How much is Cloyster 8/165 worth?

About $75.84 (TCGplayer market price, 2026-11-01). Graded copies sell for more.

What set is Cloyster 8/165 from?

Expedition Base Set (E-Card), released September 15, 2002.

Is Cloyster the most valuable card in Expedition Base Set?

No, it is the 28th most valuable of the 165 cards; the top card is Dragonite 9 at $700.

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Illus. Kyoko Umemoto · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.

Cloyster 8/165

Expedition Base Set · Rare Holo · illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto

$75.84TCGplayer market price, 2026-11-01

#28 of 165most valuable in Expedition Base Set

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What Cloyster 8 is worth

Cloyster 8/165 sells for about $75.84 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 28th 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 $100, so this card sells at 76% of that. Among all 14 Cloyster cards, it ranks 1st by price.

Cloyster price by printing

Printing	Price	Source
Holo	$80.67	TCGplayer market, 2026-11-01
Reverse Holo	$75.84	TCGplayer market, 2026-11-01

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.

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More valuable Expedition Base Set cards

Dragonite 9: $700
Gengar 13: $600
Mewtwo 20: $480
Charizard 6: $436
Pichu 22: $305
Tyranitar 29: $300
Mew 19: $268
Blastoise 4: $221

All Expedition Base Set chase cards → · Full Expedition Base Set card list

Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via TCGCSV, updated daily) where available, 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.