for taking out faster, frailer Pokemon. Cloyster's decent offensive stats ensure that many Pokemon will have trouble trying to switch into his Surfs and Rock Blasts, especially frail Ghost-types trying to block Rapid Spin.

Most Used Moves

Spikes
99.0%
Surf
77.8%
Explosion
24.8%
Ice Beam
10.6%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
88.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc