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 Sun Moon 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 Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel
A
Ground is super effective against HelioptileView Excadrill →

Sun & Moon 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

Very Easy

Breed Helioptile easily with 57 breeding partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Agility, Camouflage, Electric Terrain and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
DragonMonster
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
4moves
Breed With (best first)
gyaradoscharizardkingdrasceptileflygonmiloticnoivernvenusaurblastoisenidokingmeganiumferaligatr
12 of 57·

Sun & Moon Helioptile Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

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

Moves

Breeding's the move. Agility and Camouflage give Helioptile options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 8 types already covers a decent range on top of Thunder and Thunderbolt. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Pound
—4010035Normal
Lv 1
Tail Whip
——10030Normal
Lv 6
Thunder Shock
—4010030Electric
Lv 11
Charge
D——20Electric
Lv 13
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Lv 17
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Lv 22
Razor Wind
—8010010Normal
Lv 25
Parabolic Charge
D6510020Electric
Lv 31
Thunder Wave
C—9020Electric
Lv 35
Bulldoze
D6010020Ground
Lv 40
Volt Switch
C7010020Electric
Lv 45
Electrify
———20Electric
Lv 49
Thunderbolt
C9010015Electric

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM78
Bulldoze
D6010020Ground
TM57
Charge Beam
D509010Electric
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM97
Dark Pulse
D8010015Dark
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM82
Dragon Tail-6
D609010Dragon
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM47
Low Sweep
—6510020Fighting
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM37
Sandstorm
D——10Rock
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM94
Surf
D9010015Water
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM25
Thunder
C1107010Electric
TM73
Thunder Wave
C—9020Electric
TM24
Thunderbolt
C9010015Electric
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM89
U-turn
D7010020Bug
TM72
Volt Switch
C7010020Electric
TM93
Wild Charge
D9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Agility
C——30Psychic
Egg
Camouflage
———20Normal
Egg
Electric Terrain
D——10Electric
Egg
Glare
D—10030Normal

Tutor Moves

Helioptile can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 6
Cut
—509530Normal
Gen 6
Dig
D8010010Ground
Gen 6
Flash
D—10020Normal
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal

How to Get Helioptile in Sun & Moon

No wild encounters for Helioptile in Sun & Moon. 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 Sun & Moon, 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 Sun & Moon. 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 Sun & Moon. 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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