What is a good competitive moveset for Cloyster? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver 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 Gold/Silver generation metagame.
Cloyster is an outstanding Water and Ice-typed Pokemon. It's a frequent sight to see Cloyster out in the 2nd generation battlefield. Cloyster can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Cloyster is weak to Electric, Fighting, Grass, and Rock-typed attacks.
Cloyster is popular Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Cloyster's defense by 2 stages). ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target). ♦ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, your Cloyster's party has doubled def).
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Cloyster is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage. ♦ 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). ♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Cloyster's defense by 2 stages). ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the 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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cloyster can perform in Gold/Silver. 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 GS Move and Ability Combos for Cloyster
Moves: Swagger + Screech
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Cloyster's stats
Barrier
Curse
Rage
Rapid Spin
Withdraw
Most notable and possible best moves for Cloyster
Explosion
Hidden Power Electric
Ice Beam
Protect
Rapid Spin
Reflect
Rest
Spikes
Surf
Teleport
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Cloyster in Gold and Silver
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