Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Cloyster is ranked #128 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 15,995 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#128 of 230
Raw count15,995
Viability ceiling86
Month on month+0.04pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 525
HP
50
Atk
95
Def
180
SpA
85
SpD
45
Spe
70
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.04pppeak 0.2% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
52.0% of Cloyster teamsHP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilitySkill Link · 99.7%
ItemFocus Sash · 44.5%
Tera typeIce · 42.6%
Moves
100.0%
99.9%
57.4%
41.9%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe28.6%
Moves
7 tracked100.0%
99.9%
57.4%
41.9%
40.6%
27.3%
22.2%
Items
44.5%
43.2%
11.3%
Tera types
42.6%
31.7%
18.5%
6.9%
Abilities
99.7%
0.2%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe52.0%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe28.6%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe4.3%
Adamant112 HP / 252 Atk / 144 Spe4.0%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe3.8%
Naughty252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe3.7%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Cloyster build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Cloyster sits at rank #128 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.04 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.