Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Cloyster

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Cloyster is a new B Tier Water Ice Type Bivalve Pokémon, with a growth rate and a 2 Defense EV Yield. Cloyster has a chance of having as an Ability, and based on 525 Total Base Stats; we recommend a Lax Nature for Cloyster in Pokemon SV.

Stats
Abilities

Cloyster Stats

Cloyster highest IV stat is Def (180) and the lowest being Special Defense (45).


Rank	Value	Stat
F	50	HP
C	95	Atk
S	180	Def
C	85	Sp.Atk
F	45	Sp.Def
E	70	Speed
B	525	Total

Pokedex

Pokemon Stats

Cloyster Abilities


Abilities	Description
Shell Armor Ability 1	Shell Armor prevents the Pokémon from receiving a critical hit.
Overcoat Hidden Ability	Overcoat makes the Pokémon immune to residual damage from weather conditions (specifically Hail and Sandstorm).

Guide
Breeding

Cloyster Guide

Cloyster has a 2 Defense EV Yield, which means the best nature to have with Cloyster is a Lax nature due to the highest IV stat being Defense.


Cloyster	Detail
Best Nature	Lax ↑ +10% Defense ↓ -10% Special Defense
Weak To	2x 2x 2x 2x
Resistance To	1/2 1/4
Catch Rate	60 (7.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
EV Yield	2 Defense

Breeding Cloyster

Cloyster can breed with pokemon who share the Water 3 Egg Group.


Cloyster	Value
Egg Groups	Water 3
Gender	50% male / 50% female

How To Evolve Cloyster in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Shellder Regular Evolution requires use Water Stone to evolve into Cloyster.

Cloyster Regular Evolution

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Shellder
use Water Stone
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Cloyster

The Cloyster Regular Evolution biggest stat increase will be the Def stat.


Evolutions	Total	HP	Atk	Def	Sp.Atk	Sp.Def	Speed
Shellder	305	30	65	100	45	25	40
Stat Increase	+220	+20	+30	+80	+40	+20	+30
Cloyster	525	50	95	180	85	45	70

Evolutions Chart

Where To Find Cloyster Locations in Pokemon SV

Cloyster Locations


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Tera Raid Spawn	4 Cloyster Raid	Cloyster Lv. 45
Tera Raid Spawn	5 Cloyster Raid	Cloyster Lv. 75

Locations List

Cloyster Raid Rewards in Pokemon SV

Pokemon SV Cloyster has 2 Tera Raids. There are multiple Cloyster Tera Raids, first being a Lv.45 4-Star Raid and the second is a Lv.75 5-Star Raid.


Raid	Rewards	Raid Moves
4 Cloyster Raid Lv. 45	Exp. Candy M 2x Exp. Candy L 1x Shellder Pearl 4x Resist Feather 2x Current Type Tera Shard 1x Current Type Tera Shard 2x Exp. Candy M 1x 15% Exp. Candy L 2x 4.71% Resist Feather 1x 12.35% Iapapa Berry 1x 9.86% Lum Berry 1x 10.94% Qualot Berry 3x 17.54% Big Pearl 1x 31.91% Nugget 1x 15.63%	Razor Shell Icicle Crash Scary Face Ice Shard Other Moves Shell Smash Withdraw
5 Cloyster Raid Lv. 75	Exp. Candy L 1x Exp. Candy XL 1x Shellder Pearl 5x Resist Feather 3x Current Type Tera Shard 2x Current Type Tera Shard 2x Exp. Candy L 2x 10.58% Rare Candy 1x 4.3% Resist Feather 2x 11.24% Qualot Berry 3x 10.13% Big Pearl 1x 16.9% Pearl String 1x 3.39% Nugget 1x 8.77% Salty Herba Mystica 1x 4.81% Bold Mint 1x 5.05% Impish Mint 1x 5.32% Lax Mint 1x 5.62% Relaxed Mint 1x 5.95% PP Up 1x 7.59% Bottle Cap 1x 5.48% Ability Capsule 1x 5.8%	Icicle Spear Hydro Pump Ice Shard Supersonic Other Moves Shell Smash

Tera Raid Battles

Pokemon SV Cloyster Weakness

Cloyster is a Water 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.

Cloyster Type Weakness Chart
Damage Taken	Types
+400% Damage From
+200% Damage From	Grass 2x Electric 2x Fighting 2x Rock 2x
-50% Less Damage From	Water 1/2
-75% Less Damage From	Ice 1/4
Immune to Damage From

What pokemon is Cloyster Weak Against?

Increased Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Wo-Chien	+200%
S	Koraidon	+200%
S	Miraidon	+200%
S	Tyranitar	+200%
S	Brute Bonnet Amoonguss	+200%
S	Great Tusk Donphan	+200%
S	Iron Hands Hariyama	+200%
S	Iron Thorns Tyranitar	+200%

What pokemon is Cloyster Resistant Against?

