Cloyster - Generation 4 learnset

Cloyster artwork by Ken Sugimori

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

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

Note: the information for the moves below is shown as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

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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	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 on the Cloyster egg moves page.

Move	Type	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	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	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	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 on the Cloyster egg moves page.

Move	Type	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	Power	Acc.
Dive	Water	80	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	50	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	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	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	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 on the Cloyster egg moves page.

Move	Type	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	Power	Acc.
Dive	Water	80	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	50	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	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	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