Would this be a good combo?

Cloyster + Icicle Spear + Skill Link + Never-Melt Ice + Hail + 252 Atk EVs + STABI’m wasn’t sure, I just know it does a crap ton of damage.

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

First, Cloyster will much more appreciate a focus sash than a never melt ice because a focus sash will often let it use shell smash one more time, and one shell smash boost is much better than the boost from never melt ice. Also, pretty much the only thing hail does is hurt the opponent at the end of the turn, which would be insignificant if you’re one-shotting everything already. If you make these changes, then you should get something like this.Cloyster @ focus sashAbility: skill linkEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeJolly nature- shell smash- icicle spear- rock blast- liquidationThis set can work in a few formats, such as RU, Monotype, and BSS, but it won’t work in VGC or any generation of OU because stuff like Keldeo is so common in those formats.

The set up required for this isn’t that bad.However,what makes it better than Shell Smash and Focus Band Icicle Spear?I see this good on a hail team, where you switch out into Hail and give it Choice Band, save Ice Rock/Never-Melt-Ice for another member.Problems I see are:Weather teams aren’t great, unless you’re playing mono-type, having all members a common type isn’t great (and, even if you are mono-type, I’m not sure if weather is reliable in that meta, either).

The Shell Smash Cloyster is better, mostly because it has way more speed and is way more reliable. It’s not bad, and could be pretty good on mono-type/in-game team, but it isn’t great in the RU, UU, OU, or Ubers meta.(The main formats that it is used in, and I’m also sure weather isn’t great in VGC 18)