Cloyster - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Cloyster can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Cloyster artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Cloyster learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Aurora Beam	Ice		65	100
1	Protect	Normal		—	—
1	Supersonic	Normal		—	55
1	Toxic Spikes	Poison		—	—
1	Withdraw	Water		—	—
28	Spikes	Ground		—	—
40	Spike Cannon	Normal		20	100

Egg moves

Cloyster learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Barrier	Psychic		—	—
BubbleBeam	Water		65	100
Icicle Spear	Ice		10	100
Mud Shot	Ground		55	95
Rapid Spin	Normal		20	100
Screech	Normal		—	85
Take Down	Normal		90	85

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl by a previous evolution of Cloyster. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Brine	Water		65	100	Level up
Clamp	Water		35	75	Level up
Ice Beam	Ice		95	100	Level up
Ice Shard	Ice		40	100	Level up
Icicle Spear	Ice		10	100	Level up
Iron Defense	Steel		—	—	Level up
Leer	Normal		—	100	Level up
Tackle	Normal		35	95	Level up
Whirlpool	Water		15	70	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Cloyster is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100

Moves learnt by TM

Cloyster is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water		60	100
06	Toxic	Poison		—	85
07	Hail	Ice		—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal		60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice		95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice		120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
21	Frustration	Normal		—	100
27	Return	Normal		—	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
41	Torment	Dark		—	100
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
45	Attract	Normal		—	100
55	Brine	Water		65	100
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
64	Explosion	Normal		250	100
66	Payback	Dark		50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
72	Avalanche	Ice		60	100
78	Captivate	Normal		—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal		—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison		80	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	90
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—

Transfer-only moves

Cloyster can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Cloyster learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Aurora Beam	Ice		65	100
1	Protect	Normal		—	—
1	Supersonic	Normal		—	55
1	Toxic Spikes	Poison		—	—
1	Withdraw	Water		—	—
28	Spikes	Ground		—	—
40	Spike Cannon	Normal		20	100

Egg moves

Cloyster learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Barrier	Psychic		—	—
BubbleBeam	Water		65	100
Icicle Spear	Ice		10	100
Mud Shot	Ground		55	95
Rapid Spin	Normal		20	100
Screech	Normal		—	85
Take Down	Normal		90	85

Move Tutor moves

Cloyster can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Dive	Water		80	100
Icy Wind	Ice		55	95
Iron Defense	Steel		—	—
Signal Beam	Bug		75	100
Snore	Normal		40	100
Swift	Normal		60	∞

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Platinum by a previous evolution of Cloyster. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Brine	Water		65	100	Level up
Clamp	Water		35	75	Level up
Ice Beam	Ice		95	100	Level up
Ice Shard	Ice		40	100	Level up
Icicle Spear	Ice		10	100	Level up
Iron Defense	Steel		—	—	Level up
Leer	Normal		—	100	Level up
Tackle	Normal		35	95	Level up
Whirlpool	Water		15	70	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Cloyster is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100

Moves learnt by TM

Cloyster is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water		60	100
06	Toxic	Poison		—	85
07	Hail	Ice		—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal		60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice		95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice		120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
21	Frustration	Normal		—	100
27	Return	Normal		—	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
41	Torment	Dark		—	100
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
45	Attract	Normal		—	100
55	Brine	Water		65	100
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
64	Explosion	Normal		250	100
66	Payback	Dark		50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
72	Avalanche	Ice		60	100
78	Captivate	Normal		—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal		—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison		80	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	90
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—

Transfer-only moves

Cloyster can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Cloyster learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Aurora Beam	Ice		65	100
1	Protect	Normal		—	—
1	Supersonic	Normal		—	55
1	Toxic Spikes	Poison		—	—
1	Withdraw	Water		—	—
28	Spikes	Ground		—	—
40	Spike Cannon	Normal		20	100

Egg moves

Cloyster learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Barrier	Psychic		—	—
BubbleBeam	Water		65	100
Icicle Spear	Ice		10	100
Mud Shot	Ground		55	95
Rapid Spin	Normal		20	100
Rock Blast	Rock		25	80
Screech	Normal		—	85
Take Down	Normal		90	85

Move Tutor moves

Cloyster can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Dive	Water		80	100
Icy Wind	Ice		55	95
Iron Defense	Steel		—	—
Signal Beam	Bug		75	100
Snore	Normal		40	100
Swift	Normal		60	∞

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver by a previous evolution of Cloyster. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Brine	Water		65	100	Level up
Clamp	Water		35	75	Level up
Ice Beam	Ice		95	100	Level up
Ice Shard	Ice		40	100	Level up
Icicle Spear	Ice		10	100	Level up
Iron Defense	Steel		—	—	Level up
Leer	Normal		—	100	Level up
Tackle	Normal		35	95	Level up
Whirlpool	Water		15	70	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Cloyster is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100
05	Whirlpool	Water		15	70

Moves learnt by TM

Cloyster is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water		60	100
06	Toxic	Poison		—	85
07	Hail	Ice		—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal		60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice		95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice		120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
21	Frustration	Normal		—	100
27	Return	Normal		—	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
41	Torment	Dark		—	100
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
45	Attract	Normal		—	100
55	Brine	Water		65	100
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
64	Explosion	Normal		250	100
66	Payback	Dark		50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
72	Avalanche	Ice		60	100
78	Captivate	Normal		—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal		—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison		80	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	90
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—

Transfer-only moves

Cloyster can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Cloyster egg move parents

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Cloyster's egg groups: Water 3

The egg moves for Cloyster are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Cloyster with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Cloyster with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Barrier

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Tentacool Tentacruel
Breeding	Shellder Cloyster Corsola Lileep Cradily

Bubble Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Tentacool Tentacruel Krabby Kingler Corsola Corphish Crawdaunt
Breeding	Shellder Cloyster Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops

Icicle Spear

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Shellder
Breeding	Shellder Cloyster Corsola
Pre-evolution Level up	Cloyster

Mud Shot

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Krabby Kingler Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops
Breeding	Shellder Cloyster Kabuto Kabutops

Rapid Spin

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Shellder Cloyster Kabuto Kabutops Anorith Armaldo

Rock Blast

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Omanyte Omastar Corsola Anorith Armaldo
Breeding	Shellder Cloyster

Screech

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Tentacool Tentacruel
Breeding	Shellder Cloyster Kabuto Kabutops Corsola Anorith Armaldo Skorupi Drapion

Take Down

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Shellder Cloyster