LGPE OU Cloyster

[Collette]

[OVERVIEW]

Cloyster's viability is solely carried by Shell Smash, which lets it outspeed the entire unboosted metagame and double its offensive stats in a single turn. To complement this, it has strong STAB options that cover each other well and a Defense stat that lets it set up in front of many physical attackers, notably tanking any hit from Melmetal after Stealth Rock, as well as from Dragonite and Mega Aerodactyl. It also has Self-Destruct, which lets it sacrifice itself to OHKO or heavily damage Pokemon that could otherwise take it on like Alolan Muk and Mega Gyarados. Unfortunately, Cloyster's poor offensive movepool utilizes its lower Special Attack stat and leaves it unable to meaningfully damage Water-type Pokemon without using Self-Destruct, which can make handling it quite easy. Its abysmal special bulk limits its setup opportunities, and it faces competition from Omastar, which is vulnerable to revenge killing from the metagame's fastest Pokemon due to its poor Speed but is much more powerful and can even support its team with Stealth Rock.

[SET]
name: Shell Smash
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Self-Destruct
item: No Item
nature: Naive

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Information
========

Shell Smash lets Cloyster outspeed fast Pokemon such as Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Alakazam and boost its damage output to KO Pokemon like Nidoqueen and Zapdos. Hydro Pump somewhat mitigates Cloyster's low Special Attack, while Surf is a somewhat weaker option that lets Cloyster accurately finish off Pokemon that resist Ice Beam where Hydro Pump is not necessary; it also deals reliable damage to Pokemon when needed and allows Cloyster to be a more consistent wincon. Ice Beam offers a 100% accurate STAB attack that prevents Grass-types and Dragonite from walling Cloyster. Self-Destruct takes advantage of the Attack boost from Shell Smash to blow past special walls like Alolan Muk, Snorlax, and Chansey as well as Water-types like Mega Gyarados, Starmie, and Poliwrath.

Usage Tips
========

Do not use Cloyster early on, as your opponent will be able to use their best or most convenient check and finish Cloyster off with minimal harm to their team. Cloyster performs much better later on, when its answers are limited and it can potentially use Self-Destruct on your opponent's counterplay and open the door for another Pokemon to win. When using Self-Destruct, be mindful of how much your opponent would be rewarded for predicting Self-Destruct and saving their check, as it might be worthwhile to predict this and simply use another attack. A key to using Cloyster is deciding whether it will be more effective to have Cloyster weaken walls such as Alolan Muk and Melmetal to support its fast, offensive teammates or to wallbreak with said teammates to enable a sweep with Cloyster. This is largely dependent on your matchup— if your opponent has multiple healthy checks to Cloyster, attempting to sweep with it is unadvised.

Team Options
========

Cloyster is a spectacular partner for Mega Alakazam, as all of Alakazam's defensive checks are commonly used to check a boosted Cloyster. Cloyster can put these Pokemon into KO range of Mega Alakazam's coverage with Hydro Pump, or outright remove them with Self-Destruct in the case of Snorlax and Alolan Muk. Cloyster can also capitalize on any wallbreaking that Mega Alakazam does to sweep later on. Starmie works well with Cloyster in a similar way, but it comes with more similar coverage and utility without taking a Mega slot. Pokemon that deal with the Water-types that stump Cloyster can be useful, and Zapdos matches up well against Mega Gyarados and Poliwrath. Nasty Plot Mew is also a great special attacker that can take advantage of Cloyster's ability to force damage on many of its best answers while also setting up freely on Poliwrath. Any Pokemon that appreciate the chunks of health Cloyster often rips out of Melmetal are options, most notably Mega Beedrill, Mega Aerodactyl, and Mega Gyarados. Mega Gyarados also pressures Water-types like Poliwrath.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Cloyster's limited movepool does not offer it many options. Running Hydro Pump and Surf on the same set can offer both power and reliability, but dropping Self-Destruct is not recommended. Ice Shard is also an option, capable of picking off weakened Pokemon that outspeed Cloyster like Mega Beedrill, boosted Dragonite, and Mega Aerodactyl, but its low Base Power makes it a poor option for sweeping compared to Cloyster's standard attacking moves.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Water-types**: Starmie, Poliwrath, Mega Gyarados, and the rare Mega Blastoise can deal with Cloyster well. Ice Beam and Hydro Pump will do very little to them, but boosted Self-Destruct will OHKO Starmie and do massive damage to the others, which cannot recover that lost health.

**Specially Bulky Pokemon**: Alolan Muk, Mew, Melmetal, Chansey and Snorlax can stomach a Hydro Pump, though Mew and Melmetal must be healthy and don't appreciate losing that much health. Alolan Muk, Chansey, and Snorlax are bulky enough to take more than one boosted Hydro Pump but must be careful of Self-Destruct.

