Gym attackers, cloyster

Well, if I featured lapras I have to showcase cloyster as well.

Just as lapras this one has one job only -- cutting down dragonite.

At 186 base attack stat it's, quite honestly, a pretty bad attacker. The only reason to build one of these is if you don't already have access to a fully maxed out lapras from before it was nerfed into the basement with the arrival of generation 2.

While the 323 base defence stat is stellar it just doesn't compensate for the atrocious 100 base stamina stat. Make sure you've got your dodging covered, or use a lapras instead.


Primary attacks are Frost Breath and Ice Shard. You want Frost Breath. While Ice Shard is servicable, this pokemon (or rather shellder) spawns often enough that you shouldn't accept second best.

The best charge attack is a legacy move, Blizzard. If you happen to have one of these lying around, good for you. However, if you for some reason waited half a year before seeing the need to cut down defending dragonites fast, well then you have to do with Avalance. It's a two bar attack, which kind of sucks, but it does the job.


If you're using cloyster to attack anything but dragonite, then you're doing something wrong. Hence I won't go into what attack types are suicide to run into.


While cloyster is better at cutting down a single dragonite than lapras I still prefer the latter. Dragonites have this unsettling tendency to come in groups due to overblown CP. Lapras is superior for burning through dragonites in bulk.

However, make sure you have a bunch of cloysters with the right attacks in the 1100 - 1400 CP range. They're a dream when it comes to adding prestige to a gym featuring dragonites at the bottom.