Heliolisk (Pokmon) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia
Publish date: 2024-05-30
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Heliolisk (Japanese: エレザード Elezard) is a dual-type Electric/Normal Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.
It evolves from Helioptile when exposed to a Sun Stone.
Biology
Heliolisk is a bipedal Pokémon that resembles a yellow lizard. Its head is mostly black with a yellow lower jaw. It has blue eyes with a pointed spike over each. Covering its neck is a black frill with orange spikes around the rim. This frill can be raised to frame its head if needed. Its hands and feet are black with three digits each and there is an orange band with triangular markings around each leg. It has a long, tapering tail that is orange and then black at the tip.
Heliolisk can generate sufficient electricity to power a skyscraper, simply by flaring open its frill. When its frill is flared while it basks in the sun, it can generate enough electricity to power an entire city. This electricity can be used to stimulate its muscles, which boosts the strength in its legs. This allows it to sprint a hundred yards in five seconds, even being capable of running on water without breaking surface tension, as shown in New Pokémon Snap and in the TCG. In Galar, there was an old desert culture that highly treasured the Heliolisk due to treasure having arrived with them.
Prior to Generation VIII, Heliolisk and its pre-evolved form, Helioptile, were the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Electrify.
Evolution
Heliolisk evolves from Helioptile.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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| Generation VI | | Kalos
Coastal #047 | | Hoenn
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| X | They flare their frills and generate energy. A single Heliolisk can generate sufficient electricity to power a skyscraper. |
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| Y | It stimulates its muscles with electricity, boosting the strength in its legs and enabling it to run 100 yards in five seconds. |
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| Omega Ruby | They flare their frills and generate energy. A single Heliolisk can generate sufficient electricity to power a skyscraper. |
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| Alpha Sapphire | It stimulates its muscles with electricity, boosting the strength in its legs and enabling it to run 100 yards in five seconds. |
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| Generation VIII | | Galar
#319 | | Sinnoh
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. |
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| Sword | A now-vanished desert culture treasured these Pokémon. Appropriately, when Heliolisk came to the Galar region, treasure came with them. |
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| Shield | One Heliolisk basking in the sun with its frill outspread is all it would take to produce enough electricity to power a city. |
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Game locations
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In side games
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Stats
Base stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Heliolisk is available in Sword and Shield.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Heliolisk
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Heliolisk
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Heliolisk
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Heliolisk
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Heliolisk in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Heliolisk in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Heliolisk
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Heliolisk
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Heliolisk
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Heliolisk
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Heliolisk
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Heliolisk
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By transfer from another generation
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- Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Heliolisk
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Heliolisk
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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Side game data
Pokémon Rumble Rush | Walking Speed: 1.67 seconds | Base HP: 51 | | | Base Attack: 79 | Base Defense: 54 | Base Speed: 70 |
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New Pokémon Snap | | Photodex entry #133 | | Heliolisk uses electricity to stimulate its leg muscles, allowing it to move so fast it can run on water! It can generate more electricity at once if it spreads its frill. |
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Evolution data
Sprites
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In the anime
Main series
Major appearances
Clemont owns a Heliolisk that he mainly uses for Gym battles. Instead of taking it with him on his journey, he left it with Clembot so it could use it for Gym battles while he is away. It debuted in Clemont's Got a Secret!.
Minor appearances
A Heliolisk appeared in a fantasy in Breaking Titles at the Chateau!.
A Heliolisk appeared in The Cave of Trials!, evolving from a Helioptile using a Sun Stone.
A Heliolisk appeared in A Showcase Debut!, under the ownership of a Pokémon Performer competing in the Coumarine City Pokémon Showcase.
A Heliolisk appeared in A Fashionable Battle!.
A Heliolisk appeared in Lights! Camera! Pika!, under the ownership of Frank. Frank used Heliolisk alongside Swirlix and Magnemite to provide the lighting whilst filming his movies.
A Heliolisk appeared in Party Dancecapades!, under the ownership of a Pokémon Performer attending Monsieur Pierre's dance party.
Two Heliolisk appeared in The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!, each under the ownership of a different Trainer.
An image of a Heliolisk appeared on Ash's Rotom Pokédex in That's Why the Litten is a Scamp!.
Pokédex entries
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| XY009 | Heliolisk | Ash's Pokédex | Heliolisk, the Generator Pokémon and the evolved form of Helioptile. Heliolisk produces enough electricity to power a large building and recharges by spreading its frills. |
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GOTCHA!
A Heliolisk briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Clemont.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Main article: Clemont's HelioliskClemont's Heliolisk was kept hostage by Xerosic in Gathering Klefki.
In the TCG
Main article: Heliolisk (TCG)Trivia
Origin
Heliolisk is likely based on a frilled-neck lizard, because of its notable ability to expand its frill. With its frill fully expanded, Heliolisk also resembles the sun itself when viewed from the front; its black coloration may possibly be a reference to solar eclipses. It may also be based on the spotted salamander, a salamander that has the ability to photosynthesize. Its English name, bipedal stance, and ability to learn Surf (and run on water in New Pokémon Snap and in the TCG) are likely inspired by the common basilisk. Heliolisk's ability to convert solar energy into electricity along with its title as the Generator Pokémon suggests that it may have been inspired by the solar power generation system. Its French name suggests it may be based on the iguana. Additionally, it shares few resemblances to the leopard gecko and the Dilophosaurus, a genus of theropod with two crests on its head, commonly yet inaccurately depicted with a frill on its neck. Its Shiny form's red coloration may be a reference to sunburn.
Name origin
Heliolisk may be a combination of ἥλιος helios (Ancient Greek for sun), basilisk, and possibly obelisk (ancient Egyptian monument that represented a ray of sunlight piercing the clouds and hitting the ground at a ninety-degree angle).
Elezard may be a combination of elekiter, 襟巻蜥蜴 erimaki tokage (frill-necked lizard), and lézard (French for lizard).
In other languages
| Language | Title | Meaning |
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 Japanese | エレザード Elezard | From elekiter, 襟巻蜥蜴 erimaki tokage, and lézard |  French | Iguolta | From iguane and Volta |  Spanish | Heliolisk | Same as English name |  German | Elezard | Same as Japanese name |  Italian | Heliolisk | Same as English name |  Korean | 일레도리자드 Eledorizard | From 일(日) il, electric, elekiter, 목도리도마뱀 mokdori domabaem, and lizard |  Mandarin Chinese | 光電傘蜥 / 光电伞蜥 Guāngdiànsǎnxī*
電傘查特 Diànsǎnchátè* | From 光電 / 光电 guāngdiàn and 傘蜥蜴 / 伞蜥裼 sǎnxīyì
From 電 diàn, 傘蜥蜴 sǎnxīyì, and a partial transcription of Japanese name |  Cantonese Chinese | 光電傘蜥 Gwōngdihnsaansīk*
電傘查特 Dihnsaanchàhdahk* | From 光電 gwōngdihn and 傘蜥蜴 saansīkjihk
From 電 dihn, 傘蜥蜴 saansīkjihk , and a partial transcription of Japanese name | |
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| More languages |  Hindi | छिपलेक्ट्रिक Chhiplectric | From छिपकली chhipkalī and electric |  Russian | Хелиолиск Kheliolisk | Transcription of English name |  Thai | เอเลซาร์ด Elesat | Transcription of Japanese name |
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