Heliolisk
ElectricNormal
Best attacking moveset: Quick Attack and Thunderbolt, worth 12.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Heliolisk can learn 15 combinations. Quick Attack with Thunderbolt does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Slap | Ground | 19 | 1.5s | +13 |
| Quick Attack | Normal | 10 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Volt Switch | Electric | 13 | 1.5s | +20 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breaking Swipe | Dragon | 45 | 1.0s | -33 |
| Bulldoze | Ground | 80 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Grass Knot | Grass | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Parabolic Charge | Electric | 70 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Heliolisk has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,939 at level 50, 2,600 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,485 CP at level 20, or 1,857 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,413 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 219 attack · 168 defense · 158 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1 m and 21 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Heliolisk does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Water, Rock.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Volt Switch + Thunderbolt | 17.8 | |
| Water | Volt Switch + Thunderbolt | 17.8 |
| Rock | Mud Slap + Grass Knot | 16.4 |
| Ground | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 15.9 |
| Dragon | Quick Attack + Breaking Swipe | 15.5 |
| Poison | Mud Slap + Bulldoze | 13.8 |
| Steel | Mud Slap + Bulldoze | 13.8 |
| Fire | Mud Slap + Bulldoze | 13.8 |
| Electric | Mud Slap + Bulldoze | 13.8 |
| Normal | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 12.1 |
| Fighting | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 12.1 |
| Bug | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 12.1 |
| Psychic | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 12.1 |
| Ice | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 12.1 |
| Dark | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 12.1 |
| Fairy | Quick Attack + Thunderbolt | 12.1 |
| Grass | Quick Attack + Breaking Swipe | 11.8 |
| Ghost | Volt Switch + Thunderbolt | 11.6 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Heliolisk is actually for.
Counters: what beats Heliolisk
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 33.7 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 30.9 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 30.7 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 30.5 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 29.1 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 28.4 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 28.1 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 27.9 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 27.8 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 27.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Heliolisk's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.