Shellder → Cloyster
4-cost marksman · Water / Ice · range 3 · #3 of 10 4-cost Pokémon in our tier list.
Synergies
Water Water types gain +6/24/30 extra Energy per attack. Active at 2 / 4 / 6. Other Water Pokémon: Squirtle, Magikarp, Psyduck, Poliwag, Slowpoke, Seel, Vaporeon, Lapras, Staryu.
Ice Ice types' attacks slow the target by 55/95% for 2s. Active at 2 / 4. Other Ice Pokémon: Jynx, Seel, Lapras, Articuno.
Abilities
In Kanto Tactics each star level has its own ability. It casts on its own when Energy is full (+10 Energy per attack, more when hit).
★ Shellder: Spike Cannon
4 hits of 254.
Normal · Physical · 65 Energy (starts with 10)
★★ Cloyster: Spike CannonSpikes 2-5
Fires 2 to 5 spikes (random), each at a different enemy. Power 554.
Normal · Physical · 75 Energy
★★★ Cloyster: Spike CannonSpikes ×5
Fires 5 spikes, each at a different enemy. Power 883.
Normal · Physical · 75 Energy
Stats
| Star | HP | Attack | Sp. Atk | Defense | Sp. Def | Atk speed | Crit | Range | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ Shellder | 1,090 | 88 | 65 | 78 | 40 | 0.88 | 6% | 3 | 65 |
| ★★ Cloyster | 1,928 | 175 | 144 | 161 | 52 | 1.08 | 6% | 3 | 75 |
| ★★★ Cloyster | 3,029 | 285 | 235 | 216 | 54 | 1.19 | 6% | 3 | 75 |
Without items or synergies. A shiny copy (1 in 200 in the shop) has +10% HP, defenses and damage.
Best items
Shellder as the carry of a full board, every 3-item combination of its class tested against the same field.
| Items | Win rate |
|---|---|
 Choice Band  Life Orb  Focus Sash | 20% |
| Choice Band Choice Band Focus Sash | 18% |
 Scope Lens Scope Lens  Choice Scarf | 17% |
| Choice Band Choice Scarf Focus Sash | 17% |
| Scope Lens Scope Lens Scope Lens | 17% |
Where you fight it in the campaign
These Campaign trainers can field it: S.S. Anne · Sailor, Route 12 · Fisherman, Route 19 · Swimmer, Route 21 · Fisherman, Elite Four · Lorelei, Champion · Blue.