Cloyster

Cloyster is capable of swimming in the sea. It does so by swallowing water, then jetting it out toward the rear. This Pokémon shoots spikes from its shell using the same system.

Dex No

#091

Cloyster Weaknesses and Strengths

Cloyster is a dual-type Pokemon of types Water and Ice. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Grass	160%
Electric	160%
Fighting	160%
Rock	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Ice	39.1%
Water	62.5%

Best Moves for Cloyster in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Cloyster.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Frost Breath	Avalanche	53.33	409.75
Ice Shard	Avalanche	52.00	407.23
Frost Breath	Blizzard	63.65	399.72
Ice Shard	Blizzard	62.32	389.16
Ice Shard	Hydro Pump	59.27	386.48
Frost Breath	Hydro Pump	60.60	384.09
Frost Breath	Liquidation	41.33	372.90
Ice Shard	Liquidation	40.00	369.28
Frost Breath	Return	63.33	356.52
Frost Breath	Aurora Beam	40.37	350.58

All Moves for Cloyster

Below are all the moves that Cloyster can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Liquidation	Charged	70	28	3000ms	-33
Aurora Beam	Charged	80	22.54	3550ms	-50
Hydro Pump	Charged	130	47.27	3300ms	-100
Avalanche	Charged	90	33.33	2700ms	-50
Icy Wind	Charged	60	18.18	3300ms	-33
Blizzard EliteTM	Charged	130	41.94	3100ms	-100
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Frost Breath	Quick	10	11.11	900ms	8
Ice Shard	Quick	12	10	1200ms	12

Cloyster Evolution

Shellder

Requires
50x Candy

Cloyster

Best Cloyster Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Cloyster Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Cloyster in a raid.