# Helioptile #098/264 — Fusion Strike

## Summary

Helioptile is a bulk common, the sort of pull that fills out a Fusion Strike page without anyone chasing it. Its modest following comes from the Kalos generation's quirky solar lizard, and Mina Nakai's name is the small extra draw for illustrator completists. A $0.11 modelled guide with 3 copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.09 out of Surging Sparks.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Fusion Strike |
| Number | 098/264 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | SWSH |
| Illustrator | Mina Nakai |
| Release date | 2021-11-12 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Gnaw | cost Colorless — damage 10 |
| Attack: Electro Ball | cost Lightning/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Regulation mark | E |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Helioptile #694](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/helioptile) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.11** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z
- 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 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.51 — as of 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z
- Quant score: 21/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 20% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2021-11-12T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-09-17T08:08:09.297Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-10T14:56:06.166Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-09T04:07:39.787Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-10T14:56:06.166Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/fusion-strike/helioptile-98)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aswsh8-98%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)