Cloyster counters

Gen 9 BSS Reg I · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Cloyster
#0091 Cloyster
WaterIce
USAGE 3.5% #39
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
Shell Smash 99.9% Icicle Spear 99.8% Rock Blast 99.8% Tera Blast 96.2% Ice Shard 3.6% Liquidation 0.3% Ice Spinner 0.2% Hydro Pump 0.1%
Items
Focus Sash 88.4% King's Rock 11.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% White Herb 0.0% Air Balloon 0.0% Expert Belt 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% nothing 0.0%
Abilities
Skill Link100.0%Shell Armor0.0%Overcoat0.0%
Tera Types
Ground 96.3% Ghost 3.3% Water 0.2% Bug 0.1% Normal 0.1% Dark 0.0% Rock 0.0% Fire 0.0%
Common Teammates
Ninetales-Alola77.2%Calyrex-Ice77.2%Iron Bundle77.2%Kyurem-White74.6%Chien-Pao74.6%Araquanid13.4%Kyogre11.2%Azumarill10.9%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #39 with 3.55% usage. Sorted by reliability score.