Heliolisk XY47/211 · XY Black Star Promos

XY Black Star Promos is a set in the XY series. It was released on October 12, 2013. The printed size is 211. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Heliolisk is XY47/211, in position 47 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY46 Altaria, and after it is XY48 Meowstic. The listed rarity is Promo.

Heliolisk is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Heliolisk (#695), generation 6 (Kalos). The card says it evolves from Helioptile. In this catalog that name is Helioptile (#694).

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

Heliolisk (#695) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2014 to 2026. The earliest other card is Heliolisk 37/106 in Flashfire (2014). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Promo. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and kawayoo illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Heliolisk list a different HP.

Dry Skin is listed as Ability. Any damage done to this Pokémon by an attack from 1 of your opponent's Water Pokémon is reduced by 30 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Hyper Beam lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "They flare their frills and generate energy. A single Heliolisk can generate sufficient electricity to power a skyscraper."

I keep a set binder for XY Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the XY Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Heliolisk can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.