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Helioptile in Standard: cards, attacks & deck stats
Helioptile has 5 cards legal in the 2026–27 Standard format, mostly as a Lightning-type Pokémon (Basic). Here are its stats for deck building.
- Legal cards
- 5
- Top damage
- 40
- Most HP
- 70
- ex / Mega ex
- 0 / 0
- With an Ability
- 0
Is Helioptile good in Standard?
Its hardest-hitting attack is Reckless Charge on Helioptile (Surging Sparks), doing 40 for 3 Energy. For the best value, Zap Kick on Helioptile does 30 for just 2 Energy. The bulkiest version is Helioptile with 70 HP. Watch out for Fighting attackers — that's its weakness.
Evolution line
Evolves into Heliolisk. Plan your line counts — see building your first deck.
Every Standard-legal Helioptile card
| Card | Set | HP | Stage | Attacks (cost · damage) | Retreat | Weakness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helioptile 154/191 | Surging Sparks H | 70 | Basic | Tiny Bolt C 10 Reckless Charge CCC 40 | 1 | Fighting ×2 |
| Helioptile 63/217 | Ascended Heroes I | 70 | Basic | Zap Kick LC 30 | 1 | Fighting ×2 |
| Helioptile 52/132 | Mega Evolution I | 70 | Basic | Double Scratch C 10× | 1 | Fighting ×2 |
| Helioptile 143/132 | Mega Evolution I | 70 | Basic | Double Scratch C 10× | 1 | Fighting ×2 |
| Helioptile 70/167 | Twilight Masquerade H | 60 | Basic | Collect C — Static Shock L 10 | 1 | Fighting ×2 |
Energy letters: G Grass, R Fire, W Water, L Lightning, P Psychic, F Fighting, D Darkness, M Metal, N Dragon, C Colorless (any Energy). Damage is the printed number; + and × attacks can do more.
Other Lightning Pokémon in Standard
See also: Helioptile for young collectors.
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