Heatran counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Heatran
#0485 Heatran
FireSteel
USAGE 14.0% #11
BASE STATS
HP 91
ATK 90
DEF 106
SPA 130
SPD 106
SPE 77
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Ground
2×
WaterFighting
½×
NormalFlyingPsychicDragon
¼×
GrassIceBugSteelFairy
0×
Poison
Moves
Lava Plume 68.8% Stealth Rock 54.3% Taunt 47.1% Protect 45.1% Roar 43.7% Toxic 39.6% Earth Power 38.5% Magma Storm 28.6%
Items
Leftovers 86.5% Air Balloon 6.8% Choice Scarf 3.3% Life Orb 1.1% Power Herb 0.9% Rocky Helmet 0.5% Assault Vest 0.3% Binding Band 0.2%
Common Teammates
Clefable48.1%Rotom-Wash26.2%Ferrothorn25.9%Landorus-Therian25.8%Lopunny-Mega22.8%Skarmory19.7%Gliscor19.3%Garchomp16.8%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Keldeo
Keldeo
WaterFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK
68.589
87
87.1% dies 6.83%
02
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK
49.305
79
79.1% dies 8.17%
03
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER
20.033
79
78.8% dies 9.13%
04
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK
75.646
73
72.6% dies 8.65%
05
Heatran
Heatran
FireSteel SOFT CHECK
21.553
50
50.0% dies 10.77%
06
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy SOFT CHECK
90.632
32
32.3% dies 8.50%
07
Scizor-Mega
Scizor-Mega
BugSteel SOFT CHECK
20.442
12
12.0% dies 7.20%
08
Serperior
Serperior
Grass SOFT CHECK
27.338
5
4.5% dies 3.98%

Ranked #11 with 13.95% usage. Sorted by reliability score.