Is Helioptile Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Electric/Normal with AbilityDry Skin for Water healing. Heliolisk via Sun Stone has great Speed and Special Attack. Handles Kahili and Lana. An underrated Electric option.
Helioptile trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Helioptile trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Helioptile has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Helioptile trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Helioptile's weaknesses hard.
Olivia's typing presses Helioptile's defenses.
Helioptile trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Acerola's typing presses Helioptile's defenses.
Helioptile trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Helioptile has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Hapu's team hits Helioptile's weaknesses hard.
Molayne's team hits Helioptile's weaknesses hard.
Olivia's team hits Helioptile's weaknesses hard.
Acerola's team hits Helioptile's weaknesses hard.
Helioptile has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Kukui's team hits Helioptile's weaknesses hard.
Helioptile cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Helioptile in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
You're catching Helioptile first, not Helioptile. Helioptile appears in the wild in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Helioptile in USUM
- Step 1Helioptile ✓
Step 2Catch or Evolve into HelioliskUltra Space Wilds - CragLv.60Interact with Pokemonor evolve from Helioptile (Step 1)
Helioptile Weakness
Type-wise, Helioptile takes extra damage from Fighting and Ground. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Dry Skin grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Helioptile Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Helioptile
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Marshtomp builds →Brick Break 2x88-103%KO Mud Bomb 2x78-93% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Marshtomp builds →Brick Break 2x96-113%KO Mud Shot 2x72-85% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x186-220%KO Bulldoze 2x100-118%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Hawlucha builds →Flying Press 2x193-228%KO | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x186-220%KO Bulldoze 2x100-118%KO | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x179-211%KO Bulldoze 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x179-211%KO Bulldoze 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x257-303%KO Bulldoze 2x105-123%KO | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x198-234%KO Bulldoze 2x106-126%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Hawlucha builds →Flying Press 2x203-241%KO | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x198-234%KO Bulldoze 2x106-126%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x190-223%KO Bulldoze 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x317-374%KO Bulldoze 2x99-117%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x293-345%KO Bulldoze 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Golurk GroundGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Golurk builds →High Horsepower 2x238-280%KO Brick Break 2x126-149%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x259-306%KO Bulldoze 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Primeape builds →Close Combat 2x261-308%KO Bulldoze 2x88-104%KO | ||
Golurk GroundGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Golurk builds →Earthquake 2x252-298%KO Brick Break 2x126-148%KO | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x305-359%KO Bulldoze 2x102-120%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x295-347%KO Bulldoze 2x99-117%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x319-375%KO Bulldoze 2x99-117%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x295-347%KO Bulldoze 2x99-117%KO | ||
Golurk GroundGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Golurk builds →Earthquake 2x260-306%KO Hammer Arm 2x173-204%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x320-377%KO Earthquake 2x179-211%KO | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x181-213%KO Brick Break 2x90-107%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x312-367%KO Earthquake 2x174-205%KO | ||
 Mienshao Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Mienshao builds →High Jump Kick 2x339-399%KO | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Excadrill can KO Helioptile with Earthquake (339-400%). Conkeldurr threatens a KO with Drain Punch (287-338%).
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x339-400%KO Rapid Spin57-67% | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemFlame Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Helioptile View Conkeldurr builds →Drain Punch 2x287-338%KO Mach Punch 2x155-182%KO Knock Off83-98% | ||
Helioptile Evolutions
Helioptile doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need an evolution item to push it forward to Heliolisk. Evolving adds up to 192 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Helioptile easily with 57 breeding partners from the Dragon and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Agility, Camouflage, Electric Terrain and 1 more to offspring.
USUM Helioptile Best Moveset
Electric/Normal at 61 Sp. Atk with AbilityDry Skin healing from Water and increasing Fire vulnerability and AbilitySolar Power boosting Sp. Atk in sun as a hidden ability. The moveset at pre-evolution stats does nothing. Heliolisk one evolution away adds 109 Sp. Atk at 109 Speed.
Best Build
Helioptile best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Volt Switch
- Thunder
- Rest
- Snore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Agility and Camouflage give Helioptile options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Thunder and Thunderbolt. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Helioptile Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, you can run Helioptile through the first few routes without issues. 289 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Heliolisk as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Helioptile joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 6 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves