# Helioptile #49/181 — Team Up

## Summary

Helioptile is a Kalos-era Lightning Basic with a modest but real following, thanks to its quirky solar-powered frill and the Heliolisk evolution behind it. A Ken Sugimori illustration adds a small bonus, since he designed the franchise's original roster, but as a common it stays firmly in bulk territory. A $0.22 modelled guide with 21 copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the tape reads as exhaustion, a prior run stalling, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and the same card plays for $0.07 out of Surging Sparks.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Team Up |
| Number | 49/181 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2019-01-31 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Pound | cost Colorless — damage 10 |
| Attack: Static Shock | cost Lightning/Colorless/Colorless — damage 40 |
| 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: **$0.22** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- 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 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.59 — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Quant score: 49/100, regime EXHAUSTION — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2019-01-31T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-20T11:01:40.440Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-18T02:48:42.193Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-10T04:55:59.650Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-18T02:48:42.193Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/team-up/helioptile-49)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm9-49%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)