Pokémon · Base
Cloyster
Fossil Set · #32 · Uncommon · 1999
Listings
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Market reference
$1.03
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 32 / 62
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Shellder
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 91
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Cloyster plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Clamp) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Shellder; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Cloyster
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Cloyster?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When attacked, it launches its horns in quick volleys. Its innards have never been seen."
WWClamp — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, this attack does nothing (not even damage).
WWSpike Cannon — 30×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.20 | $0.77 | $18.00 | $1.03 | $0.47 |
| 1st Edition | $1.39 | $4.05 | $39.31 | $5.69 | $19.74 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.42 |
| 7-day average | €1.45 |
| 30-day average | €1.73 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.74 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.74 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Cloyster is real?
Cloyster is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Cloyster worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Cloyster is $1.03; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Cloyster from?
Cloyster is from the Pokémon set "Fossil Set" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Cloyster?
Cloyster is a Uncommon card in the Fossil Set set.
Other Cloyster printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
