# Cloyster (Japanese) #079 — SI: Start Deck 100

## Summary

Cloyster surges out of churning blue water on its Japanese card, spiked shell half-turned toward the viewer and spray whipping around it in cool, saturated cyan. It arrived in December 2021 as part of Start Deck 100, a set built for newcomers, so this is a regular-tier Rapid Strike card rather than a chase pull. The English Cloyster from Fusion Strike had appeared about a month earlier. A $0.99 modelled guide with no copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | SI: Start Deck 100 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Number | 079 |
| Rarity | Unknown |
| Era | jp-swsh |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2021-12-17 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | JA |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.99** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-09
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-09
- Floor delivered ask: $10.19 — as of 2026-11-08T21:01:35.914Z
- Quant score: 50/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-08T21:01:35.914Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 20% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2021-12-17T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-02T18:29:47.208Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-02T18:29:47.209Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-02T18:29:47.209Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon-japan/si-start-deck-100/cloyster)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~pokemon-japan%3Ajp-23859-079%3AJA%3ANORMAL~NM)