Thread: Cloyster vs. Dewgong

Battle of the Gen. 1 Water/Ice Types!

which has better moves?
which has better stats?
which looks better/has better design?
which has the most badass pokedex entry/entries?
which is better overall?

I personally like Cloyster. He's a freaking Mighty Glacier! And Skill Link + STAB Icicle Spear means 32.5 Base Power for 5 turns. Super effectiveness means 65 base power every turn. alltogether, X4 effective+Stab+critical is 130 Base Power for 5 turns!

Cloyster FTW.

Hmm Cloyster is pretty awesome but I really don't have an idea about Dewgong

Which has better moves?
Cloyster and Icicle Spear is pretty amazing.
Which has better stats?
Cloyster again, because of that great Defense. Dewgong's stats are pretty average.
Which is better overall?
Cloyster, for the reason stated above.

However, I voted for Dewgong because I prefer its design and how it looks. It's one of my favorite Water-type.

which has better moves?
I have no idea and don't care. Lol. Moves really don't matter to me. I guess Cloyster because it seems like it would have a wider range of moves.
which has better stats?
I'll just assume that Cloyster has better stats.. I don't care about stats.
which is better overall?
Even thought this question is a bit too general, I'll say Cloyster. It's one of the more creative Pokemon of Generation I. (not saying that Generation I lacks creativity)

I really like Cloyster. It's not as cool as Lapras IMO, but it looks pretty damn cool.

Dewgong too is ok, but I voted for Cloyster. A lot could've been done to Dewgong design-wise, but really it's just a more elegant Seel D:

I've always liked Cloyster more than Dewgong. It has a much more interesting design to me, I've seen it used excellently as a utility Pokémon, and since I haven't used either extensively in battle, that's where I have to drop my judging. Cloyster it is.

A bit one-sided, isn't this?

I liked Cloyster in the first gen. Then stopped using it in the second gen. ...Later I grew fond of Dewgong.
And then...Came Gen V and Shell Smash and suddenly Cloyster is one of my favurite pokémons again.
No contest, Cloyster.

Cloyster. I've never liked using Dewgong, because it's too average.

I prefer Cloyster merely on design. I didn't use either of those, and don't really care about moves and stats.

Cloyster is awesome. Its tough, too.

I never liked Dewgong much.

Cloyster.
It has an AMAZING 180 Defence.
Shame that it only has 45 Special Defence though.

Cloyster.

Skill Link + Shell Smash + Icicle Spear.
Hits like a truck (5x) after one Shell Smash.

Dewgong saved me from Clair in both Silver and SoulSilver, and it's stats are fairly well rounded, which is nice to have on a Pokemon every once in a while. You get a choice between special or physical or both. Cloyster is just, well, too much defense and not enough special defense.

What about Lapras :(

Anyways, Cloyster. The design is unique and badass in so many ways and the movepool is way better compared to Dewgong.

Well... I mean, Cloyster has Shell Break, and that awesome ability that makes multi-hit moves stronger, plus Spikes and stuff. Then again... I can't look at it with a straight face. Don't make me explain it.

On that basis, Dewgong.