Cloyster counters

Gen 9 Monocolor · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Cloyster
#0091 Cloyster
WaterIce
USAGE 5.9% #33
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 100.0% Icicle Spear 89.2% Rock Blast 85.7% Liquidation 51.1% Drill Run 36.2% Ice Shard 10.8% Spikes 10.8% Hydro Pump 10.2%
Items
White Herb 52.1% Loaded Dice 32.8% Focus Sash 10.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.0% Mental Herb 0.3% Leftovers 0.0% Never-Melt Ice 0.0% nothing 0.0%
Abilities
Skill Link89.2%Shell Armor10.8%
Tera Types
Ground 57.8% Ice 21.0% Water 15.2% Electric 5.8% Psychic 0.1% Grass 0.0% Fire 0.0% Rock 0.0%
Common Teammates
Corviknight79.4%Great Tusk65.9%Ceruledge53.4%Polteageist44.2%Ditto43.3%Noivern41.2%Grimmsnarl37.6%Espeon34.3%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #33 with 5.87% usage. Sorted by reliability score.