Cloyster is a Water, Ice-type Pokémon from the Kanto region. It evolves from Shellder after being fed 50 candies.
Pokédex description[]
Bivalve Pokémon
Cloyster is capable of swimming in the sea. It does so by swallowing water, then jetting it out toward the rear. This Pokémon shoots spikes from its shell using the same system.
- Cloyster's cry
Possible attacks[]
Fast attacks[]
11 (11) / 7
10 (10) / 9
Charged attacks[]
80 (23) / 80
85 (34) / 90
135 (39) / 130
65 (19) / 60
70 (23) / 70
55 (37) / 35
Attack availability[]
- Aurora Beam, Avalanche: added on February 16th, 2017
- Liquidation: added on June 1st, 2023
- Razor Shell: added on September 1st, 2023
- Blizzard: removed on February 16th, 2017
- Icy Wind: removed on February 16th, 2017, added back on December 11th, 2019
Evolution family[]
Cloyster is part of a two-member family.
Availability[]
- Cloyster was released along with the game launch on July 6th, 2016.
- Shiny form of Cloyster was released at the start of Water Festival 2018 on June 7th, 2018.
- Shadow form of Cloyster was released at the start of The Seasons Change: Part 2 on October 12th, 2020.
Method | Maximum CP | Details |
---|---|---|
Wild |
2,184 2,366 (weather boosted) |
In wild since 2016 Jul 6
Increased spawns in: |
Raid Battles |
1,455 1,819 (weather boosted) |
Tier 3 CP 19,853
Visit List of Raid Bosses changes for complete appearance |
Team GO Rocket |
574 946 (weather boosted) |
Rescuing from Grunts: 2020 Oct 12 - 2022 Apr 2 |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The official blog of Attacks updates in December 2019 erroneously claimed that Cloyster could never learn Icy Wind before.[1]
- Cloyster is a tier 3 Raid Boss most recently. However, it used to be a tier 2 before.
References[]
- ↑ Community Note: GO Battle League preview, combat system update, legacy attacks, and more!. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2019-12-16.