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heatran
#485

Heatran

Lava Dome Pokémon

FireSteel

Its body is made of rugged steel. However, it is partially melted in spots because of its own heat.

Base Stats

HP 91
Attack 90
Defense 106
Sp. Atk 130
Sp. Def 106
Speed 77
Total 600

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Lava Dome Pokémon
Height 1.7 m
Weight 430.0 kg
Base Exp 270
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 100
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

heatran Front Front
heatran Back Back
heatran Front Shiny Front Shiny
heatran Back Shiny Back Shiny
heatran Official Art Official Art
heatran Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Offensive
Moves
Magma Storm / Fire Blast
Protect / Flame Charge
Hidden Power Ice / Will-O-Wisp
Item
Leftovers / Air Balloon
Nature
Modest
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Substitute + Protect
Moves
Toxic / Will-O-Wisp / Earth Power / Hidden Power Ice
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 8
SpA 156
SpD 100
Spe 244
Specially Defensive
Moves
Stealth Rock / Taunt
Roar / Will-O-Wisp / Toxic
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252
Sunny Day Trapper
Moves
Earth Power / Hidden Power Ice
Item
Leftovers / Air Balloon
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 252
SpA 96
Spe 160

Strategy Overview

Heatran has amazing defensive utility thanks to its typing and Flash Fire, which make it immune to sandstorm, Toxic, and Fire-type attacks. These qualities let it check Steel- and Grass-types like Ferrothorn, Skarmory, Amoonguss, and Jirachi very well. Heatran also has great support options like Stealth Rock, Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, and Taunt that it can easily mix and match to effectively support its team, as its sets aren't very team dependent. Its offensive presence is also fantastic thanks to high-Base Power moves like Magma Storm and Earth Power, which let it punish and effectively wear down its checks such as Water-types, Garchomp, and Tyranitar. However, Heatran has a noticeable lack of recovery outside of Leftovers that makes it very vulnerable to entry hazards, which makes it more difficult to switch into and consistently check what it needs to. This problem is further compounded by the fact some Pokemon that Heatran can normally beat such as Volcarona run coverage specifically for it, which leaves it quite pressured. Another issue is that some of the best Pokemon in the metagame, including Excadrill, Garchomp, and especially Politoed, all threaten Heatran immensely.

Most Used Moves

Most Used Items

Leftovers
40.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc