Helioptile 37/131 · Forbidden Light
Helioptile is Pokédex #694, generation 6 (Kalos). Helioptile is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Heliolisk, Heliolisk (#695) under evolves to.
Helioptile sits at 37/131 in Forbidden Light, position 38 of 150. Before it is 36 Magnezone, and after it is 38 Heliolisk. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on May 4, 2018. The printed size is 131. This checklist is longer, at 150 cards. The listed rarity is Common.
The attack Gnaw lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Tail Whap is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The frills on either side of its head have cells that generate electricity when exposed to sunlight."
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 Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Helioptile list a different HP.
The illustrator line reads Miki Tanaka. I count 192 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.
Forbidden Light set binder is where a full Forbidden Light 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.
Card facts
- Number
- 37/131
- Series
- Sun & Moon
- Released
- May 4, 2018
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 60
- Type
- Lightning
- Illustrator
- Miki Tanaka
- Pokédex
- Helioptile (#694)
- Evolves to
- Heliolisk
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Resistance
- Metal -20
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
AttackTail Whap
Flavor text
The frills on either side of its head have cells that generate electricity when exposed to sunlight.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
What set does Helioptile belong to?
Forbidden Light, in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on May 4, 2018. The printed size is 131.
Which number is printed on this card?
37/131. It is entry 38 of 150 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Miki Tanaka. The catalog lists 192 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Helioptile #694, generation 6 (Kalos).
Which attacks are printed?
Gnaw (10) and Tail Whap (20).