Reduced Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Baxcalibur	-75%
S	Chien-Pao	-75%
S	Palafin Hero	-50%
S	Iron Bundle Delibird	-50%
A	Gyarados	-50%
A	Dondozo	-50%
B	Avalugg	-75%
B	Beartic	-75%

Pokemon Weaknesses

Best Moves for Cloyster in Scarlet and Violet

Cloyster Best Moves to use when choosing a Moveset, includes leveling moves such as Icicle Crash and TM Moves like Hydro Pump, and Hyper Beam.


Unlock	Move	Description
	Blizzard Ice	Tier: B Tier Power: 110 Acc: 70 PP: 5 Special Effect: A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokemon. This may also leave the opposing Pokemon frozen.
	Giga Impact Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
	Hydro Pump Water	Tier: B Tier Power: 110 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Special Effect: The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
	Hyper Beam Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special Effect: The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
	Ice Beam Ice	Tier: C Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.

List of Cloyster Moves in

Cloyster can learn 18 Moves from Leveling Up and 31 TM Moves. Moves like Icicle Spear which, Cloyster will learn by reaching level Evolution. You can also learn TM tutor moves such as Hydro Pump, Hyper Beam and Ice Beam.

Lv Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves

Cloyster Level Up Moves

List of the 18 Moves Cloyster can learn from leveling up.


Lv	Move	Description
Lv.1	Aurora Beam Ice	Tier: D Tier Power: 65 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special Effect: The target is hit with a rainbow-colored beam. This may also lower the target's Attack stat.
Lv.1	Hydro Pump Water	Tier: B Tier Power: 110 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Special Effect: The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Lv.1	Ice Beam Ice	Tier: C Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Lv.1	Ice Shard Ice	Tier: E Tier Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Physical Effect: The user flash-freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first.
Lv.1	Icicle Crash Ice	Tier: C Tier Power: 85 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user attacks by crashing large icicles onto the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Lv.1	Iron Defense Steel	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 15 Status Effect: The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
Lv.1	Leer Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Status Effect: The user gives opposing Pokemon an intimidating leer that lowers their Defense stats.
Lv.1	Protect Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Lv.1	Shell Smash Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 15 Status Effect: The user breaks its shell, which lowers its Defense and Sp. Def stats but sharply boosts its Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats.
Lv.1	Spikes Ground	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user lays a trap of spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will damage opposing Pokemon that switch into battle.
Lv.1	Supersonic Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 55 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user generates odd sound waves from its body that confuse the target.
Lv.1	Tackle Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical Effect: A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
Lv.1	Toxic Spikes Poison	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will poison opposing Pokemon that switch into battle.
Lv.1	Water Gun Water	Tier: E Tier Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Special Effect: The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
Lv.1	Whirlpool Water	Tier: E Tier Power: 35 Acc: 85 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Lv.1	Withdraw Water	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 40 Status Effect: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, boosting its Defense stat.
Lv.5	Razor Shell Water	Tier: C Tier Power: 75 Acc: 95 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user cuts the target with sharp shells to inflict damage. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Lv.Evolution	Icicle Spear Ice	Tier: E Tier Power: 25 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Physical Effect: The user attacks by launching sharp icicles at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.

Cloyster TM Moves

List of the 31 Moves Cloyster can learn from Technical Machines (TMs).


TM	Move	Description
	Avalanche Ice	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: This move's power is doubled if the target has inflicted damage on the user in the same turn.
	Blizzard Ice	Tier: B Tier Power: 110 Acc: 70 PP: 5 Special Effect: A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokemon. This may also leave the opposing Pokemon frozen.
	Body Slam Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 85 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
	Drill Run Ground	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 95 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user crashes into the target while rotating its body like a drill. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
	Endure Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
	Facade Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
	Giga Impact Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
	Helping Hand Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
	Hydro Pump Water	Tier: B Tier Power: 110 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Special Effect: The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
	Hyper Beam Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special Effect: The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
	Ice Beam Ice	Tier: C Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
	Icy Wind Ice	Tier: D Tier Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokemon's Speed stats.
	Iron Defense Steel	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 15 Status Effect: The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
	Light Screen Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 30 Status Effect: A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special moves for five turns.
	Mud Shot Ground	Tier: E Tier Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
	Poison Jab Poison	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
	Protect Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
	Rain Dance Water	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
	Rest Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
	Rock Blast Rock	Tier: F Tier Power: 25 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user attacks by hurling hard rocks at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.
	Scary Face Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
	Sleep Talk Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
	Smart Strike Steel	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user stabs the target with a sharp horn. This attack never misses.
	Spikes Ground	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user lays a trap of spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will damage opposing Pokemon that switch into battle.
	Substitute Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
	Surf Water	Tier: C Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
	Swift Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Special Effect: Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokemon. This attack never misses.
	Take Down Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 85 PP: 20 Physical Effect: A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
	Toxic Spikes Poison	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will poison opposing Pokemon that switch into battle.
	Water Pulse Water	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special Effect: The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
	Waterfall Water	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user charges at the target and may make it flinch.

Cloyster Egg Moves

List of the 3 Moves Cloyster can learn from being hatched from an egg.


Move	Description
Bubble Beam Water	Tier: D Tier Power: 65 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special Effect: A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target's Speed stat.
Water Pulse Water	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special Effect: The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
Aqua Ring Water	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user envelops itself in a veil made of water. It regains some HP every turn.

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