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Helioptile
#0694 · Generator Pokémon

Helioptile

ElectricNormal
Height1′8″ (0.5 m)Weight13.2 lb (6 kg)Cards15

They make their home in deserts. They can generate their energy from basking in the sun, so eating food is not a requirement. — Pokémon X

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Every Helioptile card · 15

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Rarity

Most valuable Helioptile cards

Highest TCGplayer market prices on record — tap a card for details.

Helioptile cards in a binder page

How a 9-pocket page of these cards would look in a real binder. Pick a page layout:

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Collecting Helioptile

Helioptile's top card didn't arrive until 2025, an Illustration Rare from the Mega Evolution set, over a decade after its 2014 debut. Fourteen of the fifteen cards are commons or uncommons, so this Generator Pokemon stays a cheap, easy binder page leading into Heliolisk.

Collect & display your Helioptile cards

Building a Helioptile page is a great themed display — gather your favorite art across sets onto one spread. Free printable dividers and our binder guides help keep it sharp.

Helioptile type matchups

How much damage Helioptile takes from each attacking type, based on its Electric / Normal typing.

Weak to
FightingGround
Resists
Electric½×Flying½×Steel½×
Immune to
Ghost

Helioptile Pokédex data

Base stats
HP44Atk38Def33SpA61SpD43Spe70
Total 289
Abilities
Dry SkinSand VeilSolar Power(hidden)
Training
Catch rate
190
Base exp
58
Growth
Medium
Base friendship
70
Breeding
Egg groups
Monster, Dragon
Gender
♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Egg cycles
20

Helioptile in the games

Pokémon X
They make their home in deserts. They can generate their energy from basking in the sun, so eating food is not a requirement.
Pokémon Y
The frills on either side of its head have cells that generate electricity when exposed to sunlight.
Pokémon Sword
When spread, the frills on its head act like solar panels, generating the power behind this Pokémon’s electric moves.
Pokémon Shield
The sun powers this Pokémon’s electricity generation. Interruption of that process stresses Helioptile to the point of weakness.

Evolution line

Quick answers

How many Helioptile cards are there?

Helioptile appears on 15 Pokémon TCG cards across 13 sets, from commons up to the chase Illustration Rare in Mega Evolution. The full list — with set, rarity, and artist for each — is on this page, and you can track which ones you own right in your browser.

What is the most valuable Helioptile card?

By current TCGplayer market price, the priciest Helioptile card is Helioptile (Mega Evolution, Illustration Rare) at around $3.69 as of 2026/08/16. Prices move constantly — see the full ranking on this page.

What is Helioptile's Pokédex number and type?

Helioptile is #694 in the National Pokédex and is a Electric/Normal type.

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