Cloysterin Pokémon Sour Crystal

waterice

Pokédex Entry

Bivalve Pokémon

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

#170 Johto Dex · #091 National

Growth Rate

Slow

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

water3

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball6.9%

Great Ball8.9%

Ultra Ball11.5%

Base Exp

203

EV Yield

None

Wild Held Items

Pearl(50%)Bigpearl(5%)

Weak To

electric ×2grass ×2fighting ×2rock ×2

Resists

water ×0.5ice ×0.25

Evolution Chain

Shellder

Base form

→

Cloyster

Use Water Stone on Shellder

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How to Obtain

Cloyster has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve shellder to get one.

Level Up Moves (7)

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP
1	WithdrawLevel: 1Withdraw	water	PWR0	ACC100	PP40
1	WithdrawLevel: 1Withdraw	Heightens the user's DEFENSE.
1	SupersonicLevel: 1Supersonic	normal	PWR0	ACC55	PP20
1	SupersonicLevel: 1Supersonic	Sound waves that cause confusion.
1	Aurora BeamLevel: 1Aurora Beam	ice	PWR65	ACC100	PP20
1	Aurora BeamLevel: 1Aurora Beam	An attack that may lower ATTACK.
1	ProtectLevel: 1Protect	normal	PWR0	ACC100	PP10
1	ProtectLevel: 1Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
38	SpikesLevel: 38Spikes	ground	PWR0	ACC100	PP20
38	SpikesLevel: 38Spikes	Hurts foes when they switch out.
44	Spike CannonLevel: 44Spike Cannon	normal	PWR20	ACC100	PP15
44	Spike CannonLevel: 44Spike Cannon	Fires spikes to hit 2-5 times.
49	Hydro PumpLevel: 49Hydro Pump	water	PWR120	ACC80	PP5
49	Hydro PumpLevel: 49Hydro Pump	A powerful watertype attack.

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Pre-evolution-only Moves (5)

These moves must be learned before evolving; Cloyster cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP	Learned from
1	TackleLevel: 1(Shellder · Level 1)Tackle	normal	PWR40	ACC100	PP35	Shellder · Level 1
1	TackleLevel: 1(Shellder · Level 1)Tackle	A full-body charge attack.
6	Water GunLevel: 6(Shellder · Level 6)Water Gun	water	PWR40	ACC100	PP25	Shellder · Level 6
6	Water GunLevel: 6(Shellder · Level 6)Water Gun	Squirts water to attack.
12	LeerLevel: 12(Shellder · Level 12)Leer	normal	PWR0	ACC100	PP30	Shellder · Level 12
12	LeerLevel: 12(Shellder · Level 12)Leer	Reduces the foe's DEFENSE.
28	ClampLevel: 28(Shellder · Level 28)Clamp	water	PWR35	ACC85	PP15	Shellder · Level 28
28	ClampLevel: 28(Shellder · Level 28)Clamp	Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
38	ScreechLevel: 38(Shellder · Level 38)Screech	normal	PWR0	ACC85	PP40	Shellder · Level 38
38	ScreechLevel: 38(Shellder · Level 38)Screech	Sharply reduces the foe's DEFENSE.