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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:CloysterShell.png|thumb|right|250px|A shell without a Cloyster in it.]]
* Cloyster has the highest {{stat|Defense}} of both Water and Ice types.
* Cloyster has the highest {{stat|Defense}} of both Water and Ice types.
* Cloyster's {{2v|Red|Blue}}' sprite shows its shell positioned horizontally instead of vertically.
* Cloyster's {{2v|Red|Blue}}' sprite shows its shell positioned horizontally instead of vertically.
* Although it is stated many times in the pokedex entry for Cloyster that it's innards have never been seen, in the seventh episode of the original series, during the events at the [[Cerulean Gym]] a hollow Cloyster shell is shown hanging from the ceiling. It apparently had been repurposed as a loudspeaker. This leaves wide open the possibility that a Cloyster's innards could have been observed.
* Although it is stated many times in the pokedex entry for Cloyster that its innards have never been seen, in the seventh episode of the original series, during the events at the [[Cerulean Gym]] a hollow Cloyster shell is shown hanging from the ceiling. It apparently had been repurposed as a loudspeaker. This leaves wide open the possibility that a Cloyster's innards could have been observed.
[[File:CloysterShellsmaller.png|220px|thumb|right|A shell with no Cloyster in it.]]
===Origin===
===Origin===
It appears to be based on a {{wp|bivalve}}, more specifically the genus {{wp|spondylus}}, with a black {{wp|pearl}} as its head.
It appears to be based on a {{wp|bivalve}}, more specifically the genus {{wp|spondylus}}, with a black {{wp|pearl}} as its head.