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Helioptile, a Electric and Normal type Pokémon, official artwork

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Helioptile: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Helioptile is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Speed (70) and Sp. Atk (61), with a base stat total of 289.

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What is Helioptile weak to?

How much damage Helioptile takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFightingGround
0.5×ResistsElectricFlyingSteel
0×Immune toGhost

With Dry Skin, Fire attacks do 25% more damage instead of normal damage and Water attacks do nothing instead of normal damage.

Helioptile takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Ground. It resists Electric, Flying, Steel and is immune to Ghost. That is by type alone: with Dry Skin, Fire attacks do 25% more damage instead of normal damage and Water attacks do nothing instead of normal damage.

Best moveset for Helioptile

Helioptile has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • ThunderElectric110
  • Dragon RushDragon100
  • Iron TailSteel100
  • SurfWater90

Best nature for Helioptile

Modest. Helioptile leans special (61 Sp. Atk vs 38 Attack) and isn't winning speed ties, so Modest (+Sp. Atk, −Attack) maximises damage.

Abilities

  • Dry SkinThis Pokemon is healed 1/4 by Water, 1/8 by Rain; is hurt 1.25x by Fire, 1/8 by Sun.
  • Sand VeilIf Sandstorm is active, this Pokemon's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to Sandstorm.
  • Solar PowerIf Sunny Day is active, this Pokemon's Sp. Atk is 1.5x; loses 1/8 max HP per turn.

Evolution line

Helioptile
Heliolisk
Full learnset (63 moves; tap to expand)

Helioptile is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
ThunderElectric11070%Special
Dragon RushDragon10075%Physical
Iron TailSteel10075%Physical
SurfWater90100%Special
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Wild ChargeElectric90100%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
DigGround80100%Physical
Razor WindNormal80100%Special
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Signal BeamBug75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Rising VoltageElectric70100%Special
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Volt SwitchElectric70100%Special
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
Parabolic ChargeElectric65100%Special
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
Shock WaveElectric60-Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ElectrowebElectric5595%Special
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
CutNormal5095%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
PoundNormal40100%Physical
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
Thunder ShockElectric40100%Special
Scale ShotDragon2590%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Electro BallElectric?100%Special
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
Ally SwitchPsychic--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
CamouflageNormal--Status
ChargeElectric--Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
Electric TerrainElectric--Status
ElectrifyElectric--Status
EndureNormal--Status
FlashNormal-100%Status
GlareNormal-100%Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Magnet RiseElectric--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Tail WhipNormal-100%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status