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Helioptile
Flashfire 36/106 • common
- Set
- Flashfire
- Number
- 36/106
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2014
- Energy type
- Electric energy
- Market price
- $0.24
- Artist
- 5ban Graphics
What it does
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
They make their home in deserts. They can generate their energy from basking in the sun, so eating food is not a requirement.
Where you can play it
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Where it came from
Helioptile made its debut in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as part of the Flashfire expansion, which was released internationally in May 2014. This set was designed to focus heavily on Fire-type Pokémon and the introduction of the Fairy type, taking inspiration from the Kalos region introduced in the Pokémon X and Y video games. As a common card, Helioptile was intended to be an accessible entry-level card, helping players build out their decks with Generation VI creatures.
The card features artwork by illustrator Mizue, who has contributed numerous designs to the TCG series. Mizue’s approach for this piece emphasizes the creature's desert-dwelling, solar-dependent nature, depicted in a bright, clean style consistent with the visual language of the Kalos-era cards. While this specific card is a standard common release, it serves as a functional piece of the set's broader mechanical attempt to integrate the newly introduced dual-type and evolution mechanics of that generation.
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