Cloyster #0091 Shadow
| Max CP | L402547L502880L51 · Best Buddy2914 |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Released | Oct 12, 2020 |
| Purification | 3,000 Stardust · 3 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Cloyster takes 160% from Grass, Electric, Fighting and Rock moves.
Shadow Cloyster is a Water/Ice-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Grass, Electric, Fighting and Rock.
It reaches 2880 CP at level 50, or 2914 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Ice Shard with Razor Shell.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IceIce Shard | WaterRazor Shell | 12.3 | 196 | |
| 2 | IceFrost Breath | WaterRazor Shell | 11.9 | 191 |
| 3 | IceIce Shard | IceAvalanche | 11.9 | 190 |
| 4 | IceFrost Breath | IceAvalanche | 11.6 | 185 |
| 5 | IceIce Shard | WaterLiquidation | 10.9 | 175 |
| 6 | IceIce Shard | IceBlizzard | 10.8 | 172 |
| 7 | IceFrost Breath | WaterLiquidation | 10.8 | 172 |
| 8 | IceIce Shard | WaterHydro Pump | 10.6 | 170 |
8 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | IceFrost Breath | IceBlizzard | 10.4 | 167 |
| 10 | IceFrost Breath | WaterHydro Pump | 10.3 | 165 |
| 11 | IceIce Shard | IceAurora Beam | 10.1 | 161 |
| 12 | IceFrost Breath | IceAurora Beam | 9.9 | 158 |
| 13 | IceIce Shard | IceIcy Wind | 9.7 | 154 |
| 14 | IceFrost Breath | IceIcy Wind | 9.6 | 153 |
| 15 | IceFrost Breath | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 7.0 | 112 |
| 16 | IceIce Shard | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 7.0 | 112 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Breath | Ice | 11 | 9 | 1.0s | 11.0 | 9.0 | |
| Ice Shard | Ice | 10 | 10 | 1.0s | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlizzardE | Ice | 130 | 100 | 3.0s | 43.3 | 1.30 | |
| Hydro Pump | Water | 135 | 100 | 3.5s | 38.6 | 1.35 | |
| Razor Shell | Water | 55 | 33 | 1.5s | 36.7 | 1.67 | |
| Avalanche | Ice | 85 | 50 | 2.5s | 34.0 | 1.70 | |
| Liquidation | Water | 70 | 33 | 3.0s | 23.3 | 2.12 | |
| Aurora Beam | Ice | 80 | 50 | 3.5s | 22.9 | 1.60 | |
| Icy Wind | Ice | 65 | 33 | 3.5s | 18.6 | 1.97 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Breath | Ice | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | |
| Ice Shard | Ice | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | Ice | 90 | 45 | 2.00 | |
| BlizzardE | Ice | 140 | 75 | 1.87 | |
| Hydro Pump | Water | 130 | 75 | 1.73 | |
| Liquidation | Water | 70 | 45 | 1.56 | |
| Aurora Beam | Ice | 80 | 60 | 1.33 | |
| Icy Wind | Ice | 60 | 45 | 1.33 | |
| Razor Shell | Water | 35 | 35 | 1.00 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega Mewtwo XFightingCounterEFightingDynamic Punch+32.1 eDPS - 2
Mega LucarioFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere29.1 eDPS - 3
Mega Raichu YElectricThunder ShockElectricZap Cannon+27.4 eDPS - 4
Mega BlazikenFightingCounterFightingAura Sphere27.3 eDPS - 5
Mega GalladeFightingLow KickFightingSacred Sword24.6 eDPS - 6
Resolute Form KeldeoFightingLow KickFightingSecret Sword24.3 eDPS
Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 103710/10/10 | 109215/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 138310/10/10 | 145515/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 172910/10/10 | 181915/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 21750/0/0 | 254715/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 24590/0/0 | 288015/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 24880/0/0 | 291415/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1092 | 932 |
| Level 20 | 1455 | 1243 |
| Level 25 | 1819 | 1554 |
| Level 30 | 2184 | 1864 |
| Level 35 | 2366 | 2020 |
| Level 40 | 2547 | 2175 |
| Level 45 | 2711 | 2315 |
| Level 50 | 2880 | 2459 |
| Level 51 | 2914 | 2488 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.5 m · 132.5 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 50.0%50.0% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Cloyster in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/13/13 | 1500 | 22.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/15/12 | 1500 | 22.5 | 99.68% |
| #3 | 0/12/13 | 1497 | 22.5 | 99.62% |
| #4 | 2/15/15 | 1497 | 22 | 99.56% |
| #5 | 0/9/15 | 1498 | 22.5 | 99.54% |
| #6 | 1/10/13 | 1499 | 22.5 | 99.41% |
| #7 | 3/13/15 | 1500 | 22 | 99.35% |
| #8 | 0/14/12 | 1497 | 22.5 | 99.31% |
| #9 | 0/11/13 | 1494 | 22.5 | 99.25% |
| #10 | 0/11/14 | 1499 | 22.5 | 99.25% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1698 of 4,096, with 95.01% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/14/14 | 2496 | 45 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 2/14/15 | 2500 | 44 | 99.83% |
| #3 | 1/12/14 | 2500 | 45 | 99.79% |
| #4 | 0/15/15 | 2493 | 44.5 | 99.75% |
| #5 | 0/10/13 | 2500 | 46 | 99.73% |
| #6 | 1/15/15 | 2491 | 44 | 99.67% |
| #7 | 0/13/14 | 2491 | 45 | 99.62% |
| #8 | 0/13/15 | 2500 | 45 | 99.62% |
| #9 | 0/15/13 | 2492 | 45 | 99.55% |
| #10 | 0/9/15 | 2496 | 45.5 | 99.55% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2242 of 4,096, with 95.67% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.