Cloyster counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Cloyster
#0091 Cloyster
WaterIce
USAGE 4.2% #42
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 99.7% Shell Smash 97.7% Rapid Spin 90.4% Rock Blast 50.7% Toxic Spikes 40.4% Natural Gift 8.5% Ice Shard 6.9% Explosion 3.5%
Items
Focus Sash 60.4% Leftovers 18.4% Rawst Berry 7.7% Lum Berry 7.0% Choice Scarf 2.2% Icicle Plate 1.7% White Herb 1.3% Liechi Berry 0.8%
Abilities
Skill Link99.2%Shell Armor0.8%Overcoat0.0%
Common Teammates
Volcarona61.6%Serperior48.8%Thundurus34.7%Bisharp33.4%Mew32.1%Landorus-Therian30.4%Gyarados-Mega28.3%Garchomp26.2%
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Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #42 with 4.16% usage. Sorted by reliability score.