# Cloyster δ #14/101 — Dragon Frontiers

## Summary

Cloyster δ is a Dragon Frontiers rare, a mid-tier pull in a set whose chase slots belonged to the big holos, and its niche Poke-BODY only protected delta Pokémon on the Bench. Mitsuhiro Arita is among the most respected hands in the hobby's history, and Gen I Water types keep a loyal nostalgic following. The modelled guide sits at $1.49 with 8 copies traded in 30 days; a CGC 10 brings $36, 24 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dragon Frontiers |
| Number | 14/101 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2006-11-08 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Shellder |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Fighting |
| Ability: Solid Shell | Prevent all of effects of attacks, including damage, done by your opponent's Pokémon to each of your Benched Pokémon that has δ on its card. |
| Attack: Grind | cost Fighting — damage 10+ — Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Cloyster. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Cloyster #091](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/cloyster) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.49** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-05
- 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 2026-11-05
- Floor delivered ask: $1.99 — as of 2026-11-06T13:56:57.971Z
- Quant score: 71/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-06T13:56:57.971Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2006-11-08T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-21T08:05:48.170Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-21T08:05:46.860Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-11T03:49:22.263Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T08:05:46.860Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T12:15:08.014Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dragon-frontiers/cloyster-14)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex15-14%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)