Rotom-Heat counters

Gen 4 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Rotom-Heat
#0479 Rotom-Heat
ElectricFire
USAGE 15.6% #12
BASE STATS
HP 50
ATK 65
DEF 107
SPA 105
SPD 107
SPE 86
BST520
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Ground
2×
WaterRock
½×
FireElectricGrassIceFlyingBugFairy
¼×
Steel
Moves
Thunderbolt 97.1% Shadow Ball 82.7% Trick 67.5% Thunder Wave 38.2% Will-O-Wisp 27.1% Overheat 26.1% Pain Split 18.1% Substitute 10.5%
Items
Choice Scarf 68.1% Leftovers 30.9% Colbur Berry 0.4% Chesto Berry 0.1% Life Orb 0.1% Magnet 0.1% Choice Specs 0.1% Expert Belt 0.0%
Common Teammates
Scizor56.6%Jirachi44.0%Latias41.4%Tyranitar38.2%Gyarados36.0%Swampert32.2%Empoleon24.8%Bronzong23.2%
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Teams using Tyranitar 71% Teams using Clefable 61% Teams using Jirachi 47%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
23.809
71
71.5% dies 9.25%
02
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER
20.925
61
61.0% dies 10.66%
03
Jirachi
Jirachi
SteelPsychic SOFT CHECK
21.167
47
47.4% dies 10.85%

Ranked #12 with 15.63% usage. Sorted by reliability score.