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How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution

Pokemon Ratings

Great League PVP Rating See all 2 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 3 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

132.50 kg Weight
1.50 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,880
Level 40: 2,547
Level 25: 1,819 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,455 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,092 (Research Tasks)
ATK 186
DEF 256
STA 137

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Frost Breath and Ice Shard perform similarly, but Frost Breath has some slight advantages.

  • Avalanche is a potent 2-bar charge move that outperforms Blizzard, Cloyster's next best charge move.

  • Hydro Pump, Razor Shell, and Liquidation, while being good moves with STAB, don't share the same typing as Cloyster's fast moves.

  • Aurora Beam and Icy Wind deal mediocre damage with long cooldown. There's no reason to use these moves.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Between Ice Shard and Frost Breath, Ice Shard does more damage on defense. 

  • Liquidation is the obvious superior charge move due to having 2 bars, STAB, and high power. 

  • Razor Shell has less power than Liquidation, but is harder to dodge.

  • Avalanche is okay, but sharing the same type as Cloyster's Fast Moves is a bit of a hinderance.

  • Hydro Pump is off-type with Cloyster's fast moves and hard to dodge, but Cloyster may not get it off.

  • Aurora Beam and Icy Wind are functional for having multiple bars, but aren't nearly as good as Avalanche.

  • Compared to Avalanche and Hydro Pump, Blizzard is worse on defense in nearly all respects.

PVE Overview

Cloyster is a fairly common Pokemon that can provide solid Ice-type damage. However, it's badly outclassed in this capacity by the other big-name Ice Types. Although Cloyster has an outstanding defense stat, it's backed up by embarrassingly low HP, which makes Cloyster's bulk merely above average. It's not a complete pushover on defense due to its typing, which is difficult to counter outright.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
B
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Ice Shard + Icy Wind and Avalanche or Liquidation

Ice Shard is the preferred fast move due to its better energy gains, which is necessary to take advantage of Cloyster's strong charge moves. 

Icy Wind and Avalanche both cost the same 45 energy, which makes it easy to keep the opponent guessing. The former has poor damage output but Attack debuff utility, while the latter threatens much stronger damage. Liquidation offers coverage at a moderate cost. Hydro Pump is generally too expensive.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 2 / 5

Cloyster is a niche pick in the Great League. Its above average bulk and great attacks allow it to perform well in several neutral matchups and take down a number of large threats such as Altaria, but other Pokemon can perform the same function with more general utility

Ultra League: 3 / 5

Walrein and Lapras exist, and both of them largely outclass Cloyster due to their superior stats. Cloyster's one niche over them is Icy Wind, which somewhat allows it to mimic Dewgong's role in the Great League, but it lacks the bulk that makes Dewgong threatening over there. Still, Cloyster's bulk isn't terrible, and it can definitely get off multiple debuffs.

Master League: 0 / 5

While not as wide as before, Cloyster's niche still exists in the Master League despite its relatively low CP. It can still dismantle Dragonite and punch holes in Lugia, and on top of this it also threatens to KO other huge threats in the tier such as Groudon and Garchomp. However, Regice is generally a stronger pick for most of the same matchups that you'd use Cloyster for, unless you also have good use for a STAB Hydro Pump.

Fast Moves

10
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.90
0.30
8.89
11.11
13.89
12
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.20
0.30
10.00
10.00
12.50

Charge Moves

80
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.55
0.20
0.00
1.60
22.54
28.17
36.06
130
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.30
2.10
0.00
1.30
39.39
49.24
51.21
90
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
0.40
0.00
1.80
33.33
41.67
60.00
60
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.30
0.80
0.00
1.82
18.18
22.73
33.06
70
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.00
0.70
0.00
2.12
23.33
29.17
49.49
45
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.30
0.35
0.00
1.36
34.62
43.27
47.20

Elite Charge Moves

130
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.10
1.40
0.00
1.30
41.94
52.42
54.52

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 50
Stardust 50,000

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 6.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate20.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

39.1% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Ice Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Water Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013036
2001.56374
200296112
2002.5129151
4003162189
4003.5194228
4004227266
4004.5260305
6005293343
6005.5326382
6006359420
6006.5391459
8007424497
8007.5457535
8008490574
8008.5523612
10009556651
10009.5588689
100010621728
100010.5652764
130011683800
130011.5714837
130012746873
130012.5777910
160013808946
160013.5839982
1600148701019
160014.59011055
1900159321092
190015.59631128
1900169941164
190016.510251201
22001710561237
220017.510871273
22001811181310
220018.511491346
25001911811383
250019.512121419
25002012431455
250020.512741492
30002113051528
300021.513361565
30002213671601
300022.513981637
35002314291674
350023.514601710
35002414911747
350024.515221783
40002515541819
400025.515851856
40002616161892
400026.516471929
45002716781965
450027.517092002
45002817402038
450028.517712074
50002918022111
500029.518332147
50003018642184
500030.518802202
60003118952220
600031.519112238
60003219272256
600032.519422275
70003319582293
700033.519732311
70003419892329
700034.520042347
80003520202366
800035.520352384
80003620512402
800036.520662420
90003720822438
900037.520972456
90003821132475
900038.521282493
100003921442511
1000039.521602529
100004021752547
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