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Cloyster 8/165
Expedition Base Set · Rare Holo · illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto
What Cloyster 8 is worth
Cloyster 8/165 sells for about $99.45 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 53rd most valuable card in Expedition Base Set, and a small part of the set's total value. The typical (median) Rare Holo in this set goes for $175, so this card sells at 57% of that. Among all 14 Cloyster cards, it ranks 1st by price.
Cloyster price by printing
| Printing | Price |
|---|---|
| Holo | $99.45 |
| Reverse Holo | $75.84 |
Cloyster card details
| Set | Expedition Base Set (E-Card, EX) |
| Number | 8/165 |
| Rarity | Rare Holo |
| Card type | Stage 1 Water |
| HP | 80 |
| Evolves from | Shellder |
| Attacks | Lick Colorless, Colorless · 10 damage Auto Fire Water, Colorless, Colorless · 20× damage |
| Weakness | Metal x2 |
| Retreat cost | 2 |
| Illustrator | Kyoko Umemoto |
| Released | September 15, 2002 |
| Printings | Holo, Reverse Holo |
How to tell you have this card
Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 8/165 next to the set code EX, and the rarity is Rare Holo. The illustrator credit reads Kyoko Umemoto. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.
Other Cloyster cards
Expedition Base Set 42
FireRed & LeafGreen 20
Dragon Frontiers 14
Gym Heroes 29
Secret Wonders 47
All 14 Cloyster cards with prices →
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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.