What is a good competitive moveset for Heliolisk? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Heliolisk is a decent Electric and Normal-typed Pokemon. It's a almost common sight to see Heliolisk out in the 8th generation battlefield. Heliolisk's only type-related weaknesses are Fighting and Ground.
Heliolisk is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and raises Heliolisk's special attack stat by 2 stages. Focus Sash helps protect Heliolisk from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Solar Power, if sunny day is active Heliolisk's sp. atk is 1.5x; loses 1/8 max hp per turn.
♦ Hyper Voice is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes). ♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Heliolisk cannot move next turn). ♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon). ♦ Weather Ball is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather). ♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Heliolisk is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Dry Skin, Heliolisk is healed 1/4 by water 1/8 by rain; is hurt 1.25x by fire 1/8 by sun. Rain set Heliolisk
♦ Parabolic Charge is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (Heliolisk recovers 50% of the damage dealt). ♦ Thunder is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze. can't miss in rain). ♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target). ♦ Rain Dance is a status move (for 5 turns, heavy rain powers water moves). ♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Heliolisk? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Heliolisk is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and raises Heliolisk's special attack stat by 2 stages. Focus Sash helps protect Heliolisk from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Solar Power, if sunny day is active Heliolisk's sp. atk is 1.5x; loses 1/8 max hp per turn.
♦ Hyper Voice is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes). ♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Heliolisk cannot move next turn). ♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon). ♦ Electroweb is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage). ♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive). ♦ Weather Ball is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Heliolisk learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Heliolisk can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Heliolisk
Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
Moves: Swagger + Psych Up
Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Ally Switch
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