Cloyster (Expedition 8)

Cloyster   パルシェン Parshen

Illus. Kyoko Umemoto

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Shellder Card name Cloyster Type Water HP 80 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 8/165 Japanese expansion Base Expansion Pack Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 110/128 English expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 42/165 Japanese expansion Base Expansion Pack Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 078/128 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Cloyster.

Cloyster (Japanese: パルシェン Parshen) is a Water-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Expedition Base Set.

Card text

Lick

したでなめる

10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Auto Fire

れんぞくキャノン

20×

Flip 4 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.

e-Reader data

The card ID of the Holofoil print is B-80. The card ID of the Non Holofoil print is B-80-#. On the Non Holofoil print, the short strip contains Pokédex information, a brief card summary, and information on the content of the long strip. The species, height, and weight are present on the Holofoil print.

Pokédex data

Cloyster - Bivalve Pokémon

No.

091

Height

4'11" (1.5 m)

Weight

292 lbs. (132.5 kg)

Pokédex entry

Even a missile can't break the spikes it uses to stab opponents. They're even harder than its shell.

あいてを　つきさすための　トゲは　ナパームだん　でも　こわせない　カラよりも　はるかに　かたいのだ。

Mini-game

The long strip contains data for the Kingler's Day mini-game. Three other cards from Expedition Base Set are also required to play it.

Trivia

Origin

Lick is a move in the Pokémon games; however, Cloyster cannot learn it. This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Crystal.

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