Our second freebie is a brilliant holographic Heliolisk, a 1st Edition card from the XY-era set Wild Blaze. This “Generator Pokémon” offers a fascinating thematic link to the collection through its connection to the sun and ancient environments.
Card Details
- Pokémon Name: Heliolisk (エレザード)
- Set: Wild Blaze (XY2)
- Year: 2014
- Card Number: 052-080
- Rarity/Edition: Holo Rare (1st Edition)
- Artist: 5ban Graphics
- National Pokédex No.: 695
Card Text & Attacks
- Type: Electric
- HP: 90
- Evolves From: Helioptile
Attack 1:
- Japanese: パラボラチャージ
- Romaji: Parabora Chāji
- English: Parabolic Charge
- Cost: [Colourless]
- Effect: Search your deck for up to 2 Energy cards, reveal them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
Attack 2:
- Japanese: でんこうせっか
- Romaji: Denkō Sekka
- English: Quick Attack
- Cost: [Electric][Colourless][Colourless]
- Damage: 60+
- Effect: Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.
- Weakness: Fighting x2
- Resistance: Metal -20
- Retreat Cost: [Colourless]
Pokédex Entry:
- Japanese: エリマキを 広げて 太陽の 光を 浴びると １匹で 高層ビル並みの 強力な 電気を 作れるのだ。
- Romaji: Frill o hirogete taiyō no hikari o abiru to 1-piki de kōsō biru-nami no kyōryokuna denki o tsukureru noda.
- English: By spreading its frill and basking in the sun’s light, a single Heliolisk can generate enough powerful electricity to power a skyscraper.
Collector’s Notes
This Heliolisk is a 1st Edition Holo Rare from Wild Blaze (XY2), the same 2014 set as the Carbink and Florges in our collection. The 1st Edition stamp marks it as a desirable piece from the set’s initial print run. The card features the classic XY-era “cosmos” holographic pattern, which adds a beautiful shimmering texture to the background of the art.
The artwork by 5ban Graphics is wonderfully atmospheric. Their 3D-style illustration places Heliolisk amidst ancient, weathered ruins in a desert landscape. This environment is a perfect fit for a Pokémon that draws its power from the sun. The crumbling stone pillars and arid mountains in the background create a strong sense of history and place.
As a Friend of Geopik, this card’s connection to our theme is twofold. First, the stunning background artwork, filled with ancient ruins and rocky desert terrain, is a perfect visual fit for a geological collection. It evokes a sense of deep time and the endurance of stone. Second, Heliolisk’s lore offers a fascinating link to our “Astrogeology” exhibit. Much like the Pokémon Solrock, Heliolisk is a living solar panel, converting sunlight into energy. It is a biological representation of the immense power of our solar system’s star, the same power that drives the geological rock cycle on our planet.
