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heatran
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Heatran

Lava Dome Pokémon

FireSteel

It dwells in volcanic caves. It digs in with its cross-shaped feet to crawl on ceilings and walls.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

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

Tank
Moves
Doom Desire / Toxic
Roar / Earth Power / Stealth Rock
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
SpA 32
SpD 224
Choice Scarf
Moves
Earth Power / Hidden Power Ice
Flash Cannon / Hidden Power Ice
Eruption / Ancient Power
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 28
SpA 252
Spe 228
Stallbreaker
Moves
Toxic / Solar Beam
Item
Leftovers / Power Herb
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Offensive
Moves
Blue Flare / Searing Shot
Doom Desire / Flash Cannon
Item
Air Balloon / Shuca Berry
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Heatran's amazing defensive typing leaves it with only three weaknesses, as well as an impressive nine resistances, one immunity, and an immunity to two status conditions. Its stats enable it to run multiple sets, making it very unpredictable. It is able to check or counter many top-tier threats such as Kyurem-B, Thundurus, and Sableye. Its great natural bulk allows offensive sets to take hits even without investment and makes defensive sets tough to tear down. While its great support movepool allows it to help its team throughout the battle, its lack of setup moves sometimes gives it trouble against bulky foes, and it also lacks a form of reliable recovery. Additionally, it has a 4x weakness to a very strong and common attacking type in Ground, and its other two weaknesses are to types that are prevalent and strong. It also often suffers from four-moveslot syndrome, and its below average Speed tier hurts its longevity and attacking potential.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc