Cloyster is a Tier 3 Raid Boss in Pokemon GO, with Boss CP of 19853. This page details best Cloyster Raid counters and which moves to use against it.
- 1383 – 1455 (perfect IV, no weather Boost)
- 1729 – 1819 (perfect IV, Rainy or Snow)
Cloyster Raid Counters
Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.
The best counters for Cloyster are the following:
| # | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Blaziken (Mega)
|
Counter Fighting | Focus Blast Fighting | 111.03s | 2.88 |
| 2. |
Sceptile (Mega)
|
Bullet Seed Grass | Frenzy Plant Grass | 109.40s | 6.00 |
| 3. |
Manectric (Mega)
|
Thunder Fang Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 122.53s | 4.25 |
| 4. |
Aerodactyl (Mega)
|
Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 126.05s | 5.13 |
| 5. |
Venusaur (Mega)
|
Vine Whip Grass | Frenzy Plant Grass | 133.86s | 4.13 |
| 6. |
Lopunny (Mega)
|
Double Kick Fighting | Focus Blast Fighting | 136.17s | 4.25 |
| 7. |
Ampharos (Mega)
|
Volt Switch Electric | Zap Cannon Electric | 139.47s | 4.50 |
| 8. |
Alakazam (Mega)
|
Counter Fighting | Focus Blast Fighting | 145.56s | 5.00 |
| 9. |
Terrakion
|
Double Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 153.63s | 4.25 |
| 10. |
Keldeo
|
Low Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 164.61s | 2.50 |
| 11. |
Keldeo (Ordinary)
|
Low Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 165.22s | 2.75 |
| 12. |
Kartana
|
Razor Leaf Grass | Leaf Blade Grass | 149.63s | 5.50 |
| 13. |
Xurkitree
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Power Whip Grass | 155.29s | 5.13 |
| 14. |
Gengar (Mega)
|
Lick Ghost | Focus Blast Fighting | 157.75s | 5.00 |
| 15. |
Lucario
|
Counter Fighting | Aura Sphere Fighting | 164.33s | 4.50 |
| 16. |
Latios (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Solar Beam Grass | 164.05s | 5.13 |
| 17. |
Abomasnow (Mega)
|
Razor Leaf Grass | Energy Ball Grass | 169.69s | 4.25 |
| 18. |
Charizard (Mega Y)
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 168.42s | 4.75 |
| 19. |
Zekrom
|
Charge Beam Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 173.67s | 5.29 |
| 20. |
Thundurus (Therian)
|
Volt Switch Electric | Thunderbolt Electric | 171.19s | 7.00 |
| 21. |
Zarude
|
Vine Whip Grass | Power Whip Grass | 180.92s | 5.00 |
| 22. |
Electivire
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 176.78s | 5.67 |
| 23. |
Banette (Mega)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 172.89s | 6.40 |
| 24. |
Rampardos
|
Smack Down Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 168.29s | 6.83 |
| 25. |
Aggron (Mega)
|
Smack Down Rock | Meteor Beam Rock | 197.57s | 2.33 |
| 26. |
Conkeldurr
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 181.21s | 5.00 |
| 27. |
Houndoom (Mega)
|
Fire Fang Fire | Foul Play Dark | 194.68s | 4.00 |
| 28. |
Raikou
|
Volt Switch Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 187.45s | 5.00 |
| 29. |
Magnezone
|
Spark Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 193.70s | 4.00 |
Stats and Max CP
Cloyster
WaterIce
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| Max CP at Level 40 2547 | Max CP at Level 50 2880 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 186 | DEF 256 | HP 137 | |||
| Weak to | Resistances | ||||
| Fighting Electric Rock Grass | Ice Water | ||||
Raid Boss Movepool
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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*Note: Legacy Move.
Ice type moves will hurt your Grass and Electric type counters, so be warned!Conclusion
Cloyster will be soloable for the high level trainer, but lower level trainers, or those without ideal counters, may want to bring a friend.