Competitive Information for Cloyster [Diamond/Pearl]
Water / Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cloyster? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
AbomasnowWeavileMamoswineFroslassWalreinGengarScizorRotom-HeatSmeargleForretress
Cloyster is an awesome Water and Ice-typed Pokemon. Cloyster is a frequent Pokemon to see in Generation 4. Cloyster is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Cloyster is weak to Electric, Fighting, Grass, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Surf
- Spikes
- Toxic Spikes
Physical Wall Cloyster (Popular/Trending)
Cloyster is a wonderful Physical Wall. It's designed to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Cloyster last longer regaining it's health every turn. Life Orb boosts the power of Cloyster's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Cloyster cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
♦ Spikes is a status move (hurts grounded foes on switch-in. max 3 layers).
♦ Toxic Spikes is a status move (poisons grounded foes on switch-in. max 2 layers).
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Item: Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Explosion / Rapid Spin
- Ice Shard
- Spikes
- Toxic Spikes
Physical Tank Cloyster (Popular/Trending)
Cloyster is popular Physical Tank. It's goal is to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Cloyster last longer regaining it's it's vitality every turn. Life Orb boosts the power of Cloyster's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Cloyster cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Rapid Spin is a physical 20-base power Normal-type move (frees Cloyster from hazards, binding, leech seed).
♦ Ice Shard is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Ice-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Spikes is a status move (hurts grounded foes on switch-in. max 3 layers).
♦ Toxic Spikes is a status move (poisons grounded foes on switch-in. max 2 layers).
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Item: King's Rock / Shell Bell
Ability: Skill Link
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Avalanche / Icicle Spear
- Poison Jab
- Dive
Physical Sweeper Cloyster (Skill Link)
Cloyster is an awesome Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Skill Link, Cloyster's multi-hit attacks always hit the maximum number of times.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Cloyster is damaged by the target).
♦ Icicle Spear is a physical STAB-boosted 10-base power Ice-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
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Item: King's Rock / Life Orb
Ability: Skill Link / Shell Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Signal Beam
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Special Sweeper Cloyster (Skill Link)
Cloyster is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Cloyster's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Skill Link, Cloyster's multi-hit attacks always hit the maximum number of times.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Aurora Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Cloyster cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Cloyster must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cloyster? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
AbomasnowWeavileMamoswineFroslassWalreinGengarScizorRotom-HeatSmeargleForretress
Item: King's Rock / Shell Bell
Ability: Skill Link
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Avalanche / Icicle Spear
- Poison Jab
- Dive
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cloyster (Skill Link)
Cloyster is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Skill Link, Cloyster's multi-hit attacks always hit the maximum number of times.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Cloyster is damaged by the target).
♦ Icicle Spear is a physical STAB-boosted 10-base power Ice-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
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Item: King's Rock / Life Orb
Ability: Skill Link / Shell Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Signal Beam
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Cloyster (Skill Link)
Cloyster is a sensational Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Cloyster's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Skill Link, Cloyster's multi-hit attacks always hit the maximum number of times.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Cloyster cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Cloyster must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cloyster learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cloyster can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Cloyster
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Skill link + Item: King's rock
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Skill Link + Multihit Move: Spike Cannon
- Ability: Skill Link + Multihit Move: Icicle Spear
- Ability: Skill Link + Multihit Move: Rock Blast
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Ice Shard
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Cloyster's stats
- Barrier
- Iron Defense
- Rapid Spin
- Withdraw
Most notable and possible best moves for Cloyster
- Explosion
- Ice Beam
- Ice Shard
- Icicle Spear
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Rock Blast
- Spikes
- Surf
- Toxic
- Toxic Spikes
Common Effort Values for Cloyster in Diamond and Pearl
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/4/0/0/ )
- Modest Nature ( 252/0/0/32/224/0/ )
- Optimize Cloyster's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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