**Priority** When priority move users like Alolan Dugtrio's Sucker Punch are present, Cloyster should avoid being put into their KO range, as they will end Cloyster's sweep swiftly without it getting the chance to do damage. Also beware of the rare Pikachu-S, as it can take Cloyster out with some prior damage using its STAB priority.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Collesque, 520031]]
- Quality checked by: [[Eve, 375272], [Lilburr, 481709]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216], [CyroGyro, 331519]]

 

[Collette]

Might have some formatting mistakes but the content and info is QC ready.

 

[Lily]

lmao Chloe look it's an oyster dumbass
add remove comments

Comprehensive Logical OYSTER ANALYSIS

[OVERVIEW]

Cloyster's viability is solely carried by its access to shell smash Shell Smash, which lets it outspeed the entire unboosted metagame after a boost and double its special attack stat offensive stats (Self-Destruct is on the analysis, so) in a single turn. It has strong STAB options that cover each-other well, and defense Defense tied for the highest in the game, letting it set up in front of many physical attackers even after rocks. Stealth Rock (such as? consider adding mentions of physical attackers that can't ohko it here - dragonite, alolan duggy etc.) It also has a unique trait in Self Destruct, which increases its effectiveness at breaking special walls greatly. uhh i wouldn't say that's *entirely* accurate, i'd just reword this to say that it can sacrifice itself to trade with the likes of chansey and mega gyarados so that a teammate can swwp Unfortunately it does basically nothing other then than this role and has almost no wiggle room in set variance. It also has abysmal special bulk, limiting its setup opportunities, and only average special attack Special Attack, meaning that its checks have to be weakened considerably before Cloyster can win on its own. consider adding a line here about how it faces competition from omastar which performs a similar role but has better mixed bulk/can break chansey without killing itself/has a better typing, though of course be sure to mention cloyster's positives like having an easier time against mega venu and being able to nuke sth like poliwrath

[SET]
name: Shell Smash Breaker Sweeper (or just Shell Smash)
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Hydro Pump / Surf
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Self Destruct Self-Destruct
item: None No Item
nature: Rash

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Information
========
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Shell Smash lets Cloyster outspeed pokemon Pokemon that would otherwise attempt to revenge kill it such as Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Alakazam and boost its damage output to kill pokemon KO Pokemon that could otherwise live a hit, such as Nidoqueen and Zapdos. Hydro pump Pump is a powerful move that somewhat mitigates Closyer's Cloyster's low special attack Special Attack. Surf is a somewhat weaker option but lets Cloyster reliably finish off pokemon that resist ice beam Ice Beam where hydro pump Hydro Pump is not necessary. like what? what notable KOs does hydro get that surf doesn't? bc obviously if there are none you'd use surf all the time :p also remove the double space here Ice beam Ice Beam offers a 100% accurate STAB that also prevents grass types Grass-types and Dragonite from walling you Cloyster (Cloyster is the one Ice Beaming, not you, so refer to it as Cloyster and not as you). Self Destruct Self-Destruct takes advantage of the attack Attack boost from Shell Smash to blow past special walls like Muk-Alola Alolan Muk and Snorlax and chansey!!! or water types Water-types like Mega Gyrados Gyarados, Starmie, or Poliwrath. This is your best option in those situations, and KOing these pokemon can be crucial to other pokemon on your team. Ice shard Shard is also an option, offering utility to your Cloyster's team by being able to pick off low health pokemon Pokemon like Mega Beedrill or Mega Aerodactyl. It also can KO Dragonite after rocks Stealth Rock and a small amount of chip, and is usable on a predicted sucker punch from Dugtrio-Alola if needed. (not rly needed here)

Usage Tips
========

In almost every matchup it is a very poor idea to lead with or use Cloyster early on. Your opponent will be able to use their best or most convenient check and finish you Cloyster off with minimal harm to their team. Cloyster preforms performs much better later on, when his its answers are limited, and he it can potentially self destruct use Self-Destruct on your opponent's counterplay and free up another pokemon Pokemon to win. When using Self Destruct Self-Destruct, be mindful of how much your opponent would be rewarded for predicting self destruct Self-Destruct and saving their check, it might be worthwhile to predict this and simply use another attack. As Cloyster is mainly used as a special damage forcer for its teammates, try to decide whether it will be more effective to break with Cloyster and win with your team, or break with your team and win with Cloyster.

Team Options
========

Cloyster is a spectacular partner of for Mega Alakazam, as all of Mega Alakazam's defensive checks are common pokemon Pokemon used to check a boosted Cloyster. Cloyster can put these pokemon into range of Mega Alakazam's coverage with Hydro pump Hydro Pump, or outright remove pokemon like Snorlax and Alolan Muk with Self Destruct Self-Destruct. Cloyster can also capitalize on any wallbreaking that Alakazam does to sweep later on. Starmie works well with Cloyster in a similar way, but with more similar coverage and utility, while not taking a mega Mega slot. Pokemon that deal with the water types Water-types that stump Cloyster can be useful, and Zapdos matches up well against Mega Gyrados Gyarados and Poliwrath. Nasty plot Nasty Plot Mew is a great special attacker that can customize its coverage to take advantage of what Cloyster does and i would just separate these two sentences, they have totally different meanings and it reads rly weirdly any Pokemon that appreciate the chunks of health Cloyster often rips out of Melmetal are options, most viable of which including Mega Beedrill, Mega Aerodactyl, and Mega Gyrados Gyarados. Mega Gyrados Gyarados also pressures water types Water-types like Poliwrath.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

As Cloyster is very one dimensional with a small pool of useful moves and remove this and just add a comma it does not really have many options to run at all. Running Hydro Pump and Surf on the same set can offer both power and reliability, but dropping self destruct Self-Destruct is not recommended, Cloyster is most commonly a wallbreaker, not a sweeper, and Self Destruct Self-Destruct is often essential to this. A modest Modest nature may be chosen, but you lose your guaranteed OHKO on Muk-A but Cloyster misses out on a guaranteed OHKO against Alolan Muk with Self-Destruct (the "you" thing, rly only acceptable in certain circumstances), as well as damage on Mega Gyrados Gyarados and Poliwrath, just for the benefit of a tiny amount of special defense Special Defense.

Checks and Counters
===================

pls unbold all of these, the ** ** things do that when uploading so it's just added hassle here

**Water Types Water-types**: Starmie, Poliwrath, and Mega Gyrados Mega Gyarados can all deal with Cloyster well, as well as the rare Mega Blastoise. Although Ice Beam and Hydro Pump will do very little to these, boosted Self Destruct Self-Destruct will OHKO Starmie and do massive damage to the others, who cannot reliably recover that lost health.

**Specially Bulky Pokemon**: Alolan Muk, Mew, Melmetal, and Snorlax can stomach a boosted Hydro Pump, however Mew and Melmetal must be healthy, and don't appreciate losing that much health, Alolan Muk and Snorlax are bulky enough to take more then one boosted hydro pump Hydro Pump, but they must be careful of Self Destruct Self-Destruct if they still have roles to preform.

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**Priority** When priority like Alolan Dugtrio's sucker punch Sucker Punch is present, Cloyster should avoid being put into range of it, as it will end Cloyster's progress swiftly without it getting the chance to do damage. would add a starter pika mention here, it's not a great mon but zappy zap is one of the most reliable forms of cloyster counterplay out there

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Collesque, 520031]]
- Quality checked by: [[, ], [, ], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]

pretty solid content especially for a first time writer, lots of little mistakes but those can easily be fixed. please tag me once you've implemented all of this and i'll take another look and then stamp it :3

 

[Collette]

lmao Chloe look it's an oyster dumbass
add remove comments



pretty solid content especially for a first time writer, lots of little mistakes but those can easily be fixed. please tag me once you've implemented all of this and i'll take another look and then stamp it :3

Ty! Implemented! Thanks so much for the gp edits, that probably took you way longer than anything else.

 

[Lily]

Comprehensive Logical OYSTER ANALYSIS

[OVERVIEW]

Cloyster's viability is solely carried by its access to Shell Smash, which lets it outspeed the entire unboosted metagame after a boost and double its offensive stats in a single turn. It has strong STAB options that cover each-other well, and Defense tied for the highest in the game, letting it set up in front of many physical attackers, notably living any hit from Melmetal after rocks Stealth Rock, as well as Dragonite and Mega Aerodactyl. It also has a unique trait in Self Destruct Self-Destruct, which lets it sacrifice itself to OHKO or heavily damage Pokemon like Alolan Muk or Mega Gyarados respectively. Unfortunately it does basically nothing other than this role and has almost no wiggle room in set variance. It also has abysmal special bulk, limiting its setup opportunities, and only average Special Attack, meaning that its checks have to be weakened considerably before Cloyster can win on its own. It also faces competition from Omastar, who struggles with being revenge killed by faster Pokemon and has a harder time setting up, but has much more power and mix set potential, so it posses more sweeping potential on its own.

[SET]
name: Shell Smash
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Hydro Pump / Surf (This is preferred for analysis convention, since there's no benchmark Hydro/Surf hits. You can keep it as a move mention in Set Information, though.)
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Self-Destruct
item: No Item
nature: Rash

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Information
========

Shell Smash lets Cloyster outspeed Pokemon that would attempt to revenge kill it such as Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Alakazam and boost its damage output to KO Pokemon that could otherwise live a hit, like Nidoqueen and Zapdos. Hydro Pump is a powerful move that somewhat mitigates Cloyster's low Special Attack. Surf is a somewhat weaker option but lets Cloyster accurately finish off Pokemon that resist Ice Beam where Hydro Pump is not necessary, while also dealing reliable chip to Pokemon when needed and allowing Cloyster to be a more consistent win condition. Ice Beam offers a 100% accurate STAB that also prevents Grass-types and Dragonite from walling Cloyster. Self-Destruct takes advantage of the Attack boost from Shell Smash to blow past special walls like Alolan Muk, Snorlax and Chansey, or Water-types like Mega Gyarados, Starmie, or Poliwrath. Ice Shard is also an option, offering utility to Cloyster's team by being able to pick off low health Pokemon like Mega Beedrill or Mega Aerodactyl. It also can KO Dragonite after Stealth Rocks and a small amount of chip. the more i think about it the more i realise that this should just be in other options

Usage Tips
========

In almost every matchup it is a very poor idea to lead with or use Cloyster early on. Your opponent will be able to use their best or most convenient check and finish Cloyster off with minimal harm to their team. Cloyster performs much better later on, when its answers are limited, and it can potentially use Self-Destruct on your opponent's counterplay and free up another Pokemon to win. When using Self-Destruct, be mindful of how much your opponent would be rewarded for predicting Self-Destruct and saving their check, it might be worthwhile to predict this and simply use another attack. As Cloyster is mainly used as a special damage forcer for its teammates not rly a fan of the wording here, i would change this to "As Cloyster is most commonly used to weaken walls such as Alolan Muk and Melmetal for its teammates,", try to decide whether it will be more effective to break with Cloyster and win with your team, or break with your team and win with Cloyster.

Team Options
========

Cloyster is a spectacular partner for Mega Alakazam, as all of Alakazam's defensive checks are common Pokemon used to check a boosted Cloyster. Cloyster can put these Pokemon into range of Mega Alakazam's coverage with Hydro Pump, or outright remove Pokemon like Snorlax and Alolan Muk with Self-Destruct. Cloyster can also capitalize on any wallbreaking that Mega Alakazam does to sweep later on. Starmie works well with Cloyster in a similar way, but with more similar coverage and utility, while not taking a Mega slot. Pokemon that deal with the Water-types that stump Cloyster can be useful, and Zapdos matches up well against Mega Gyarados and Poliwrath. Nasty Plot Mew is also a great special attacker that can customize its coverage to take advantage of what Cloyster does. Any Pokemon that appreciate the chunks of health Cloyster often rips out of Melmetal are options, most viable of which including most notably Mega Beedrill, Mega Aerodactyl, and Mega Gyarados. Mega Gyarados also pressures Water-types like Poliwrath.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

As Cloyster is very one dimensional with a small pool of useful moves, it does not really have many options to run at all. Running Hydro Pump and Surf on the same set can offer both power and reliability, but dropping Self-Destruct is not recommended, Cloyster is most commonly a wallbreaker, not a sweeper, and Self-Destruct is often essential to this. A Modest nature may be chosen, but Cloyster misses out on a guaranteed OHKO against Alolan Muk with Self-Destruct, as well as damage on Mega Gyarados and Poliwrath, just for the benefit of a tiny amount of Special Defense. Ice Shard is also an option, offering utility to Cloyster's team by being able to pick off low health Pokemon like Mega Beedrill or Mega Aerodactyl. It also can KO Dragonite after Stealth Rocks and a small amount of chip.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Water-types**: Starmie, Poliwrath, and Mega Gyarados can all deal with Cloyster well, as well as the rare Mega Blastoise. Although Ice Beam and Hydro Pump will do very little to these, boosted Self Destruct will OHKO Starmie and do massive damage to the others, who cannot reliably recover that lost health.

**Specially Bulky Pokemon**: Alolan Muk, Mew, Melmetal, Chansey and Snorlax can stomach a Hydro Pump, however Mew and Melmetal must be healthy, and don't appreciate losing that much health, Alolan Muk and Snorlax are bulky enough to take more then one boosted hydro pump Hydro Pump, but they must be careful of Self Destruct Self-Destruct if they still have roles to preform.

**Priority**: When priority like Alolan Dugtrio's Sucker Punch is present, Cloyster should avoid being put into range of it, as it will end Cloyster's progress swiftly without it getting the chance to do damage. Also beware of the rare Pikachu-S, as it can take Cloyster out with little chip using its STAB priority.

