Special
Balanced
DTier
70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Speed and Sp. Atk carry most of Helioptile's stat budget. Defense's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP44
D
Attack38
F
Defense33
F
Sp. Atk61
C
Sp. Def43
D
Speed70
C
Total289
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.5 m
1'08"Tiny
Weight6.0 kg
13.2 lbsFeather
Base XP58
Low Yield
Abilities
Dry Skin
Causes 1/8 max HP in damage each turn during strong sunlight, but heals for 1/8 max HP during rain. Increases damage from fire moves to 1.25×, but absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
Sand Veil
Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
Solar PowerHA
Increases Special Attack to 1.5× but costs 1/8 max HP after each turn during strong sunlight.
Dry Skin grants Water immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entries
No Legends Z A entries available

When spread, the frills on its head act like solar panels, generating the power behind this Pokémon’s electric moves.

Helioptile Weakness

Type-wise, Helioptile takes extra damage from Fighting and Ground. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Dry Skin grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Helioptile Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fighting, Ground
0.5x (Resist)Electric, Flying, Steel
0x (Immune)Ghost
Type ChartGood
2Weak
3Resist
2Immune
Score+2
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FightingGround
½xResist
ElectricFlyingSteel
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
GhostWater
STAB (2)
WaterFlying
How to Beat Helioptile in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel
S
Ground is super effective against HelioptileView Excadrill →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

Helioptile doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need an evolution item to push it forward to Heliolisk. Evolving adds up to 192 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Helioptile
#694Helioptile
Sun Stone
Sun Stone
Heliolisk
#695Heliolisk
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Helioptile
ElectricNormal
Heliolisk
ElectricNormal
HP
44
62+18
ATK
38
55+17
DEF
33
52+19
SP.ATK
61
109+48
SP.DEF
43
94+51
SPE
70
109+39
BST
289D-Tier
481C-Tier+192
ROLE
Balanced
Sweeper
TYPE
Special
Special
Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Helioptile Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 9.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Leveling does the heavy lifting. Helioptile picks up Thunderbolt and Thunder along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add coverage across 8 types, but the foundation's already strong by then.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Tail Whip
D—10030Normal
Lv 1
Thunder Shock
—4010030Electric
Lv 1
Thunder Wave
C—9020Electric
Lv 12
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Lv 15
Swift
D60—20Normal
Lv 20
Parabolic Charge
D6510020Electric
Lv 24
Bulldoze
D6010020Ground
Lv 28
Volt Switch
C7010020Electric
Lv 30
Breaking Swipe
D6010015Dragon
Lv 32
Morning Sun
C——5Normal
Lv 36
Thunderbolt
C9010015Electric
Lv 42
Charge
C——20Electric
Lv 50
Thunder
C1107010Electric

TM Moves

TM
TM47
Agility
C——30Psychic
TM78
Bulldoze
D6010020Ground
TM90
Dark Pulse
D8010015Dark
TM28
Dig
D8010010Ground
TM39
Discharge
C8010015Electric
TM101
Electroweb
D559515Electric
TM35
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM109
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM113
Low Sweep
D6510020Fighting
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM12
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
TM36
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM143
Scale Shot
D259020Dragon
TM128
Seed Bomb
D8010015Grass
TM85
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM73
Surf
D9010015Water
TM27
Swift
D60—20Normal
TM106
Thunder
C1107010Electric
TM08
Thunder Wave
C—9020Electric
TM67
Thunderbolt
C9010015Electric
TM82
U-turn
D7010020Bug
TM66
Volt Switch
C7010020Electric
TM86
Wild Charge
D9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Helioptile doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Helioptile can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Helioptile in Legends: Z-A

No wild encounters for Helioptile in Legends: Z-A. It's available in X or Sword and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Helioptile is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

XSword

Helioptile Guide

  • Helioptile evolves into Heliolisk using a Sun Stone. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 289 BST.

  • For Legends: Z-A, you can run Helioptile through the first few routes without issues. 289 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Heliolisk as fast as you can.

  • Helioptile is catchable in Legends: Z-A. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 5 other games across the series.

  • Helioptile is available in Legends: Z-A. Across the full series, it appears in 6 games total.

Game Availability

Helioptile joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 6 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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