Helioptile 179/236 · Cosmic Eclipse

Helioptile is Pokédex #694, generation 6 (Kalos). Helioptile is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Heliolisk, Heliolisk (#695) under evolves to.

Helioptile sits at 179/236 in Cosmic Eclipse, position 180 of 272. Before it is 178 Braviary, and after it is 180 Heliolisk. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 1, 2019. The printed size is 236. This checklist is longer, at 272 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Tail Whip lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon can't attack during your opponent's next turn. Rear Kick is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "They make their home in deserts. They can generate their energy from basking in the sun, so eating food is not a requirement."

Helioptile (#694) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2014 to 2026. The earliest other card is Helioptile 36/106 in Flashfire (2014). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Sekio illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Helioptile list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sekio. I count 72 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Cosmic Eclipse set binder is where a full Cosmic Eclipse set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Helioptile can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.