# Heliolisk #38/131 — Forbidden Light

## Summary

Heliolisk is a Kalos-era Pokémon with a modest but steady following, and as a mid-tier Uncommon in Forbidden Light it was a regular pull rather than a chase. otumami is a well-liked illustrator, but the draw here is mostly completists filling out a Stage 1 Lightning line. A $0.20 modelled guide, flat over 30 days on 3 copies traded, says bulk, with 610 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $33, 163 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Forbidden Light |
| Number | 38/131 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | otumami |
| Release date | 2018-05-04 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Helioptile |
| HP | 100 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Gnaw | cost Colorless — damage 20 |
| Attack: Volt Wave | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 80 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Resistance | Metal -20 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Heliolisk #695](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/heliolisk) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.20** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-30T00:46:26.923Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-30T00:46:26.923Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.21 — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Quant score: 23/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-30T00:46:26.923Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 46% weight · -27% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2018-05-04T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-19T12:06:27.938Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-17T20:57:38.957Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-14T09:34:42.453Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-17T20:57:38.954Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/forbidden-light/heliolisk-38)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm6-38%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)