Cloyster #42 from Expedition Base Set - Rare - Illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto
Water

Cloyster

#42/165 in Expedition Base Set, Rare, 80 HP, Water, illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto.

Card number
#42/165
Rarity
Rare
HP
80 HP
Type
Water
Language
English
Release date
September 15, 2002
Illustrator
Kyoko Umemoto
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Collector Notes

Cloyster

Cloyster appears in the English print of Expedition Base Set, released on September 15, 2002. Cloyster is a rare rarity and 80 HP. The Expedition Base Set set contains 165 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Kyoko Umemoto.

Collector Insights

Cloyster is a Water-type Pokémon with 80 HP. It features the artwork by Kyoko Umemoto and is part of the Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002. The card is numbered 42 and classified as a Rare rarity. Cloyster has a retreat cost of two Colorless energy and no resistances. Its weaknesses include Metal-type attacks, which deal double damage. The card includes two attacks: Lick, which costs two Colorless energy and deals 10 damage while potentially paralyzing the defending Pokémon, and Auto Fire, requiring Water and two Colorless energy to deal 20 damage multiplied by the number of heads from four coin flips. The card’s theme emphasizes strategic use of energy and probabilistic damage effects.

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