#091
Cloyster
Bivalve Pokémon
WaterIce
Its hard shell cannot be shattered—not even by a bomb. The contents of the shell remain unknown.
Base Stats
HP 50
Attack 95
Defense 180
Sp. Atk 85
Sp. Def 45
Speed 70
Total 525
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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
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Entry Hazard Lead
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Skill Link
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Strategy Overview
- Cloyster is one of the primary suicide leads in the tier thanks to its access to both Spikes and Toxic Spikes and Rapid Spin, making it suitable for certain offensive builds.
- It also has a decent matchup against other dedicated leads such as Deoxys-S and Excadrill due to Skill Link-boosted Icicle Spear being a 125-Base Power move breaking their Focus Sash.
- Cloyster tends to struggle against certain entry hazard control Pokemon such as Arceus-Water, which does not care about its Ice-type STAB Icicle Spear and can proceed to Defog away the hazards, and Mega Sableye, which can bounce back hazards, burn Cloyster with Will-O-Wisp and block its Rapid Spin. Also, Taunt users such as Mega Gengar and Yveltal prevent Cloyster from getting up hazards, although both of them have to be wary of Icicle Spear.
- Cloyster has low special bulk, making it really weak to special attacks and attackers and thus a one-time use Pokemon.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc