Talk:Helioptile (Pokémon)

Helioptile

Combination of Helios, meaning Sun, and Reptile. Articerile (talk) 12:44, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Because of the Helios in the name, I wonder if Helioptile will be able to learn grass-type moves. (Just speculation, of course.) Nuckles123 (talk) 19:31, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Based on a lizard & Name origins

On the page it says that "Erikiteru is based on a lizard," but I think it's actually based on a mongoose. For one, it only passing looks like a lizard, and looks much more mammalian. Secondly, it's name is "Erikiteru," which I believe to be a portmanteau of "Electric" and "Riki-Tiki-Tavi," Kipling's famous mongoose. Just my two cents.

--Zoraluigi (Talk) 17:37, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Really? Imo it's very lizard-like due to its body shape, tail, mouth, eyes, and nostrils, while the only things that makes it look only remotely like a mammal are its "ears". Then again, mongooses don't have ears like that.--電禅Den Zen 18:01, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

IMO it's a loose adaptation of a frilled lizard, with those thin appendages in place of the portentous frills (speculating it has more of those folded in). Eri might come from エリマキトカゲ erimaki tokage, frilled lizard, and going by the new move it comes with (Parabola Charge) its head appendages might somehow work like a parabolic antenna, which a frilled lizard would be easy to cross with.--Kaoz (talk) 18:32, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

If you ask me, I believe it to be partially based on the Spotted Salamander. It was recently discovered in 2010 that it is capable of absorbing sunlight and converting it as its own energy, similar to how solar panels work. (Yes I took this somewhat from Charmander, but that's not the point) I believe it to be based as a combination of both things. Rai Marshall (talk) 23:38, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

The name probably comes from "erimake tokage" and "elekiter".—urutapu (talk) 05:01, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Species

I can't edit, but it's species should be Generate Pokémon. (E9310103838 (talk) 03:29, 13 May 2013 (UTC))

No. "Hatsuden" (はつでん) is a noun, not a verb.--電禅Den Zen 09:38, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Name

This Pokémon's name isn't Erikiteru. It's Elikiteru. It says so everywhere. Same for Gōgōto. It isn't Gōgōto, its Gogoat. And the Karosu region is actually Karos. It doesn't have a u. --HJ13 (talk) 15:29, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Except they aren't. Just because Serebii and a bunch of other fansites call them that, it doesn't mean those are the official romanizations. We don't assume names here. And yes, it does have a "u" in it. That's how it's written in the original Japanese. Ataro (talk) 15:34, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

The English names have not come out yet, so we can't change anything. It's the same over at the Mewtwo talk page with everyone arguing about what to call the new form. Nuckles123 (talk) 19:05, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

This isn't about the English name. It's about how to spell the Japanese name. Ataro (talk) 19:27, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

This may be an outdated conversation now that English names have been revealed, but HJ13 doesn't seem to know anything about Japanese and the Romanization of such. He's disputing an L vs an R and a name ending with a vowel vs ending with a non-N consonant. Schiffy (Speak to me|What I've done) 17:35, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Typing

Should we mention something in the trivia section about Erikiteru's unique typing? Nuckles123 (talk) 21:26, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

We don't know whether its type combination will be unique or not. Drapion was the first Poison/Dark type revealed, but its typing was never unique because Stunky and Skuntank were introduced in the same generation.--電禅Den Zen 21:32, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Alright. Thanks for the response. Nuckles123 (talk) 00:36, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Parabola Charge

Erikiteru was revealed to have a new move called Parabola Charge, which heals the user while damaging opponents. Should that be added? MasterZ (talk) 23:02, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

We're waiting to learn how and when the Pokemon learns the move. --Pokemaster97 23:53, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Type effectiveness

We know its type, and the types of most of the other new Pokemon, why not put their type effectiveness on their pages? KPF 17:20, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Because they could tweak the weaknesses/resistances/immunities of some types. For example: what if Electric types become weak against Dragon types in Gen IV? --Reli★ジーランス? 17:25, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Also the ability is unknown, we can't be sure whether it would immune to some types or so on. Plus a new type is possible, so it wouldn't be wise do the chart until we have information about these things. Արիանո 17:31, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

I reckon that's true, guess that possibility just slipped my mind. KPF 19:55, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Categories

Can someone explain why Helioptile is in the Single type category rather than dual type, and not in a Normal type category? Schiffy (Speak to me|What I've done) 17:40, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Fixed. It was because it was missing typen=2 | from the infobox. If I knew how, I would change it so that the category is determined on whether there is the type2= | parameter or not.--電禅Den Zen 17:48, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Physiology

Helioptile is a small, lizard-like Pokemon that is mostly pale yellow. Its feet and tail tip are black, as is the top of its head. It has two frills hanging from the sides of its head that are black with yellow tips. The frills can stiffen and unfold. It has large eyes with blue irises and white pupils, and a mouth that appears curved into a smile, with two small nostrils above it. It has a triangle-shaped yellow patch between its eyes.

It's my first time writing one, so it may be a little rough. Editing is appreciated. Zakitano (talk) 22:00, 14 May 2013 (UTC)