Cloyster
waterice
Even a missile can't break the spikes it uses to stab opponents. They're even harder than its shell.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
WaterIce
Dex
#190
Abilities
Shell Armor(Primary)
Protects from critical hits.
Skill Link(Secondary)
Increases multistrike move hits.
Overcoat(Hidden)
Protects it from weather damage.
Growth Rate
Slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
water3
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
60
Base Exp
203
EV Yield
2 Defense
Wild Held Items
Weak To
electric ×2grass ×2fighting ×2rock ×2
Resists
water ×0.5ice ×0.25
Evolution Chain
Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.
How to Obtain
Cloyster isn't found in the wild. You'll need to evolve, trade, or breed to get one.
Evolution Moves (1)
Moves learned upon evolving into Cloyster.
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spikes | |||||
| ground |  | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Hurts foes when they switch in. | |||||
Level Up Moves (12)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydro PumpLevel: 1 | ||||||
| water |  | 110 | 80 | 5 | ||
| A powerful Watertype attack. | ||||||
| Shell SmashLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Lowers defenses, raises offenses. | ||||||
| Toxic SpikesLevel: 1 | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Poisons foes when they switch in. | ||||||
| Fury StrikesLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 20 | 85 | 15 | ||
| Scratches or jabs 2-5 times. | ||||||
| Tri AttackLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 80 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Fires three kinds of beams at once. | ||||||
| Defense CurlLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Raises the user's Defense. | ||||||
| SupersonicLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 65 | 20 | ||
| A move that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
| ProtectLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Aurora BeamLevel: 1 | ||||||
| ice | | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that may lower Attack. | ||||||
| Icicle SpearLevel: 28 | ||||||
| ice | | 25 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Fires icicles to hit 2-5 times. | ||||||
| Pin MissileLevel: 32 | ||||||
| bug | | 25 | 95 | 20 | ||
| Fires pins that strike 2-5 times. | ||||||
| Icicle CrashLevel: 50 | ||||||
| ice | | 85 | 90 | 10 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (8)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrier | |||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Sharply raises the user's Defense. | |||||
| Bubble Beam | |||||
| water | | 65 | 100 | 20 | |
| An attack that may lower Speed. | |||||
| Rapid Spin | |||||
| normal | | 50 | 100 | 20 | |
| A high-speed spinning attack. | |||||
| Screech | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 40 | |
| Sharply lowers the foe's Defense. | |||||
| Take Down | |||||
| normal | | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | |||||
| Water Pulse | |||||
| water | | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| An attack that may confuse the foe. | |||||
| Icicle Spear | |||||
| ice | | 25 | 100 | 30 | |
| Fires icicles to hit 2-5 times. | |||||
| Rock Blast | |||||
| rock | | 25 | 90 | 25 | |
| Hurls boulders to hit 2-5 times. | |||||
TM/HM Moves (25)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Hail | ||||||
| ice | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM07 | |
| Inflicts damage every turn. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Ice Beam | ||||||
| ice | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM13 | |
| An attack that may freeze the foe. | ||||||
| Blizzard | ||||||
| ice | | 110 | 70 | 5 | TM14 | |
| An attack that may freeze the foe. | ||||||
| Hyper Beam | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Light Screen | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 30 | TM16 | |
| Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM18 | |
| Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Swift | ||||||
| normal | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM39 | |
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Water Pulse | ||||||
| water | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM63 | |
| An attack that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
| Explosion | ||||||
| normal | | 250 | 100 | 5 | TM64 | |
| Very powerful but makes user faint. | ||||||
| Poison Jab | ||||||
| poison | | 80 | 100 | 20 | TM66 | |
| An attack that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| Avalanche | ||||||
| ice | | 60 | 100 | 10 | TM67 | |
| Damage doubles if user is hit first. | ||||||
| Giga Impact | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM68 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Surf | ||||||
| water | | 90 | 100 | 15 | HM03 | |
| A strong Watertype attack. | ||||||
| Whirlpool | ||||||
| water | | 40 | 90 | 15 | HM05 | |
| Traps the foe for 2-5 turns. | ||||||
| Waterfall | ||||||
| water | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM06 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (6)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Edge | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | MT08 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | |
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Icy Wind | ||||||
| ice | | 55 | 95 | 15 | MT16 | |
| An icy attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| Rollout | ||||||
| rock | | 30 | 90 | 20 | MT20 | |
| Attacks 5 turns with rising power. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | |
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||
Cloyster in Pokémon Polished Crystal
Cloyster is #190 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its water/ice typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Cloyster form.
