Cloyster

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Frost Breath	Avalanche	A	B-
Ice Shard	Avalanche	A-	B
Frost Breath	Blizzard*	B	C
Ice Shard	Blizzard*	B	C
Frost Breath	Hydro Pump	C-	B-
Ice Shard	Hydro Pump	C-	B-
Frost Breath	Icy Wind	X	B
Ice Shard	Icy Wind	X	B
Ice Shard	Liquidation	C	A
Frost Breath	Liquidation	A-	C
Ice Shard	Razor Shell	C	A
Frost Breath	Razor Shell	B	C

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Frost Breath	Aurora Beam	C	C
Ice Shard	Aurora Beam	C	C

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

• Frost Breath and Ice Shard perform similarly, but Frost Breath has some slight advantages.

• Avalanche is a potent 2-bar charge move that outperforms Blizzard, Cloyster's next best charge move.

• Hydro Pump, Razor Shell, and Liquidation, while being good moves with STAB, don't share the same typing as Cloyster's fast moves.

• Aurora Beam and Icy Wind deal mediocre damage with long cooldown. There's no reason to use these moves.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

• Between Ice Shard and Frost Breath, Ice Shard does more damage on defense. 

• Liquidation is the obvious superior charge move due to having 2 bars, STAB, and high power. 

• Razor Shell has less power than Liquidation, but is harder to dodge.

• Avalanche is okay, but sharing the same type as Cloyster's Fast Moves is a bit of a hinderance.

• Hydro Pump is off-type with Cloyster's fast moves and hard to dodge, but Cloyster may not get it off.

• Aurora Beam and Icy Wind are functional for having multiple bars, but aren't nearly as good as Avalanche.

• Compared to Avalanche and Hydro Pump, Blizzard is worse on defense in nearly all respects.

PVE Overview

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Ice Shard	Icy Wind Avalanche	B
Ice Shard	Icy Wind Liquidation	A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Ice Shard + Icy Wind and Avalanche or Liquidation

Ice Shard is the preferred fast move due to its better energy gains, which is necessary to take advantage of Cloyster's strong charge moves. 

Icy Wind and Avalanche both cost the same 45 energy, which makes it easy to keep the opponent guessing. The former has poor damage output but Attack debuff utility, while the latter threatens much stronger damage. Liquidation offers coverage at a moderate cost. Hydro Pump is generally too expensive.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 2 / 5

Cloyster is a niche pick in the Great League. Its above average bulk and great attacks allow it to perform well in several neutral matchups and take down a number of large threats such as Altaria, but other Pokemon can perform the same function with more general utility

Ultra League: 3 / 5

Walrein and Lapras exist, and both of them largely outclass Cloyster due to their superior stats. Cloyster's one niche over them is Icy Wind, which somewhat allows it to mimic Dewgong's role in the Great League, but it lacks the bulk that makes Dewgong threatening over there. Still, Cloyster's bulk isn't terrible, and it can definitely get off multiple debuffs.

Master League: 0 / 5

While not as wide as before, Cloyster's niche still exists in the Master League despite its relatively low CP. It can still dismantle Dragonite and punch holes in Lugia, and on top of this it also threatens to KO other huge threats in the tier such as Groudon and Garchomp. However, Regice is generally a stronger pick for most of the same matchups that you'd use Cloyster for, unless you also have good use for a STAB Hydro Pump.

Fast Moves

10

Frost Breath

More Info

Ice

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.90	0.30	8.89		11.11	13.89

12

Ice Shard

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Ice

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.20	0.30	10.00		10.00	12.50

Charge Moves

80

Aurora Beam

2 Energy

More Info

Ice

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.55	0.20	0.00	1.60	22.54	28.17		36.06

130

Hydro Pump

1 Energy

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Water

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.30	2.10	0.00	1.30	39.39	49.24		51.21

90

Avalanche

2 Energy

More Info

Ice

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.70	0.40	0.00	1.80	33.33	41.67		60.00

60

Icy Wind

3 Energy

More Info

Ice

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.30	0.80	0.00	1.82	18.18	22.73		33.06

70

Liquidation

3 Energy

More Info

Water

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.00	0.70	0.00	2.12	23.33	29.17		49.49

45

Razor Shell

3 Energy

More Info

Water

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
1.30	0.35	0.00	1.36	34.62	43.27		47.20

Elite Charge Moves

130

Blizzard

1 Energy

More Info

Ice

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.10	1.40	0.00	1.30	41.94	52.42		54.52

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage

Resistant

	39.1% damage
	62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate