Is Cloyster Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Cloyster's Ice typing and enormous Defense make it an Elite Four specialist. Handles Lance's entire team and chunks anything weak to Ice. Late availability from the Seafoam route keeps it from contributing to the gym circuit, but it earns its slot for the endgame push.
Not available yet. You cannot get Shellder before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Shellder before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Shellder before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Shellder before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Shellder before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Shellder before this fight.
Cloyster trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Cloyster resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Lorelei's typing presses Cloyster's defenses.
Cloyster trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Cloyster trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Cloyster trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Cloyster trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catchable
Catch Cloyster in Seafoam Islands (Surf, Lv 39-44).
Recommended Moves
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- TMNormalTri AttackPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMNormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- TMPoisonPoison JabPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMIceBlizzardPower 165Accuracy 70%PP 5
Catch Shellder
Catch Shellder in Seafoam Islands (Surf, Lv 39-44).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 39)
- LV 39IceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalTri AttackPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMNormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 40NormalShell SmashPower —Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 45WaterHydro PumpPower 165Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMIceBlizzardPower 110Accuracy 70%PP 5
How to Get Cloyster in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Cloyster tops out at low spawn rates across 1 location in late-game water routes. The encounters below are sorted by rate so you can see exactly what you're working with.
1 location to catch Cloyster1 location to catch Shellder
Encountered via Surfing
Encountered via Surfing
Badge 6Catch Shellder at any of the 1 location below, then use water stone, and it evolves into Cloyster.
Badge 6Where To Catch Cloyster in Let's Go
To get Cloyster, start by catching Shellder through surfing encounters at Lv. 39+. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Cloyster ✓Seafoam Islands - Area 2Lv.39-44Surfing on waterRate 1%Seafoam Islands - Area 3Lv.39-44Surfing on waterRate 1%or evolve from Shellder (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Cloyster in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Cloyster is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Cloyster odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Cloyster Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee with Cloyster preloaded.
Cloyster Weakness
Cloyster's Water/Ice typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Rock. Cloyster's physical bulk (base 180 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Ice |
What is Cloyster Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Cloyster
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cloyster View Machoke builds →Superpower 2x68-80% Thunder Punch 2x28-33% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Cloyster View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Cloyster View Magneton builds →Thunderbolt 2x176-208%KO | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Exeggcute GrassPsychic | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cloyster View Jolteon builds →Thunder 2x198-233%KO Double Kick 2x9-12% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cloyster View Kabutops builds →Rock Slide 2x48-58% Absorb 2x33-38% | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Cloyster View Electabuzz builds →Thunderbolt 2x144-170%KO | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Cloyster View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x125-148%KO | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cloyster View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x89-105%KO Double Kick 2x8-10% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cloyster View Rhydon builds →Rock Slide 2x53-63% Thunder Punch 2x35-42% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift | ||
Cloyster Evolutions
Getting Cloyster requires an evolution item, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Shellder. Defense grew the most through evolution (+80 over Shellder), and Cloyster peaks at 525 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Cloyster Best Moveset
180 Defense at 95 Attack on Water/Ice. In other games, Skill Link makes its multi-hit moves land 5 times every time. Let's Go has no abilities, so its MoveSpike Cannon hits 2-5 times at random, gutting the moveset's burst damage. 95 Attack behind unreliable multi-hits is a fraction of what Cloyster does elsewhere.
Best Build
Shellder Candy
Tough Candy+DEFLax raises Defense and lowers Sp. Def. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Yellow, then Green. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Cloyster
- Shellder Candy
- Tough Candy
Tough Candy L
Tough Candy XL
Shellder Candy raises every stat, but only Shellder and Cloyster can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Cloyster is Tough Candy (Defense), and any Pokemon can eat it; Tough Candy L needs level 30 and Tough Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Rose battles with one level 75 Cloyster that knows Barrier, Toxic, Protect and Rest. It takes extra damage from Electric, Grass, Fighting and Rock moves. Win to earn the Cloyster Master title. Find Rose on Route 20.
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Cloyster. TMs unlock Normal and Bug coverage and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Blizzard and Ice Beam into something with actual range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 15 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
For protection, it uses its harder-than-diamonds shell. It also shoots spikes from the shell.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Cloyster has appeared in 20 games: most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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