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091 - Cloyster

  Type Ability


(1) Shell Armor
(2) Skill Link
(HA) Overcoat

Evolutions


Shellder
Use Water Stone
Cloyster

Defenses

Immune 0.25x Resist 0.5x Resist Neutral 2x Weak 4x Weak
 

















 

Stats

HPATKDEFSPASPDSPEBST
5095180854570525

Wild Hold Items

  • 50%: Pearl
  • 5%: Big Pearl

Level Up Moves

Level Name Power Accuracy PP Type Damage Class Effect
1 Aurora Beam 75 100 20 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Attack by one stage.
1 Pin Missile 25 95 20 Priority: 0. Hits 2–5 times in one turn.

Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use.
1 Rapid Spin 50 100 40 Priority: 0. Removes leech seed from the user, frees the user from bind, clamp, fire spin, magma storm, sand tomb, whirlpool, and wrap, and clears spikes, stealth rock, and toxic spikes from the user's side of the field. If this move misses or has no effect, its effect doesn't activate.
1 Toxic Spikes None None 20 Priority: 0. Scatters poisoned spikes around the opposing field, which poison opposing Pokémon that enter the field. A second layer of these spikes may be laid down, in which case Pokémon will be badly poisoned instead. Pokémon immune to either ground moves or being poisoned are immune to this effect. Pokémon otherwise immune to ground moves are affected during gravity.

If a poison Pokémon not immune to ground moves enters a field covered with poisoned spikes, the spikes are removed.

rapid spin will remove this effect from its user's side of the field. defog will remove this effect from its target's side of the field.

This move does not trigger synchronize, unless the Pokémon with synchronize was forced to enter the field by another effect such as roar.

Pokémon entering the field due to baton pass are not affected by this effect.
19 Smart Strike 70 None 10 Priority: 0. Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers.
31 Spikes None None 20 Priority: 0. Scatters spikes around the opposing field, which damage opposing Pokémon that enter the field for 1/8 of their max HP. Pokémon immune to ground moves are immune to this damage, except during gravity. Up to three layers of spikes may be laid down, adding 1/16 to the damage done: two layers of spikes damage for 3/16 max HP, and three layers damage for 1/4 max HP.
40 Razor Shell 75 100 10 Priority: 0. Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
50 Twineedle 40 100 20 Priority: 0. Hits twice in the same turn. Has a 20% chance to poison the target.
58 Icicle Crash 85 90 10 Priority: 0. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
63 Rock Blast 25 90 10 Priority: 0. Hits 2–5 times in one turn.

Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use.
69 Icicle Spear 25 100 30 Priority: 0. Hits 2–5 times in one turn.

Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use.
74 Ice Shard 40 100 20 Priority: 1. Inflicts regular damage.
78 Shell Smash None None 15 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by two stages each. Lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage each.

TM Moves

Machine Name Power Accuracy PP Type Damage Class Effect
TM10 Hidden Power 60 100 15 Priority: 0. Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM13 Ice Beam 90 100 10 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM14 Blizzard 110 70 5 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.

During hail, this move has 100% accuracy.
TM15 Hyper Beam 150 90 5 Priority: 0. User loses its next turn to "recharge", and cannot attack or switch out during that turn.
TM17 Protect None None 10 Priority: 4. No moves will hit the user for the remainder of this turn. If the user is last to act this turn, this move will fail. Success rate drops by 1/2 on successive attempts.
TM18 Rain Dance None None 5 Priority: 0. Changes the weather to rain for five turns, during which water moves inflict 50% extra damage, and fire moves inflict half damage.
TM20 Tri Attack 80 100 10 Priority: 0. Has a 20% chance to burn, freeze, or paralyze the target. One of these effects is selected at random; they do not each have independent chances to occur.
TM21 Frustration None 100 20 Priority: 0. Power increases inversely with happiness, given by (255 - happiness) * 2 / 5, to a maximum of 102. Power bottoms out at 1.
TM27 Return None 100 20 Priority: 0. Power increases with happiness, given by happiness * 2 / 5, to a maximum of 102. Power bottoms out at 1.
TM42 Facade 70 100 20 Priority: 0. If the user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned, this move has double power.
TM44 Rest None None 10 Priority: 0. User falls to sleep for two turns, replacing any existing non-volatile status ailments, and immediately regains all its HP.
TM56 Weather Ball 50 100 10 Priority: 0. If a weather move is active, this move has double power, and its type becomes the type of the weather move.
TM6 Toxic None 90 10 Priority: 0. Badly poisons the target. Never misses when used by a poison-type Pokémon.
TM64 Explosion 250 100 5 Priority: 0. User faints, even if the attack fails or misses. Inflicts regular damage.
TM68 Giga Impact 150 90 5 Priority: 0. User loses its next turn to "recharge", and cannot attack or switch out during that turn.
TM7 Hail None None 10 Priority: 0. Changes the weather to hail for five turns, during which non-ice Pokémon are damaged for 1/16 their max HP at the end of every turn.
TM79 Frost Breath 50 90 10 Priority: 0. Always scores a critical hit.
TM84 Poison Jab 80 100 10 Priority: 0. Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
TM90 Substitute None None 10 Priority: 0. Transfers 1/4 the user's max HP into a doll that absorbs damage and causes most negative move effects to fail.
HM3 Surf 90 100 15 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage.

If the target is in the first turn of dive, this move will hit with double power.
HM5 Waterfall 80 100 10 Priority: 0. Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
HM6 Dive 100 100 10 Priority: 0. User dives underwater for one turn, becoming immune to attack, and hits on the second turn.

During the immune turn, surf, and whirlpool still hit the user normally, and their power is doubled if appropriate.

The user may be hit during its immune turn if under the effect of lock on, mind reader, or no guard.

This move cannot be selected by sleep talk.

Tutor Moves

  Name Power Accuracy PP Type Damage Class Effect
Tutor Signal Beam 75 100 15 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
Tutor Iron Defense None None 15 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Defense by two stages.
Tutor Icy Wind 55 95 15 Priority: 0. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
Tutor Snore 50 100 15 Priority: 0. Only usable if the user is sleeping. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Tutor Sleep Talk None None 10 Priority: 0. Only usable if the user is sleeping. Randomly selects and uses one of the user's other three moves. Use of the selected move requires and costs 0 PP.

Pre-Evolution Moves

Species Method Move
Shellder Lvl 7 Aqua Ring
Shellder Lvl 48 Avalanche
Shellder Lvl 32 Bubble Beam
Shellder Lvl 64 Hydro Pump
Shellder Lvl 4 Leer
Shellder Lvl 13 Mud Shot
Shellder Lvl 56 Payback
Shellder Lvl 22 Screech
Shellder Lvl 1 Tackle
Shellder Lvl 44 Take Down
Shellder Lvl 1 Water Gun
Shellder Lvl 19 Water Pulse
Shellder Lvl 16 Whirlpool
Shellder Lvl 1 Withdraw

Encounter Locations

Location     Level Spawn Percent
Giants Chasm Entrance Cave Fish, Rippling Water 50-60 90.0
Giants Chasm Kyurems Cave Fish, Rippling Water 50-60 90.0
Route 21 Fish   50-55 10.0
Route 21 Fish, Rippling Water   50-55 70.0
Route 21 Surf, Rippling Water   50-55 10.0
Seaside Cave Upper Floor Fish 40-50 5.0
Undella Town Fish, Rippling Water   40-46 10.0
Wellspring Cave Fish, Rippling Water   65-75 5.0