Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Cloyster Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Cloyster's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Water / Ice typing.
Cloyster
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Resistances (2)
Immunities (0)
None
Battle notes
- Cloyster's Water / Ice typing is best attacked with Electric (2x), Grass (2x), Fighting (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Ice, Water attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Cloyster resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon with Effective Types
These are examples of Pokémon associated with super-effective attacking types, not a ranked competitive counter list.
Defensive typing summary
Cloyster's base defensive typing is Water / Ice. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Cloyster weak to?
Cloyster is weak to Electric (2x), Grass (2x), Fighting (2x), Rock (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Cloyster?
Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Rock are tied as the strongest attacking types against Cloyster, each dealing 2x damage.
Does Cloyster's ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.