Pokémon GO: Helioptile Raid Guide (Best Counters & Weaknesses)

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In Pokémon GO, players can find a Helioptile in one-star raids. Accordingly, players should be able to defeat this raid boss on their own if they bring Pokémon with the right moves. Helioptile is an Electric/Normal-type that can evolve into Heliolisk. Because of Helioptile's typing, it is weak to Ground or Fighting-type Pokémon and is effective against Water, Flying, Ghost, and Steel types. Visually, Helioptile resembles a small bright yellow lizard with black markings and long ears.

Before players can participate in a raid, they will need to find a Raid Pass. Players can find these passes by spinning Poké Stops or collecting a free Pokémon GO remote Raid Pass each week from the in-game shop. Luckily, players can participate in as many raids as they have passes for, so they have multiple chances to catch Helioptile and collect as many as they wish. Players may want to participate in several raids in order to collect the 50 candy required to evolve it into Heliolisk. Players can also use a Pinap Berry while catching Helioptile to double the number of candies they receive. Of note, Pokémon caught this way can be traded between friends.

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Fighting or Ground-type Pokémon are super effective against Helioptile. Accordingly, Mega Lopunny with Focus Blast is one of the best Fighting-type counters to the one-star raid boss. Landorus in Pokémon GO is a good Ground-type counter with moves like Mudshot, Earthquake, and Earth Power. Easier to obtain counters that are still super effective include the Fighting-types Breloom, Lucario, and Conkeldurr with Fighting-type moves like Counter, Dynamic Punch, and Aura Sphere. Furthermore, players can use the easier-to-find