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Boosted Cloyster not added to new tier list?

Why is the boosted cloyster not in the new defender tier list? Is it not a mini lapras, with different base stats?(higher def, lower stamina)

Asked by Hihahoeha7 years 5 months ago
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Cloyster have the best def stats in the game now however their stam is really low, you need at least a reasonable amount for any half decent defender when they can't dodge.

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It's not completely unusable in a gym with the right moveset, but with the poor stamina it won't last long,

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Does the very high defense not niagate a great portion of damage it takes? Alakazam has almost the same stam but his def doesnt come near to cloyster and he cant dodge either and he has a spot in the tiee list

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Maybe Alakazam is only on the list because of the Confusion + Psychic combo, which is one of the best defending movesets in the game and largely unresisted by the major attackers. With his massive attack stat, he hits very hard with those moves. Ice moves on the other hand are resisted by fire types, who are popular to use against ice/water types. And Cloyster's attack stat isn't that high anyway. And you never know, he might be in tier 4 or something, but tier 4 and below aren't shown in the chart.

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Seems like they updated the tier list and cloyster made it to tier 3. I have one waiting with good iv's and A moveset, considering to power it up. Not sure yet

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I have my doubts with the alakazam listing. I think he can be taken down quickly and if you dodge his attacks, you do so without taking much damage. But I have yet to come across one in a gym to see for myself :)

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