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heliolisk
#695

Heliolisk

Generator Pokémon

ElectricNormal

A now-vanished desert culture treasured these Pokémon. Appropriately, when Heliolisk came to the Galar region, treasure came with them.

Base Stats

HP 62
Attack 55
Defense 52
Sp. Atk 109
Sp. Def 94
Speed 109
Total 481

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Generator Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 21.0 kg
Base Exp 168
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Monster ,Dragon

Sprites

heliolisk Front Front
heliolisk Back Back
heliolisk Front Shiny Front Shiny
heliolisk Back Shiny Back Shiny
heliolisk Official Art Official Art
heliolisk Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

All-out Attacker
Item
Choice Specs / Heavy-Duty Boots
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Heliolisk is a prominent special attacker because of its great Special Attack and Speed and useful immunities to Water and Ghost, which let it take on common Water-types like Vaporeon, Mantine, Starmie, and Inteleon and pivot into Choice-locked Ghost-types like Golurk and Decidueye. Heliolisk can also run multiple sets, like Choice Specs to break through Electric-resistant Pokemon like Alolan Exeggutor and Guzzlord and Choice Scarf to outspeed Salazzle, Talonflame, and Choice Scarf Passimian. Its coverage from Hyper Voice, Surf, and Grass Knot also gives many ways to target checks like Mudsdale, Gastrodon, and Decidueye. However, its poor defenses can leave it revenge killed by physical attackers and priority users like Passimian, Toxicroak, and Absol, and other fast Pokemon like Choice Scarf Rotom-C, Tauros, and Salazzle can outspeed it if it does not run Choice Scarf. Furthermore, Heliolisk faces competition with Rotom-C as an Electric-type because of its ability to check Ground-types with STAB Leaf Storm and Levitate.

Most Used Moves

Surf
39.3%

Most Used Items

Magnet
1.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc