Heliolisk

Heliolisk in the anime

Clemont owns a Heliolisk that he introduced in Clemont's Got a Secret! and that he mainly relies on for Gym battles, leaving it with Clembot for Gym battles while he is away.

Heliolisk's origin

Heliolisk is probably modeled on a frilled-neck lizard; with the frill fully open its face looks like the sun, and its black coloring may hint at an eclipse. Its English name draws on helios, Greek for sun, plus basilisk.

Heliolisk on cards

Heliolisk's first card was a 2014 Flashfire Rare illustrated by 5ban Graphics, and Kouki Saitou drew its Phantom Forces Rare the same year. Across the Sun & Moon era it appeared in Guardians Rising, Forbidden Light, Team Up and Cosmic Eclipse. It has since appeared as an Illustration Rare in Twilight Masquerade illustrated by Tonji Matsuno, and the Mega Evolution era's Ascended Heroes paired an Uncommon by svlt with an Illustration Rare by Takeshi Nakamura. Illustrators across its run include Kagemaru Himeno, Shin Nagasawa, and Akira Komayama.

Cards to know

• Heliolisk (XY Black Star Promos #XY47)

  An XY Black Star Promo Heliolisk illustrated by kawayoo.

• Heliolisk (Twilight Masquerade #177)

  A Twilight Masquerade illustration rare by Tonji Matsuno.

• Heliolisk (Ascended Heroes #229)

  An Ascended Heroes illustration rare by Takeshi Nakamura.