Is Heatran viable in Gen 7 OU?

Heatran is ranked #7 in Gen 7 OU with 17.64% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Heatran in Gen 7 OU?

Swampert-Mega has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 91.6% of 119.49527446377039 relevant encounters. Standard error is 2.5 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Heatran matchup checks ranked in Gen 7 OU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Heatran was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Heatran counters

Gen 7 OU · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0485 Heatran

FireSteel

USAGE 17.6% #7

ABILITYFlash Fire

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

Stealth Rock 76.4% Earth Power 61.1% Magma Storm 58.1% Toxic 56.1% Protect 41.5% Lava Plume 38.8% Taunt 30.0% Roar 19.6%

Items

Leftovers 85.5% Firium Z 5.1% Grassium Z 2.5% Air Balloon 2.1% Choice Scarf 1.8% Steelium Z 1.4% Assault Vest 0.6% Chople Berry 0.6%

Abilities

Flash Fire100.0%

Common Teammates

Landorus-Therian59.9%

Browse Gen 7 OU teams using Heatran →

Explore Heatran + Gliscor teams 65 score Explore Heatran + Greninja teams 61 score Explore Heatran + Garchomp teams 59 score

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Heatran + Landorus-Therian 59.9% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Swampert-Mega

WaterGround OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

119.495

81.4

91.6% Standard error 2.54 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Swampert-Mega Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 760-900 (196.8 - 233.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Medicham-Mega

FightingPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

100.356

67.7

82.8% Standard error 3.77 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Pure Power Medicham-Mega High Jump Kick vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 738-870 (191.1 - 225.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

280.665

64.9

75.2% Standard error 2.58 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 156-184 (44 - 51.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after trapping damage

View Gliscor counters → Teams with Gliscor →

Gastrodon

WaterGround DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

114.839

64.1

79.2% Standard error 3.79 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Heatran Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gastrodon: 89-105 (20.8 - 24.6%) -- possible 6HKO

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Greninja

WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

259.989

61.0

72.1% Standard error 2.78 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Greninja Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 348-410 (90.1 - 106.2%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

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Garchomp

DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

68.833

58.8

78.6% Standard error 4.95 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garchomp Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 684-808 (177.2 - 209.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Garchomp counters → Teams with Garchomp →

Dragonite

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

26.502

58.3

85.6% Standard error 6.82 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dragonite Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 468-552 (121.2 - 143%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Tapu Fini

WaterFairy DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

172.962

55.6

69.6% Standard error 3.50 points

DAMAGE CALCMisty Terrain

252+ SpA Heatran Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tapu Fini: 65-77 (18.8 - 22.3%) -- possible 6HKO

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

302.191

52.6

63.6% Standard error 2.77 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 744-876 (192.7 - 226.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Landorus-Therian counters → Teams with Landorus-Therian →

Sableye-Mega

DarkGhost DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

63.424

48.2

71.0% Standard error 5.70 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Sableye-Mega: 118-139 (38.8 - 45.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after trapping damage

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Charizard-Mega-Y

FireFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

58.044

47.2

71.0% Standard error 5.95 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Hidden Power Ground vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 232-276 (60.1 - 71.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Excadrill

GroundSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

55.845

44.5

69.2% Standard error 6.18 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 708-832 (183.4 - 215.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Alakazam-Mega

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.148

40.9

77.9% Standard error 9.25 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Alakazam-Mega Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 248-294 (64.2 - 76.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Kyurem-Black

DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

79.606

39.1

61.0% Standard error 5.47 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Teravolt Kyurem-Black Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 188-224 (48.7 - 58%) -- 50.8% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Tyranitar-Mega

RockDark DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

23.822

33.5

70.8% Standard error 9.32 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ SpA Heatran Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tyranitar-Mega in Sand: 92-110 (22.7 - 27.2%) -- 50% chance to 4HKO

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Heatran

FireSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

247.626

29.8

42.3% Standard error 3.14 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Heatran Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 300-356 (77.7 - 92.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Kartana

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

98.128

27.4

47.5% Standard error 5.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kartana Sacred Sword vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 264-312 (68.3 - 80.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Diancie-Mega

RockFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.987

27.3

68.0% Standard error 10.18 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Diancie-Mega Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 348-412 (90.1 - 106.7%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

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Rotom-Wash

ElectricWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

77.472

26.5

49.2% Standard error 5.68 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Rotom-Wash Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 236-278 (61.1 - 72%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Latias-Mega

DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

163.386

23.2

38.4% Standard error 3.81 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Latias-Mega Thunder vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 96-114 (24.8 - 29.5%) -- possible 5HKO

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Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

112.481

22.2

40.7% Standard error 4.63 points

DAMAGE CALC

Chansey Seismic Toss vs. 252 HP Heatran: 100-100 (25.9 - 25.9%) -- guaranteed 5HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

284.186

21.9

33.0% Standard error 2.79 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxapex Scald vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 116-138 (30 - 35.7%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Tapu Koko

ElectricFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

211.971

18.4

31.1% Standard error 3.18 points

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

Tapu Koko Nature's Madness vs. 252 HP Heatran: 193-193 (50 - 50%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

172.432

17.4

31.6% Standard error 3.54 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Clefable Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 61-72 (15.8 - 18.6%) -- possible 8HKO

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Serperior

Grass SOFT CHECK View matchup

57.2

15.6

41.7% Standard error 6.52 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Serperior Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 47-56 (12.1 - 14.5%) -- possible 7HKO

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Magearna

SteelFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

265.994

12.9

23.3% Standard error 2.59 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Magearna Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 200-236 (51.8 - 61.1%) -- 94.9% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Tapu Lele

PsychicFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

61.238

12.5

37.2% Standard error 6.18 points

DAMAGE CALCPsychic Terrain

252+ SpA Choice Specs Tapu Lele Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 298-352 (77.2 - 91.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Tornadus-Therian

Flying SOFT CHECK View matchup

168.814

8.6

21.2% Standard error 3.15 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Tornadus-Therian Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 178-210 (46.1 - 54.4%) -- 4.7% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Tangrowth

Grass SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.889

5.0

44.0% Standard error 9.76 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tangrowth Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 384-452 (99.4 - 117%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO

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Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

51.491

3.7

29.0% Standard error 6.32 points

DAMAGE CALC

Ditto vs. Heatran: 0-0 (0 - 0%)

View Ditto counters → Teams with Ditto →

Ranked #7 with 17.64% usage. Sorted by conservative score.