Cloyster -- Sun and Moon Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Cloyster from the Sun and Moon Pokemon Card Set.  Cloyster is a Stage 1, Water type Pokemon card, with a HP of 120. It has a x2 weakness to Grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a three Colorless Energy card retreat cost.  Cloyster does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Headlock, for two Energy cards, one each of Water and Colorless, this move does 30 damage plus 30 more damage if you get a heads when flipping a coin, or the defending Pokemon is Paralyzed if you get a tails.  Cloyster's second move is called Guard Press, for three Energy cards, two Water and one Colorless, this move does 80 damage, plus any damage done to Cloyster during your opponent's next turn is reduced by 20.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Cloyster is a Stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Shellder into play (I reviewed Shellder from this set yesterday) and then evolve Shellder into Cloyster.  If you read yesterday's review of Shellder, you'll know that I thought it was a below average Basic Pokemon card overall, even though it had a solid HP and could do 10 damage for one Energy card, it was below average in my opinion because its retreat cost was higher than its attack cost and it only had one move, making it very limited.  So knowing this about Shellder and looking at this Cloyster card, ideally, you could start the game with Shellder in the active Pokemon spot, then the second turn of the game evolve it into Cloyster and use Headlock, either doing 60 damage in one turn, or paralyzing the defending Pokemon making them unable to attack and allowing you to set up your benched Pokemon.  Similar to Shellder, this card does have a pretty high retreat cost, so keep that in my when using this line.  But if you're building a Water type deck, I think this line is worth a look, especially since Cloyster has such a high HP for a Stage 1 card and has two solid moves.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a very solid Stage 1 Pokemon card from the Sun and Moon set.  Although it can't attack for only one Energy card, this card can do up to 80 damage per turn, has a high HP, and has a variety of things the attacks on this card do.  So paired with Shellder from this set, I would give this line a 3 out of 5 rating.

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Cloyster -- BREAKpoint Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Cloyster from the BREAKpoint Pokemon Card Set.  Cloyster is a stage 1, water type Pokemon card, with an hp of 100. It has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Cloyster does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Sudden Grip, for one water energy card, this move does 10 damage, plus it paralyzes the defending Pokemon if you just evolved Shellder into Cloyster that same turn.  Cloyster's second move is called Surf, for three energy cards, two colorless and one water, this move does 70 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Cloyster is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Shellder into play (I reviewed both Shellder cards from this set the past two days) and then evolve Shellder into Cloyster.  If you read my Shellder reviews, you'll know that I wasn't a huge fan of either Shellder from this set, but would recommend the first Shellder card, card number 22, to pair with this Cloyster card, I prefer that card because it can attack for only one energy card and can do damage every turn.  So knowing this about Shellder and looking at this Cloyster card, I think it would be best to set this line up on the bench, evolve Shellder into Cloyster, and get three energy cards on Cloyster so you can use Surf every turn and do 70 damage a turn.  If you start the game with Shellder in the active Pokemon spot of course it makes sense to evolve as soon as possibility into Cloyster and do 10 damage plus paralyze the defending Pokemon with Sudden Grip.  Because neither card in this line is anything great, I wouldn't recommend using more than a 1-1 line of this Pokemon family in a water type deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an average Stage 1 Pokemon card from the BREAKpoint set.  There really isn't any downsides to this card, other than the fact it isn't more than average.  I like Cloyster's HP, which is a little higher than most, plus the fact it has two moves, one average and the other above average.  Together with Shellder from this set, I would give this entire line a 2 out of 5 rating, while this Pokemon family isn't bad, you can definitely find better water type Pokemon to use in your deck.

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Cloyster -- Pokemon X and Y Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Cloyster from the Pokemon XY Card Set.  Cloyster is a stage 1, water type Pokemon card, with an hp of 100.  It has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  Cloyster does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Clamp Crush, for two energy cards, one each of water and colorless, this move does 30 damage plus if you get a heads when you flip a coin your opponent's active Pokemon is paralyzed and an energy card must be discarded from that Pokemon.  Cloyster's second move is called Spike Cannon, this move requires three energy cards, two water and one colorless, and does 30 damage times the number of heads you get when you flip 5 coins.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Cloyster is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Shellder into play (I reviewed Shellder from this set yesterday) and then evolve Shellder into Cloyster.  If you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought Shellder was an average Pokemon card that just was a little limited on what it could do, but it should work perfectly with this card.  I would definitely recommend using this line in a deck, probably a 2-2 line of Shellder and Cloyster, whenever you get Cloyster into the active Pokemon spot I would use Spike Cannon most turns unless you can knock out the defending Pokemon in 30 damage or less, or Cloyster will be knocked out the next turn and you need to paralyze the defending Pokemon then I would use Clamp Crush instead.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an above average stage 1 Pokemon card from the X and Y set.  I like pretty much everything about this card except for its retreat cost which is a bit high but I do like both moves as well as the above average hp.  Usually I don't like coin flip moves like Spike Cannon but even if you have below average luck you should be able to do 60 damage every turn with it.  Combined, I would give Shellder and Cloyster a 4 out of 5 rating, it is an above average line that will complement other Pokemon in a water type deck very well.  Individually I gave these cards a 3 for Shellder and a 4 for Cloyster.

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