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Species guide · Ages 10+ · July 2026

Helioptile

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Helioptile is the Generator Pokémon — Electric and Normal before Heliolisk. In Pokémon GO it is usually candy on the way to Heliolisk — not a finished raid attacker. Electric helps against Water and Flying; Ground hits Electric hard. Catch Helioptile from the wild, eggs, or events, then evolve with a Sun Stone.

Say it: HE-lio-pti-le

Helioptile (#694) is an Electric / Normal Pokémon in Pokémon GO — the pre-evolution of Heliolisk. Trainers almost never power Helioptile for raids; the value is candy and IVs for Heliolisk. Against Helioptile, lead with Ground or Fighting. Stats, type chart, moves, and counter picks below use our Game Master snapshot.

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Pokédex notes

Helioptile is a Electric / Normal-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. National Dex #0694. Electric counters dominate Water raids — pair with weather when possible.

Where in GO: Wild spawns, eggs, Field Research, and seasonal events

Invest tip: Do not sink Stardust into Helioptile. Keep high-IV copies for Heliolisk. Shadow Helioptile is the same — evolve toward Shadow Heliolisk.

Type matchups

  • Electric moves hit Water and Flying hard.
  • Normal moves do not have a common super-effective target in our chart.

When Helioptile is your opponent, Fighting, Ground hits hard.

Full type matchup guide →

GO base stats

From Game Master snapshot — IVs, buddy, and power-ups change real battle stats.

Attack
115
Defense
78
Stamina
127

Weak to

FightingGround

Resists

ElectricFlyingGhostSteel

Best Pokémon to use against it

When this species is your opponent (Rocket battle, gym, raid, or PvP), these picks exploit its typings. Each list is a pool of options — not a required 12-Pokémon lobby.

Recommended

Strongest practical attackers for this matchup.

  1. 1. Mega Lucario · beats Fighting

    Counter + Aura Sphere

  2. 2. Mega Mewtwo X · beats Fighting

    Counter + Focus Blast — Psychic/Fighting Mega

  3. 3. Terrakion · beats Fighting

    Double Kick + Sacred Sword

  4. 4. Shadow Machamp · beats Fighting

    Counter + Dynamic Punch

  5. 5. Lucario · beats Fighting

    Counter + Aura Sphere

  6. 6. Conkeldurr · beats Fighting

    Counter + Dynamic Punch

  7. 7. Machamp · beats Fighting

    Counter + Dynamic Punch

  8. 8. Shadow Hariyama · beats Fighting

    Counter + Dynamic Punch

  9. 9. Keldeo · beats Fighting

    Low Kick + Sacred Sword

  10. 10. Buzzwole · beats Fighting

    Counter + Superpower

  11. 11. Toxicroak · beats Fighting

    Counter + Dynamic Punch

  12. 12. Breloom · beats Fighting

    Counter + Dynamic Punch

Budget

Solid alternatives when you cannot build the Recommended picks.

  1. 1. Conkeldurr · beats Fighting

    Counter + Dynamic Punch

  2. 2. Machamp · beats Fighting

    Counter + Dynamic Punch

  3. 3. Hariyama · beats Fighting

    Counter + Dynamic Punch

  4. 4. Toxicroak · beats Fighting

    Counter + Dynamic Punch

  5. 5. Breloom · beats Fighting

    Counter + Dynamic Punch

  6. 6. Poliwrath · beats Fighting

    Rock Smash + Dynamic Punch

  7. 7. Primeape · beats Fighting

    Counter + Close Combat

  8. 8. Heracross · beats Fighting

    Counter + Close Combat

  9. 9. Emboar · beats Fighting

    Low Kick + Focus Blast

  10. 10. Sawk · beats Fighting

    Low Kick + Focus Blast

  11. 11. Throh · beats Fighting

    Low Kick + Focus Blast

  12. 12. Hitmonchan · beats Fighting

    Counter + Close Combat

Recommended moves

Helioptile’s Game Master pool is temporary. Real investment is Heliolisk — evolve before serious TMs and power-ups.

Fast

  • Thunder Shock · Standard

    Electric energy

  • Quick Attack · Standard

    Normal energy

Charged

  • Thunderbolt · Standard

    Electric nuke

  • Parabolic Charge · Standard

    Electric / PvP

  • Bulldoze · Standard

    Ground coverage

Moves in GO

Always-available Game Master learnset (regular TMs). Community Day / Elite TM moves appear above when we have curated notes for this species.

Fast

  • quick attack
  • thunder shock

Charged

  • parabolic charge
  • bulldoze
  • thunderbolt

PvP league ranks (family snapshot)

  • Great League · rank #808 of 954 · CP 1054

    Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt

  • Master League · rank #726 of 1023 · CP 1054

    Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt

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