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[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Collesque, 520031]]
- Quality checked by: [[, ], [, ], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]

Great work, this looks way better. QC 1/3 when done :3

 

[Eve]

add remove comments feel free to yell at me on discord if you disagree with stuff

Comprehensive Logical OYSTER ANALYSIS

[OVERVIEW]

Cloyster's viability is solely carried by its access to Shell Smash, which lets it outspeed the entire unboosted metagame after a boost and double its offensive stats in a single turn. It has strong STAB options that cover each-other well, and Defense tied for the highest in the game, letting it set up in front of many physical attackers, notably living any hit from Melmetal after Stealth Rock, as well as Dragonite and Mega Aerodactyl. It also has a unique trait in Self-Destruct, which lets it sacrifice itself to OHKO or heavily damage Pokemon that could otherwise take it on like Alolan Muk or and Mega Gyarados respectively. Unfortunately it does basically nothing other than this role and has almost no wiggle room in set variance , Cloyster's poor offensive movepool, mostly utilising its weaker Special Attack stat, leaves it unable to meaningfully damage Water-type Pokemon without using Self-Desruct and can make handling it quite easy compared to other setup sweepers. It also has abysmal special bulk, limiting its setup opportunities, and only average Special Attack, meaning that its checks have to be weakened considerably before Cloyster can win on its own. It also faces competition as a user of Shell Smash from Omastar, who struggles with being revenge killed by faster Pokemon and has a harder time setting up, but has much more power and mix set potential, so it posses more sweeping potential on its own is vulnerable to revenge killing from the metagame's fastest Pokemon due to its poor Speed but is much more powerful and can even support its team with Stealth Rock.

[SET]
name: Shell Smash
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Self-Destruct
item: No Item
nature: Rash

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Information
========

Shell Smash lets Cloyster outspeed Pokemon that would attempt to revenge kill it such as Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Alakazam and boost its damage output to KO Pokemon that could otherwise live a hit, like Nidoqueen and Zapdos. Hydro Pump is a powerful move that somewhat mitigates Cloyster's low Special Attack. Surf is a somewhat weaker option but lets Cloyster accurately finish off Pokemon that resist Ice Beam where Hydro Pump is not necessary, while also dealing reliable chip to Pokemon when needed and allowing Cloyster to be a more consistent win condition. Ice Beam offers a 100% accurate STAB that also prevents Grass-types and Dragonite from walling Cloyster. Self-Destruct takes advantage of the Attack boost from Shell Smash to blow past special walls like Alolan Muk, Snorlax and Chansey, or Water-types like Mega Gyarados, Starmie, or Poliwrath. yup

Usage Tips
========

In almost every matchup it is a very poor idea to lead with or use Cloyster early on. Y , as your opponent will be able to use their best or most convenient check and finish Cloyster off with minimal harm to their team. Cloyster performs much better later on, when its answers are limited, and it can potentially use Self-Destruct on your opponent's counterplay and free up another Pokemon to win. When using Self-Destruct, be mindful of how much your opponent would be rewarded for predicting Self-Destruct and saving their check, it might be worthwhile to predict this and simply use another attack. As Cloyster is most commonly used to weaken walls such as Alolan Muk and Melmetal for its fast, offensive teammates, try to decide Deciding whether it will be more effective to break with have Cloyster weaken walls such as Alolan Muk and Melmetal and win with your team, to support its fast, offensive teammates or to wallbreak with your team said teammates to enable a sweep with Cloyster and win with Cloyster is key to using Cloyster effectively and is largely dependent on your matchup— if your opponent has multiple healthy checks to Cloyster, attempting to sweep with it is disadvised.

Team Options
========

Cloyster is a spectacular partner for Mega Alakazam, as all of Alakazam's defensive checks are common Pokemon used to check a boosted Cloyster. Cloyster can put these Pokemon into range of Mega Alakazam's coverage with Hydro Pump, or outright remove Pokemon like Snorlax and Alolan Muk with Self-Destruct. Cloyster can also capitalize on any wallbreaking that Mega Alakazam does to sweep later on. Starmie works well with Cloyster in a similar way, but with more similar coverage and utility, while not taking a Mega slot. Pokemon that deal with the Water-types that stump Cloyster can be useful, and Zapdos matches up well against Mega Gyarados and Poliwrath. Nasty Plot Mew is also a great special attacker that can customize its coverage to take advantage of what Cloyster doe Cloyster's ability to force damage on many of its best answers, while also setting up freely on Poliwrath. Any Pokemon that appreciate the chunks of health Cloyster often rips out of Melmetal are options, most notably Mega Beedrill, Mega Aerodactyl, and Mega Gyarados. Mega Gyarados also pressures Water-types like Poliwrath, which is beneficial to Cloyster.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

