Cloyster

Cloyster WaterIce

Gen 9 RU · Rank #44 · 3.54% usage

What beats Cloyster in Gen 9 RU? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, these Pokémon are the most effective checks and counters. The KO Rate (D) column shows how often Cloyster is KO'd or forced out by each checker. Higher percentages mean stronger counters.

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Ambipom Ambipom 21 38.1% 10.60%
2 Necrozma Necrozma 21 33.3% 10.29%
3 Regidrago Regidrago 27 44.4% 9.56%
4 Azelf Azelf 22 27.3% 9.50%
5 Galvantula Galvantula 28 46.4% 9.42%
6 Arcanine Arcanine 30 40.0% 8.94%
7 Venusaur Venusaur 32 50.0% 8.84%
8 Infernape Infernape 27 70.4% 8.79%
9 Espeon Espeon 31 64.5% 8.59%
10 Cloyster Cloyster 36 50.0% 8.33%
11 Ninetales Ninetales 33 33.3% 8.21%
12 Feraligatr Feraligatr 34 32.4% 8.02%
13 Lycanroc-Dusk Lycanroc-Dusk 40 50.0% 7.91%
14 Terrakion Terrakion 40 42.5% 7.82%
15 Mienshao Mienshao 44 38.6% 7.34%
16 Araquanid Araquanid 32 21.9% 7.31%
17 Chandelure Chandelure 47 57.4% 7.21%
18 Porygon-Z Porygon-Z 48 47.9% 7.21%
19 Diancie Diancie 48 54.2% 7.19%
20 Toxtricity Toxtricity 52 42.3% 6.85%
21 Incineroar Incineroar 24 12.5% 6.75%
22 Torkoal Torkoal 54 42.6% 6.73%
23 Kilowattrel Kilowattrel 34 17.6% 6.54%
24 Magnezone Magnezone 62 48.4% 6.35%
25 Gallade Gallade 65 49.2% 6.20%
26 Umbreon Umbreon 66 42.4% 6.08%
27 Maushold Maushold 66 40.9% 6.05%
28 Gardevoir Gardevoir 69 50.7% 6.02%
29 Gastrodon Gastrodon 61 29.5% 5.84%
30 Empoleon Empoleon 70 64.3% 5.73%

KO Rate (D): % of Cloyster's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Cloyster. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.