Is Heliolisk Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Sun Stone on Helioptile. Electric/Normal with AbilityDry Skin. Clemont's ace at his gym. Fast with decent Sp. Atk. Handles Siebold and contributes against Viola. AbilityDry Skin heals from Water attacks. One of the best native Electric options.
Helioptile resists most of Viola's coverage and hits back hard.
Helioptile trades roughly evenly with Grant's team.
Heliolisk has the type edge here and should clean up Korrina's team.
Heliolisk has the type edge here and should clean up Ramos's team.
Heliolisk trades roughly evenly with Clemont's team.
Heliolisk trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Heliolisk has the type edge here and should clean up Olympia's team.
Heliolisk trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Heliolisk has the type edge here and should clean up Malva's team.
Heliolisk trades roughly evenly with Wikstrom's team.
Heliolisk trades roughly evenly with Drasna's team.
Heliolisk has the type edge here and should clean up Siebold's team.
Heliolisk trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Catch Helioptile on Route 9 (walking, Lv 16-17, uncommon).
You can pick up the Sun Stone in Shalour City.
How to Get Heliolisk in X & Y
Heliolisk doesn't appear wild. Catch Helioptile instead, it shows up at decent rates. Evolve it through a special method to get Heliolisk. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.
How to Obtain Heliolisk in XY
Step 1Catch HelioptileRoute 9Lv.16-17GrassRate 20%
Step 2Heliolisk ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Heliolisk egg.
Heliolisk Weakness
Heliolisk's Electric/Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting and Ground. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Dry Skin grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Heliolisk's special bulk (base 94 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Heliolisk Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Heliolisk
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Gallade builds →Bulldoze 2x66-79% Rock Smash 2x70-84% | ||
 Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Cubone builds →Bulldoze 2x54-64% Rock Smash 2x25-30% | ||
 Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Rhyhorn builds →Bulldoze 2x74-89% Rock Smash 2x36-43% | ||
 Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Diggersby builds →Bulldoze 2x57-69% Rock Smash 2x28-33% | ||
 Hippopotas Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Hippopotas builds →Dig 2x92-108%KO Rock Smash 2x33-39% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Marowak builds →Dig 2x89-105%KO Rock Smash 2x31-37% | ||
 Golett GroundGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Golett builds →Bulldoze 2x64-76% Low Sweep 2x46-55% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 2x112-132%KO Dig 2x84-99% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Gallade builds →Low Sweep 2x103-122%KO Bulldoze 2x63-75% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x109-129%KO Dig 2x81-97% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Marowak builds →Dig 2x89-105%KO Rock Smash 2x31-37% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Heracross builds →Brick Break 2x120-142%KO Dig 2x84-99% | ||
Golett GroundGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Golett builds →Bulldoze 2x64-76% Low Sweep 2x46-55% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 2x112-132%KO Dig 2x84-99% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Gallade builds →Low Sweep 2x103-122%KO Bulldoze 2x63-75% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Marowak builds →Dig 2x89-105%KO Rock Smash 2x31-37% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Heracross builds →Brick Break 2x120-142%KO Dig 2x84-99% | ||
Golett GroundGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Golett builds →Bulldoze 2x64-76% Low Sweep 2x46-55% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 2x112-132%KO Dig 2x84-99% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Gallade builds →Low Sweep 2x103-122%KO Bulldoze 2x63-75% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x197-232%KO Dig 2x88-104%KO | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Marowak builds →Dig 2x93-110%KO Rock Smash 2x32-38% | ||
Golett GroundGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Golett builds →Bulldoze 2x67-79% Low Sweep 2x48-57% | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x125-147%KO Dig 2x88-104%KO | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 2x117-139%KO Dig 2x88-104%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x197-233%KO Dig 2x89-105%KO | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Marowak builds →Dig 2x93-110%KO Rock Smash 2x31-38% | ||
Golett GroundGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Golett builds →Bulldoze 2x65-78% Low Sweep 2x48-57% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x125-147%KO Dig 2x89-105%KO | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 2x116-137%KO Dig 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Golurk GroundGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Golurk builds →Earthquake 2x167-197%KO Low Sweep 2x73-86% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x201-236%KO Dig 2x89-105%KO | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Sawk builds →Close Combat 2x201-236%KO Dig 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Mienshao Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Mienshao builds →Jump Kick 2x167-197%KO Dig 2x89-105%KO | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Marowak builds →Dig 2x93-109%KO Focus Blast 2x42-50% | ||
Golurk GroundGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Golurk builds →Focus Punch 2x165-195%KO Earthquake 2x166-196%KO | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x115-136%KO Brick Break 2x57-68% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x201-236%KO Earthquake 2x111-131%KO | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Sawk builds →Close Combat 2x201-236%KO Earthquake 2x111-131%KO | ||
Mienshao Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Mienshao builds →High Jump Kick 2x217-255%KO Dig 2x89-105%KO | ||
In X & Y, Landorus can KO Heliolisk with Explosion (219-257%).
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Heliolisk View Landorus builds →Explosion219-257%KO | ||
Heliolisk Evolutions
Heliolisk evolved from Helioptile's chain using an evolution item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Helioptile eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Helioptile pushed Heliolisk to 481 total stats. Sp.Def saw the largest single gain at +51. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Heliolisk to get Helioptile eggs easily using 50 partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Agility, Camouflage, Electric Terrain and 1 more.
XY Heliolisk Best Moveset
AbilityDry Skin absorbs Water moves for HP or AbilitySolar Power boosts Sp. Atk in sun. 109 Sp. Atk at 109 Speed fires Electric/Normal TermStab fast. Fairy types don't resist either type. The moveset answers Water and Flying types through Electric coverage at excellent speed.
Best Build
Heliolisk best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Hyper Voice
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Grass Knot
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Agility and Camouflage from the egg pool give Heliolisk something extra. Pair those with Giga Impact and Hyper Beam for STAB and coverage across 8 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
They flare their frills and generate energy. A single Heliolisk can generate sufficient electricity to power a skyscraper.
It stimulates its muscles with electricity, boosting the strength in its legs and enabling it to run 100 yards in five seconds.
Heliolisk X & Y Guide
In X & Y, Heliolisk looks average on paper at 481 BST. But Dry Skin is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. B-Tier sweeper on our tier list. Hypervoice with Life Orb is the standard set.
In X & Y, watch for Machamp (Fighting) and Golem (Ground) when using Heliolisk. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Heliolisk's base 109 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Heliolisk gets Dry Skin, Sand Veil, and Solar Power. But Dry Skin is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. With base 109 Speed, Dry Skin gives Heliolisk an edge before opponents can react.
Heliolisk is a special attacker with base 109 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 109 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.
In X & Y, run Hypervoice, Volt Switch, Thunderbolt, and Grassknot on Heliolisk. Hypervoice is the most common pick at 0% usage. Thunderbolt provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Since X & Y, Heliolisk has been obtainable in 6 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Heliolisk has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves