Helioptile and Heliolisk
![](https://bogleech.com/pokemon/allpokes/694Helioptile.png)
It's hard to leave behind that magnificent sea monster party, but at least we're greeted back ashore by one of the cutest reptilian pokemon around. Helioptile is an unusual normal/electric pokemon, and generates its electricity via solar power absorbed by its frills! It's a rather odd stylization of an Australian frilled lizard, its frill forming into what resemble two floppy "ears" at rest, but it's quite distinct, it has a wonderful round, happy face, and it even holds itself in the hilarious stance of its inspiration.
![](https://bogleech.com/pokemon/allpokes/695Heliolisk.png)
As is to be expected, however, Helioptile gets slightly less cute and slightly more serious when it evolves into Heliolisk, a rather more straightforward interpretation of the actual animal. That's alright, and it is, after all, an animal I vouched for as pokemon material for years, but once again I find the unevolved stage significantly more memorable.
![](https://bogleech.com/pokemon/pr3h.png)
A neat idea either way.