Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Cloyster appears in Sword & Shield, released in 2020. The printed flavor text states: "Its shell is extremely hard.
It cannot be shattered, even with a bomb. The shell opens only when it is attacking." Core profile: Its card type is Pokémon.
The rarity label is Rare. Printed HP is 130.
Energy typing is Water. Cloyster evolves from Shellder.
Current market pricing for Cloyster (Sword & Shield) sits near $0.18. Price action is stable over 7 days, moving only 0.0%.
That is close to the 30-day average of $0.18. In the past 90 days, observed prices ranged from $0.17 to $0.21 (22% spread), a moderate-volatility profile.
The listed rarity for this print is Rare.
Collector-focused market read: Weekly drift is minimal (0.0%), indicating a relatively balanced short-term market. With a 22% 90-day spread ($0.17-$0.21), this card currently tracks as moderate-volatility.
Current value remains close to its 30-day mean ($0.18). No consistent graded benchmark is available in this snapshot, so condition-adjusted pricing should be reviewed with active listings.
Sword & Shield was released in 2020. It belongs to the Sword & Shield series.
The checklist contains 216 cards, placing it in a large expansion range. As of 2026, the set is 6 years old and sits in a modern-era collecting window.
In the Sword & Shield checklist, Cloyster occupies position #41 as a Rare card.
Cloyster sits within a broader pool of Cloyster variants that can be compared by set, rarity, and price. Comparable entries in this snapshot: 6 cards, 6 distinct sets.
Observed alternatives run from $0.15 to $0.42 (180% spread). The current card sits -21% versus the sampled alternative average of $0.23.
Notable alternatives include Cloyster #24 (BREAKpoint) at $0.17, Cloyster #32 (XY) at $0.42, Cloyster #51 (Fusion Strike) at $0.19, and Cloyster #91 (151) at $0.17.
