# Helioptile #43/145 — Guardians Rising

## Summary

Helioptile is a bulk common, the sort of Kalos-region Basic that fills out a binder page without anyone chasing it. Its draw is Masakazu Fukuda's name on the credit line and a small crowd of Lightning-type completionists, which is about all the demand a card like this will see. A $0.17 modelled guide with 2 copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and the same card plays for $0.06 out of Surging Sparks.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Guardians Rising |
| Number | 43/145 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | Masakazu Fukuda |
| Release date | 2017-05-05 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Thunder Shock | cost Lightning — damage 10 — 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 | [Helioptile #694](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/helioptile) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.17** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-14T21:57:39.888Z
- 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 2026-10-14T21:57:39.888Z
- Floor delivered ask: $0.99 — as of 2026-10-14T21:57:39.888Z
- Quant score: 29/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-14T21:57:39.888Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 20% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2017-05-05T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-09-14T08:14:08.605Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-10T10:43:12.126Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-09T04:27:35.080Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-10T10:43:12.126Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/guardians-rising/helioptile-43)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm2-43%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)