As Cloyster is very one dimensional with a small pool of useful moves, it does not really have many options to run at all Cloyster's limited movepool does not offer it many other options. Running Hydro Pump and Surf on the same set can offer both power and reliability, but dropping Self-Destruct is not recommended, Cloyster is most commonly a wallbreaker, not a sweeper, and Self-Destruct is often essential to this. You already explained what Self-Destruct does twice earlier, they know why it's so good A Modest nature may be chosen, but Cloyster misses the Special Defense gained from this is not typically worth weakening Self-Destruct, which has consequences such as missing out on a guaranteed OHKO against Alolan Muk with Self-Destruct, as well as and dealing less damage on to Mega Gyarados and Poliwrath, just for the benefit of a tiny amount of Special Defense. mostly just making it read a bit more formally Ice Shard is also an option, offering utility to Cloyster's team by being able to pick capable of picking off low health weakened Pokemon that naturally outspeed Cloyster like Mega Beedrill or, boosted Dragonite, and Mega Aerodactyl, but its low base power makes it a poor option for sweeping compared to Cloyster's standard attacking moves. It also can KO Dragonite after Stealth Rocks and a small amount of chip.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Water-types**: Starmie, Poliwrath, and Mega Gyarados can all deal with Cloyster well, as well as the rare Mega Blastoise. Although Ice Beam and Hydro Pump will do very little to these, boosted Self Destruct will OHKO Starmie and do massive damage to the others, who cannot reliably recover that lost health even calling Rest "unreliable" is giving it too much credit.

**Specially Bulky Pokemon**: Alolan Muk, Mew, Melmetal, Chansey and Snorlax can stomach a Hydro Pump,; however, Mew and Melmetal must be healthy, and don't appreciate losing that much health, while Alolan Muk, Chansey, and Snorlax are bulky enough to take more then one boosted Hydro Pump, but they must be careful of Self-Destruct if they still have roles to preform .

**Priority** When priority like Alolan Dugtrio's Sucker Punch is present, Cloyster should avoid being put into range of it, as it will end Cloyster's progress swiftly without it getting the chance to do damage. Also beware of the rare Pikachu-S, as it can take Cloyster out with little chip using its STAB priority.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Collesque, 520031]]
- Quality checked by: [[Lilburr, 481709], [, ], [, ]] you're supposed to fill this in yourself, please and thanks! add my one too
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]

QC 2/3

 

[Collette]

Eve QC Implemented, ready for 3rd check.

 

[Collette]

After a startling and obvious revelation, I have changed the nature listed from Rash to Naive, and removed the mention of Modest nature in Other Options. If a previous checker disagrees with this let me know, but I fail to see how these sets are viable.

eve edit: overlooked the nature, approved

 

[Lumari]

remove add / fix (comments); (AC=add comma; RC=remove comma; SC=semicolon)
GP 1/2

comprehensive logical oyster check

[OVERVIEW]

Cloyster's viability is solely carried by its access to Shell Smash, which lets it outspeed the entire unboosted metagame after a boost and double its offensive stats in a single turn. To complement this, it has strong STAB options that cover each other (RH) well (RC) and a Defense stat that is tied for the highest in the game, letting and lets it set up in front of many physical attackers, notably living tanking any hit from Melmetal after Stealth Rock, as well as from Dragonite and Mega Aerodactyl. It also has a unique trait in Self-Destruct, which lets it sacrifice itself to OHKO or heavily damage Pokemon that could otherwise take it on like Alolan Muk or and Mega Gyarados respectively. Unfortunately Cloyster's poor offensive movepool, mostly that also mostly utilizing utilizes its weaker lower Special Attack stat (RC) leaves it unable to meaningfully damage Water-type Pokemon without using Self-Destruct and can make handling it quite easy. It also has Its abysmal special bulk (RC) further limiting limits its setup opportunities, and it faces competition from Omastar, who which is vulnerable to revenge killing from the metagame's fastest Pokemon due to its poor Speed but is much more powerful and can even support its team with Stealth Rock.

[SET]
name: Shell Smash
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Self-Destruct
item: No Item
nature: Naive

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Information
========

Shell Smash lets Cloyster outspeed Pokemon that would attempt to revenge kill it such as Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Alakazam and boost its damage output to KO Pokemon that could otherwise live take a hit, like Nidoqueen and Zapdos. Hydro Pump is a powerful move that somewhat mitigates Cloyster's low Special Attack, (comma) while Surf is a somewhat weaker option but that lets Cloyster accurately finish off Pokemon that resist Ice Beam where Hydro Pump is not necessary; while also dealing it also deals reliable damage to Pokemon when needed and allowing allows Cloyster to be a more consistent win condition wincon. Ice Beam offers a 100% accurate STAB attack that also prevents Grass-types and Dragonite from walling Cloyster. Self-Destruct takes advantage of the Attack boost from Shell Smash to blow past special walls like Alolan Muk, Snorlax, (AC) and Chansey (RC) or and Water-types like Mega Gyarados, Starmie, or and Poliwrath.

