#0091
Cloyster
Bivalve Pokémon
Once it slams its shell shut, it is impossible to open, even by those with superior strength.
Details
Height1.5 m
Weight132.5 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate60
Base friendship70
Growth rateslow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
95
Defense
180
Sp. Atk
85
Sp. Def
45
Speed
70
Total
525
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Shell Smash Sweeper
- Item
- White Herb / Heavy-Duty Boots
- Ability
- Skill Link
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
- Tera
- ElectricGhost
Evolution
Water Stone
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Cloyster can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Cloyster.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Icicle Spear | Ice | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Aurora Beam | Ice | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Barrier | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Clamp | Water | Physical | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 1 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 1 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Ice Shard | Ice | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Icicle Crash | Ice | Physical | 85 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Shell Smash | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Spikes | Ground | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Twineedle | Bug | Physical | 25 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Whirlpool | Water | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 1 | Withdraw | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 5 | Razor Shell | Water | Physical | 75 | 95 | 10 |
| 50 | Spike Cannon | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 |