Cloyster
WaterIce
In HPL - Battle Connoisseur
Base stats
HP50
Atk95
Def180
SpA85
SpD45
Spe70
BST525
Abilities
- Primary
- Shell Armor
- Secondary
- Skill Link
- Hidden
- Overcoat
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on Gen 9 role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 70 Speed sits in the middle tier: neither a natural revenge killer nor a slow pivot.
Hazards
- Spikes
- Toxic Spikes
Recovery
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Offensive setup
- Shell Smash
- Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse)
- Iron Defense
Priority
- Priority
- Ice Shard
Stallbreak / utility
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
Screens
- Screens (near-universal movepool)
- Light Screen
Moves — Gen 9
52 of 52 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Ring | Water | Status | — | — | 20 | User recovers 1/16 max HP per turn. | |
| Aurora Beam | Ice | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | 10% chance to lower the target's Attack by 1. | |
| Avalanche | Ice | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | Power doubles if user is damaged by the target. | |
| Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | 10% chance to freeze foe(s). Can't miss in Snow. | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | 30% chance to paralyze the target. | |
| Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1. | |
| Chilling Water | Water | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 | 100% chance to lower the target's Attack by 1. | |
| Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 | High critical hit ratio. | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP. | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed. | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | User cannot move next turn. | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | One adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn. | |
| Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 | No additional effect. | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | User cannot move next turn. | |
| Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 10% chance to freeze the target. | |
| Ice Shard | Ice | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | Usually goes first. | |
| Ice Spinner | Ice | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Ends the effects of terrain. | |
| Icicle Crash | Ice | Physical | 85 | 90 | 10 | 30% chance to make the target flinch. | |
| Icicle Spear | Ice | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 | Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | 100% chance to lower the foe(s) Speed by 1. | |
| Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 | Raises the user's Defense by 2. | |
| Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 | Lowers the foe(s) Defense by 1. | |
| Life Dew | Water | Status | — | — | 10 | Heals the user and its allies by 1/4 their max HP. | |
| Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | For 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved. | |
| Liquidation | Water | Physical | 85 | 100 | 10 | 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1. |