Helioptile best moveset in Pokémon GO

Helioptile's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt, with 8.58 damage per second, and it can deal 78.6 damage before Helioptile faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Helioptile are:

Thunder Shock

Thunderbolt

DPS8.58

TDO78.63

Score14.9

Boosted by

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All Helioptile movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Helioptile movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Thunder Shock	Thunderbolt	8.58	78.6	14.9
2.	Quick Attack	Thunderbolt	8.57	78.5	14.9
3.	Quick Attack	Parabolic Charge	7.12	65.3	12.4
4.	Thunder Shock	Parabolic Charge	7.09	64.9	12.3
5.	Quick Attack	Bulldoze	6.46	59.2	11.2
6.	Thunder Shock	Bulldoze	6.41	58.8	11.2

Helioptile fast moves guide

Moves

Thunder Shock58

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	8
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	9

Effects

Thunder Shock has no special effects.

See Thunder Shock details page ↗

Quick Attack810

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	8
Energy	10
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.8s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	8

Effects

Quick Attack has no special effects.

See Quick Attack details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Quick Attack	8	10.00	10	12.50	0.8s	5	8	2.50	4.00	1s
Thunder Shock	5	8.33	8	13.33	0.6s	3	9	1.50	4.50	1s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Helioptile's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0

Helioptile charge moves guide

Helioptile has access to 3 Charge moves (Parabolic Charge, Thunderbolt, and Bulldoze), which cover Electric and Ground-type attacks. When using Parabolic Charge and Thunderbolt you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Parabolic Charge6550

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	65
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	2.8s
Damage window	1.2s - 2.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	55

Effects

Parabolic Charge has no special effects.

See Parabolic Charge details page ↗

Thunderbolt8050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.8s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Thunderbolt has no special effects.

See Thunderbolt details page ↗

Bulldoze8050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.6s - 3.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	60

Effects

Bulldoze has no special effects.

See Bulldoze details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Bulldoze	80	22.86	50	1.33	3.5s	80	60	1.33
Parabolic Charge	65	23.21	50	1.18	2.8s	65	55	1.18
Thunderbolt	80	32.00	50	1.64	2.5s	90	55	1.64

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

There are no Helioptile moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

Helioptile's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Ground	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0