Cloyster counters

Gen 2 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Cloyster
#0091 Cloyster
WaterIce
USAGE 62.1% #2
BASE STATS
HP 50
ATK 95
DEF 180
SPA 85
SPD 45
SPE 70
BST525
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassFightingRock
½×
Water
¼×
Ice
Moves
Spikes 100.0% Surf 91.2% Explosion 85.5% Toxic 75.9% Rapid Spin 12.3% Ice Beam 11.7% Hidden Power Electric 10.6% Rest 9.1%
Items
Leftovers 96.4% Miracle Berry 3.5% Pink Bow 0.0% Never-Melt Ice 0.0% Focus Band 0.0% Quick Claw 0.0% Gold Berry 0.0% King's Rock 0.0%
Common Teammates
Snorlax99.8%Zapdos65.0%Raikou44.5%Golem31.1%Exeggutor30.1%Gengar29.8%Tyranitar26.0%Steelix23.1%
Browse Gen 2 OU teams using Cloyster →
Teams using Starmie 73% Teams using Zapdos 65% Teams using Raikou 55% Teams using Cloyster 41% Teams using Snorlax 35%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
36.317
73
73.1% dies 7.35%
02
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
45.115
65
65.4% dies 7.08%
03
Raikou
Raikou
Electric SOFT CHECK
30.378
55
54.8% dies 9.03%
04
Cloyster
Cloyster
WaterIce SOFT CHECK
45.69
41
40.9% dies 7.27%
05
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal SOFT CHECK
88.081
35
35.1% dies 6.94%

Ranked #2 with 62.12% usage. Sorted by reliability score.