Helioptile 70/167 · Twilight Masquerade

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 70/167 in Twilight Masquerade, position 70 of 226. Before it is 69 Emolga, and after it is 71 Heliolisk. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 24, 2024. The printed size is 167. This checklist is longer, at 226 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Collect lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Draw a card. Static Shock is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When spread, the frills on its head act like solar panels, generating the power behind this Pokémon's electric moves." The regulation mark is H.

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 Taiga Kayama illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Helioptile list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Taiga Kayama. I count 8 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Twilight Masquerade set binder is where a full Twilight Masquerade 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.