phantom
Banned deucer.
I meant in the teambuilding perspective. That mon has never caused me to build or change my teams / sets / pokemon in any way; it seems entirely non-influential in that sense. The only way I've really been prepping for it is by having a Volt Switch sponge on every team, but whether or not Heliolisk exists, you still want that on your team regardless. It's role is unique like you said, but it doesn't cause a shift in the meta at all lol, unlike say Doublade and Cresselia would if/when they leave. Other Electrics are only slightly worse than it, it's not as if it outclasses them significantly or anything; it's exact niche won't be as easily filled, but the other offensive Electrics can step up accordingly.