Cloyster counters

Gen 5 Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Cloyster
#0091 Cloyster
WaterIce
USAGE 6.7% #27
ABILITYSkill Link
BASE STATS
HP 50
ATK 95
DEF 180
SPA 85
SPD 45
SPE 70
BST525
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassFightingRock
½×
Water
¼×
Ice
Moves
Icicle Spear 100.0% Shell Smash 99.8% Rapid Spin 94.0% Spikes 79.6% Explosion 11.5% Rock Blast 6.6% Hydro Pump 3.4% Toxic Spikes 2.6%
Items
Focus Sash 88.6% Ice Gem 5.2% White Herb 2.5% King's Rock 1.9% Leftovers 1.2% Life Orb 0.5% Choice Scarf 0.2% Lum Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Skill Link100.0%Shell Armor0.0%Overcoat0.0%
Common Teammates
Groudon94.9%Arceus86.8%Ho-Oh71.1%Genesect64.3%Latias60.9%Blaziken13.1%Rayquaza10.6%Arceus-Ghost7.6%
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Ranked #27 with 6.68% usage. Sorted by reliability score.