Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Cloyster

Cloyster

Bivalve Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Cloyster is a Water and Ice Type Bivalve Pokémon, with a 7.8% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Cloyster can be found with Shell Armor, Skill Link and Overcoat as an Ability and has a Slow growth rate with a 2 Defense EV Yield. We recommend the Lax Nature, based on 525 combined Base Stats.

National Dex Pokemon

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Cloyster Stats & Abilities
Cloyster Evolutions
Cloyster Locations
Cloyster Weakness
Cloyster Best Moves
Cloyster Level Up Moves
Cloyster TM Moves
Pokemon Similar to Cloyster

Cloyster Stats and Abilities

Based on Cloyster Base IVs we consider this pokemon B-Tier choice. Cloyster Highest IV Stat is Defense 180 and the Lowest being Special Defense 45.


Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
F	HP	50	210	304
C	Attack	95	175	317
S	Defense	180	328	504
D	Special Attack	85	157	295
F	Special Defense	45	85	207
E	Speed	70	130	262
B	Total	525


Cloyster	Detail
Best Nature	Lax ↑ +10% Defense ↓ -10% Special Defense
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	50% Pearl 5% Big Pearl
Like/Dislikes	Likes: Sour Dislikes: Bitter
EV Yield	2 Defense
Growth Rate	Slow
Catch Rate	60 (7.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Water 3
Egg Cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)


Abilities	Description
Shell Armor Ability 1	Shell Armor prevents the Pokémon from receiving a critical hit.
Skill Link Ability 2	Skill Link causes multi-strike moves to always hit their maximum number of times. The moves affected are listed below; note that moves such as Double Kick that always strike the same number of times are not affected.
Overcoat Hidden Ability	Overcoat makes the Pokémon immune to residual damage from weather conditions (specifically Hail and Sandstorm).

How To Evolve Cloyster in BDSP

Shellder requires (use Water Stone) to evolve into Cloyster.


Base Form	Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Shellder	use Water Stone →	Cloyster

Where To Find Cloyster in BDSP

Cloyster has spawn locations in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. You can find the Unevolved form Lv. , within the location using the method.

Underground Pokemon Spawns

After you reach Check Points in the game progression NEW Pokemon will begin to spawn in the Grand Underground.

Start = Default spawns in the Grand Underground

Strength = After obtaining the TM96 Strength

Defog = After obtaining the TM97 Defog

7th Badge = After obtaining the Icicle Badge from Candice

Waterfall = After obtaining the TM99 Waterfall

National = After obtaining the National Pokedex.

World Pokemon Spawns

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Valley Windworks	100 - 20%	Shellder Lv. 20-40
Route 205	100 - 20%	Shellder Lv. 20-40
Fuego Ironworks	100 - 20%	Shellder Lv. 20-40
Still-Water Cavern	National	Shellder Lv. 16-63
Riverbank Cave	National	Shellder Lv. 16-63
Fountainspring Cave	National	Shellder Lv. 16-63

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Cloyster Weakness

Cloyster is a Water and Ice Type pokemon. This will cause Cloyster to take More Damage from Grass, Electric, Fighting, Rock Type Moves, and Less Damage from Water, Ice Type moves.

You can Click/Tap the Type Icons to view the best pokemon to Counter Cloyster Weaknesses


Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Grass Electric Fighting Rock
0.5x Less Damage	Water
0.25x Less Damage	Ice
Immune to Damage

What pokemon is Cloyster Weak Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Tyranitar
S	Celebi
S	Zapdos
S	Raikou
S	Regirock

What pokemon is Cloyster Strong Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Palkia
S	Kyogre
S	Manaphy
S	Articuno
S	Suicune

Best Moves Cloyster in BDSP

Best Moveset for Cloyster Lv Up Moves based on Power.


Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
1	Hydro Pump	Special	165	80	5	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
1	Ice Beam	Special	135	100	10	May freeze opponent.
1	Icicle Crash	Physical	127.5	90	10	May cause flinching.
1	Razor Shell	Physical	112.5	95	10	May lower opponent's Defense.

Best Moveset for Cloyster TM Moves based on Power.


TM	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
TM64	Explosion	Physical	250	100	5	User faints.
TM68	Giga Impact	Physical	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Special	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM14	Blizzard	Special	165	70	5	May freeze opponent.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

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Cloyster Lv Up Moves

Cloyster TM Moves

Cloyster Level Up Moves

List of Moves Cloyster can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.


Lvl	Move	Desc
1	Icicle Spear	Power: 37.5 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Physical Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
1	Icicle Crash	Power: 127.5 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical May cause flinching.
1	Toxic Spikes	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Poisons opponents when they switch into battle.
1	Spikes	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Hurts opponents when they switch into battle.
1	Leer	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 30 Status Lowers opponent's Defense.
1	Whirlpool	Power: 52.5 Acc: 85 PP: 15 Special Traps opponent, damaging them for 4-5 turns.
1	Supersonic	Power: — Acc: 55 PP: 20 Status Confuses opponent.
1	Aurora Beam	Power: 97.5 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May lower opponent's Attack.
1	Protect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
1	Razor Shell	Power: 112.5 Acc: 95 PP: 10 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
1	Iron Defense	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Sharply raises user's Defense.
1	Ice Beam	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May freeze opponent.
1	Shell Smash	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Sharply raises user's Attack, Special Attack and Speed but lowers Defense and Special Defense.
1	Hydro Pump	Power: 165 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Special The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
1	Tackle	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
1	Water Gun	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Special
1	Withdraw	Power: — Acc: — PP: 40 Status Raises user's Defense.
1	Ice Shard	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Physical User attacks first.

Cloyster TM Moves

List of Moves Cloyster can learn using (TMs) Technical Machine Items.


TM	Move	Desc
TM03	Water Pulse	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May confuse opponent.
TM07	Hail	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Non-Ice types are damaged for 5 turns.
TM13	Ice Beam	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May freeze opponent.
TM14	Blizzard	Power: 165 Acc: 70 PP: 5 Special May freeze opponent.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
TM16	Light Screen	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Halves damage from Special attacks for 5 turns.
TM17	Protect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM18	Rain Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it rain for 5 turns.
TM32	Double Team	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Evasiveness.
TM41	Torment	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status Opponent cannot use the same move in a row.
TM42	Facade	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
TM45	Attract	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status If opponent is the opposite gender, it's less likely to attack.
TM55	Brine	Power: 97.5 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Power doubles if opponent's HP is less than 50%.
TM58	Endure	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Always left with at least 1 HP, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM64	Explosion	Power: 250 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical User faints.
TM66	Payback	Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Power doubles if the user was attacked first.
TM68	Giga Impact	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
TM72	Avalanche	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Power doubles if user took damage first.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User performs one of its own moves while sleeping.
TM84	Poison Jab	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical May poison the opponent.
TM87	Swagger	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Opponent becomes confused, but its Attack is sharply raised.
TM90	Substitute	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
TM95	Surf	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Hits all adjacent Pokémon.

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