Heatran counters

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

Heatran
#0485 Heatran
FireSteel
USAGE 15.8% #12
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 68.9% Toxic 48.1% Protect 46.1% Roar 44.1% Taunt 43.8% Stealth Rock 43.3% Earth Power 39.6% Magma Storm 28.1%
Items
Leftovers 82.7% Air Balloon 8.9% Choice Scarf 3.3% Power Herb 2.9% Life Orb 1.6% Choice Specs 0.3% Assault Vest 0.2% Shuca Berry 0.1%
Common Teammates
Clefable45.5%Landorus-Therian36.9%Ferrothorn31.3%Rotom-Wash27.9%Lopunny-Mega26.1%Skarmory19.9%Garchomp19.6%Latios16.6%
Browse Gen 6 OU teams using Heatran →
Teams using Keldeo 89% Teams using Garchomp 76% Teams using Tyranitar 75% Teams using Excadrill 71% Teams using Landorus-Therian 59%

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
48.397
89
89.4% dies 6.26%
02
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
21.95
79
78.8% dies 8.72%
03
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK
47.727
76
75.7% dies 8.73%
04
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
26.892
75
74.9% dies 8.36%
05
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK
95.538
71
70.6% dies 8.00%
06
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
24.707
59
58.7% dies 9.91%
07
Heatran
Heatran
FireSteel SOFT CHECK
21.401
47
47.0% dies 10.79%
08
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy SOFT CHECK
90.552
32
31.6% dies 8.07%
09
Serperior
Serperior
Grass SOFT CHECK
92.319
15
15.2% dies 5.70%
10
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
23.435
10
10.1% dies 6.22%
11
Skarmory
Skarmory
SteelFlying SOFT CHECK
22.076
5
4.7% dies 4.52%
12
Ferrothorn
Ferrothorn
GrassSteel SOFT CHECK
40.453
0
0.4% dies 1.02%

Ranked #12 with 15.76% usage. Sorted by reliability score.