Cloyster Pokemon Guide: Stats, Best Moves, Abilities and More

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Cloyster Pokemon Guide

Cloyster is a Water and Ice-type Pokemon known for its massive Defense, Skill Link, Shell Smash and evolution from Shellder. This guide covers Cloyster’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Cloyster

Shiny Form

Shiny Cloyster

Cloyster Description

Cloyster evolves from Shellder with a Water Stone. It has one of the toughest shells in the Pokemon series and can attack with powerful spikes.

Cloyster Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Cloyster, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Cloyster

National Dex

#0091

Type

Water / Ice

Species

Bivalve Pokemon

Height

4’11” / 1.5 m

150 cm

Weight

292.1 lbs / 132.5 kg

132.5 kg

Abilities

Shell Armor, Skill Link, Overcoat

Cloyster Stats

Cloyster has extremely high Defense and strong physical attacking potential, but low Special Defense. It works best as a setup sweeper or physical wall.

Cloyster Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Cloyster uses Water, Ice, Rock and setup moves across Pokemon games. These are some of Cloyster’s most useful and recognizable moves.

Icicle Spear

A multi-hit Ice-type move and one of the line’s most famous attacks.

Ice Beam

Reliable Ice-type special coverage.

Surf

Reliable Water-type damage across many games.

Hydro Pump

A high-power Water-type attack.

Razor Shell

Physical Water-type damage that can lower Defense.

Shell Smash

A powerful setup move that boosts offenses and Speed while lowering defenses.

Rock Blast

Multi-hit Rock-type coverage when available.

Spikes

Entry hazard support in games where it is available.

Cloyster All Moves

Cloyster can learn a different move pool depending on the Pokemon game. Use the section below to view Cloyster’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Start	Icicle Spear	Ice	Physical	25	100
1	Aurora Beam	Ice	Special	65	100
1	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80
1	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
1	Ice Shard	Ice	Physical	40	100
1	Icicle Crash	Ice	Physical	85	90
1	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
1	Shell Smash	Normal	Status	–	–
1	Spikes	Ground	Status	–	–
1	Supersonic	Normal	Status	–	55
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	–	–
1	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100
1	Whirlpool	Water	Special	35	85
1	Withdraw	Water	Status	–	–
5	Razor Shell	Water	Physical	75	95

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Avalanche	Ice	Physical	60	100
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100
TM	Drill Run	Ground	Physical	80	95
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Ice Spinner	Ice	Physical	80	100
TM	Icicle Spear	Ice	Physical	25	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
TM	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100
TM	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
TM	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Blast	Rock	Physical	25	90
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Smart Strike	Steel	Physical	70	–
TM	Snowscape	Ice	Status	0	–
TM	Spikes	Ground	Status	–	–
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Surf	Water	Special	90	100
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	–	–
TM	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100
TM	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100
TM	Weather Ball	Normal	Special	50	100
TM	Whirlpool	Water	Special	35	85

Cloyster Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Cloyster is a Water / Ice-type Pokemon. This gives it resistances to Water and Ice-type moves, but leaves it weak to Fighting, Rock, Grass and Electric-type attacks.

Type

Water / Ice

Weaknesses

Fighting, Rock, Grass, Electric

Resistances

Water, Ice

Immunity

None

None

Cloyster Abilities

Cloyster’s abilities prevent critical hits, maximize multi-hit moves or protect from weather and powder moves.

Cloyster Evolution

Cloyster evolves from Shellder with a Water Stone. The full Cloyster evolution line is Shellder and Cloyster.

Stage 1

Shellder

Starting form

Stage 2

Cloyster

Evolves from Shellder with a Water Stone

Where to Find Cloyster in Pokemon Games

Cloyster’s availability changes by game. It is most often obtained by evolving Shellder with a Water Stone, though some games allow Cloyster to be caught directly.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Cloyster
Pokemon Red	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Blue	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Yellow	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Cloyster
Pokemon Gold	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Silver	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Crystal	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Cloyster
Pokemon Ruby	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Sapphire	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Emerald	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon FireRed	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Cloyster
Pokemon Diamond	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Pearl	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Platinum	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon HeartGold	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Cloyster
Pokemon Black	Route 13, Undella Bay and Undella Town.
Pokemon White	Route 13, Undella Bay and Undella Town.
Pokemon Black 2	Route 13, Undella Town, Humilau City and Seaside Cave.
Pokemon White 2	Route 13, Undella Town, Humilau City and Seaside Cave.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Cloyster
Pokemon X	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Y	Route 8 or evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Cloyster
Pokemon Sun	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Moon	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Cloyster
Pokemon Sword	Giant’s Seat, Courageous Cavern and Loop Lagoon.
Pokemon Shield	Giant’s Seat, Courageous Cavern and Loop Lagoon.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Cloyster
Pokemon Scarlet	Casseroya Lake, North Province areas, East Province areas, South Province areas, West Province areas, Glaseado Mountain and Paldean seas.
Pokemon Violet	Casseroya Lake, North Province areas, East Province areas, South Province areas, West Province areas, Glaseado Mountain and Paldean seas.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Cloyster
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Evolve Shellder with a Water Stone.

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