Usage Tips
========

In almost every matchup it is a very poor idea to lead with or use Cloyster early on, as your opponent will be able to use their best or most convenient check and finish Cloyster off with minimal harm to their team. Cloyster performs much better later on, when its answers are limited (RC) and it can potentially use Self-Destruct on your opponent's counterplay and free up open the door for another Pokemon to win. When using Self-Destruct, be mindful of how much your opponent would be rewarded for predicting Self-Destruct and saving their check, as it might be worthwhile to predict this and simply use another attack. Deciding whether it will be more effective to have Cloyster weaken walls such as Alolan Muk and Melmetal to support its fast, offensive teammates or to wallbreak with said teammates to enable a sweep with Cloyster is key to using Cloyster effectively. This is largely dependent on your matchup— if your opponent has multiple healthy checks to Cloyster, attempting to sweep with it is unadvised.

Team Options
========

Cloyster is a spectacular partner for Mega Alakazam, as all of Alakazam's defensive checks are commonly Pokemon used to check a boosted Cloyster. Cloyster can put these Pokemon into range of Mega Alakazam's coverage with Hydro Pump (RC) or outright remove Pokemon like them with Self-Destruct in the case of Snorlax and Alolan Muk with Self-Destruct. Cloyster can also capitalize on any wallbreaking that Mega Alakazam does to sweep later on. Starmie works well with Cloyster in a similar way, but it comes with more similar coverage and utility (RC) while not without taking a Mega slot. Pokemon that deal with the Water-types that stump Cloyster can be useful, and Zapdos matches up well against Mega Gyarados and Poliwrath. Nasty Plot Mew is also a great special attacker that can take advantage of Cloyster's ability to force damage on many of its best answers (RC) while also setting up freely on Poliwrath. Any Pokemon that appreciate the chunks of health Cloyster often rips out of Melmetal are options, most notably Mega Beedrill, Mega Aerodactyl, and Mega Gyarados. Mega Gyarados also pressures Water-types like Poliwrath, which is beneficial to Cloyster.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Cloyster's limited movepool does not offer it many options. Running Hydro Pump and Surf on the same set can offer both power and reliability, but dropping Self-Destruct is not recommended. Ice Shard is also an option, capable of picking off weakened Pokemon that outspeed Cloyster like Mega Beedrill, boosted Dragonite, and or Mega Aerodactyl, but its low Base Power makes it a poor option for sweeping compared to Cloyster's standard attacking moves.

Checks and Counters
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**Water-types**: Starmie, Poliwrath, and Mega Gyarados can all deal with Cloyster well, as well as the rare Mega Blastoise. Although Ice Beam and Hydro Pump will do very little to these, boosted Self-Destruct (AH) will OHKO Starmie and do massive damage to the others, who which cannot recover that lost health.

**Specially Bulky Pokemon**: Alolan Muk, Mew, Melmetal, Chansey and Snorlax can stomach a Hydro Pump, however though Mew and Melmetal must be healthy (RC) and don't appreciate losing that much health. Alolan Muk, Chansey, and Snorlax are bulky enough to take more then than one boosted Hydro Pump (RC) but must be careful of Self-Destruct.

**Priority**: When priority move users like Sucker Punch Alolan Dugtrio's Sucker Punch is are present, Cloyster should avoid being put into their KO range of it, as it they will end Cloyster's progress swiftly without it getting the chance to do damage. Also beware of the rare Pikachu-S, as it can take Cloyster out with some prior damage using its STAB priority.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Collesque, 520031]]
- Quality checked by: [[Eve, 375272], [Lilburr, 481709], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]

 

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[OVERVIEW]

Cloyster's viability is solely carried by its access to Shell Smash, which lets it outspeed the entire unboosted metagame and double its offensive stats in a single turn. To complement this, it has strong STAB options that cover each other well and a Defense stat that is tied for the highest in the game and lets it set up in front of many physical attackers, notably tanking any hit from Melmetal after Stealth Rock, as well as from Dragonite and Mega Aerodactyl. It also has a unique trait in Self-Destruct, which lets it sacrifice itself to OHKO or heavily damage Pokemon that could otherwise take it on like Alolan Muk and Mega Gyarados. Unfortunately, (comma) Cloyster's poor offensive movepool that also utilizes its lower Special Attack stat and leaves it unable to meaningfully damage Water-type Pokemon without using Self-Destruct, (comma) which and can make handling it quite easy. Its abysmal special bulk limits its setup opportunities, and it faces competition from Omastar, which is vulnerable to revenge killing from the metagame's fastest Pokemon due to its poor Speed but is much more powerful and can even support its team with Stealth Rock.

