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Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all C
Great League PVP Rating See all 2 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 3.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
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

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Frost Breath
Avalanche
A
B
Ice Shard
Avalanche
A-
B
Frost Breath
Blizzard*
B
C
Ice Shard
Blizzard*
B
C
Frost Breath
Hydro Pump
C-
B-
Ice Shard
Hydro Pump
C
B
Frost Breath
Icy Wind
X
B
Ice Shard
Icy Wind
X
B
Ice Shard
Liquidation
C
A
Frost Breath
Liquidation
A-
C
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, Shadow Cloyster's next best charge move.

  • Hydro Pump 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. 

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

  • Hydro Pump is off-type with Shadow 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

Shadow Cloyster is in a bit of a bad position. It loses a huge chunk of its defense when compared to its normal forme, which when combined with its fairly low HP hurts it a bit. It's an okay attacker, but overall it's best to ignore it and raise a Mamoswine instead.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Ice Shard
Icy Wind
Avalanche
A
Ice Shard
Icy Wind
Hydro Pump
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Ice Shard + Icy Wind and Hydro Pump or Avalanche

Ice Shard is chosen over Frost Breath due to its superior energy generation. Icy Wind is a move as powerful as it is annoying, hitting fairly hard while also debuffing its target's Attack stat. As for your secondary move of choice, it mostly comes down to preference. Avalanche locks you into a mono-Ice moveset, which can be problematic. Hydro Pump is expensive, and often hard to reach, but does provide additional coverage.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 2 / 5

Budget Dewgong just got 20% more expensive. While it does pick up a couple noteworthy matchups when compared to normal Cloyster, it also gives up a fair few. On the whole, it's a little spicy, but if you want a mon in this role you should probably splurge on Dewgong instead. It's just better.

Ultra League: 3 / 5

Unlike Great League, where the Shadow variant both picks up and loses things, Shadow Cloyster mostly just loses, making it more expensive and a downgrade. If you want a Water/Ice-type, Lapras will generally fill the role better. 

Master League: 0 / 5 

Cloyster is too small to really compete with the heavy hitters of Master League.

Fast Moves

10
Frost Breath
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
Ice Shard
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
Aurora Beam
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
Hydro Pump
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
Avalanche
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
Icy Wind
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
45
Razor Shell
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
Blizzard
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

Exclusive Charge Moves

10
Frustration
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.80
0.00
 0.30
5.00
6.25
 1.52

Purification Cost

Candy 3
Stardust 3000

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

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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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