Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #102
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
0.3%
Cloyster is ranked #102 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 14,992 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#102 of 243
Raw count14,992
Viability ceiling86
Month on month+0.24pp
13 month peak0.3%
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 time0.3%▲ 0.24pppeak 0.3% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
77.4% of Cloyster teamsHP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilitySkill Link · 100.0%
ItemNever-Melt Ice · 78.4%
Tera typeIce · 93.7%
Moves
100.0%
100.0%
93.7%
76.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe10.4%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe7.0%
Moves
5 tracked100.0%
100.0%
93.7%
76.4%
14.2%
Best Cloyster build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 574,541 battles in September 2026. Cloyster sits at rank #102 with 0.3% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.24 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.