[SET]
name: Shell Smash
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Self-Destruct
item: No Item
nature: Naive

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Information
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Shell Smash lets Cloyster outspeed fast Pokemon that would attempt to revenge kill it such as Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Alakazam and boost its damage output to KO Pokemon that could otherwise take a hit, like Nidoqueen and Zapdos. Hydro Pump somewhat mitigates Cloyster's low Special Attack, while Surf is a somewhat weaker option that lets Cloyster accurately finish off Pokemon that resist Ice Beam where Hydro Pump is not necessary; it also deals reliable damage to Pokemon when needed and allows Cloyster to be a more consistent wincon. Ice Beam offers a 100% accurate STAB attack that also prevents Grass-types and Dragonite from walling Cloyster. Self-Destruct takes advantage of the Attack boost from Shell Smash to blow past special walls like Alolan Muk, Snorlax, and Chansey as well as Water-types like Mega Gyarados, Starmie, and Poliwrath.

Usage Tips
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In almost every matchup it is a very poor idea to lead with or Do not use Cloyster early on, as your opponent will be able to use their best or most convenient check and finish Cloyster off with minimal harm to their team. Cloyster performs much better later on, when its answers are limited and it can potentially use Self-Destruct on your opponent's counterplay and open the door for another Pokemon to win. When using Self-Destruct, be mindful of how much your opponent would be rewarded for predicting Self-Destruct and saving their check, as it might be worthwhile to predict this and simply use another attack. A key to using Cloyster is deciding whether it will be more effective to have Cloyster weaken walls such as Alolan Muk and Melmetal to support its fast, offensive teammates or to wallbreak with said teammates to enable a sweep with Cloyster is key to using Cloyster effectively. This is largely dependent on your matchup— if your opponent has multiple healthy checks to Cloyster, attempting to sweep with it is unadvised.

Team Options
========

Cloyster is a spectacular partner for Mega Alakazam, as all of Alakazam's defensive checks are commonly used to check a boosted Cloyster. Cloyster can put these Pokemon into KO range of Mega Alakazam's coverage with Hydro Pump, or outright remove them with Self-Destruct in the case of Snorlax and Alolan Muk. Cloyster can also capitalize on any wallbreaking that Mega Alakazam does to sweep later on. Starmie works well with Cloyster in a similar way, but it comes with more similar coverage and utility without taking a Mega slot. Pokemon that deal with the Water-types that stump Cloyster can be useful, and Zapdos matches up well against Mega Gyarados and Poliwrath. Nasty Plot Mew is also a great special attacker that can take advantage of Cloyster's ability to force damage on many of its best answers while also setting up freely on Poliwrath. Any Pokemon that appreciate the chunks of health Cloyster often rips out of Melmetal are options, most notably Mega Beedrill, Mega Aerodactyl, and Mega Gyarados. Mega Gyarados also pressures Water-types like Poliwrath.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Cloyster's limited movepool does not offer it many options. Running Hydro Pump and Surf on the same set can offer both power and reliability, but dropping Self-Destruct is not recommended. Ice Shard is also an option, capable of picking off weakened Pokemon that outspeed Cloyster like Mega Beedrill, boosted Dragonite, and Mega Aerodactyl, but its low Base Power makes it a poor option for sweeping compared to Cloyster's standard attacking moves.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Water-types**: Starmie, Poliwrath, and Mega Gyarados, (comma) and the rare Mega Blastoise can all deal with Cloyster well, as well as the rare Mega Blastoise. Although Ice Beam and Hydro Pump will do very little to these them, but boosted Self-Destruct will OHKO Starmie and do massive damage to the others, which cannot recover that lost health.

**Specially Bulky Pokemon**: Alolan Muk, Mew, Melmetal, Chansey and Snorlax can stomach a Hydro Pump, though Mew and Melmetal must be healthy and don't appreciate losing that much health. Alolan Muk, Chansey, and Snorlax are bulky enough to take more than one boosted Hydro Pump but must be careful of Self-Destruct.

**Priority** When priority move users like Alolan Dugtrio's Sucker Punch are present, Cloyster should avoid being put into their KO range, as they will end Cloyster's progress sweep swiftly without it getting the chance to do damage. Also beware of the rare Pikachu-S, as it can take Cloyster out with some prior damage using its STAB priority.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Collesque, 520031]]
- Quality checked by: [[Eve, 375272], [Lilburr, 481709]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216], [, ]]

 

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