Heatran counters

Gen 8 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Heatran
#0485 Heatran
FireSteel
USAGE 15.4% #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
Earth Power 78.9% Magma Storm 71.0% Stealth Rock 51.7% Flash Cannon 37.9% Taunt 37.5% Toxic 33.6% Lava Plume 30.1% Earthquake 18.1%
Items
Leftovers 56.0% Choice Scarf 16.3% Steelium Z 8.7% Air Balloon 7.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.6% Grassium Z 3.1% Firium Z 2.7% Wise Glasses 0.9%
Abilities
Flash Fire94.8%Flame Body5.2%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian50.7%Rillaboom35.8%Diancie-Mega32.2%Tapu Fini28.7%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike25.8%Toxapex24.0%Zapdos23.3%Hoopa-Unbound18.7%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Greninja
Greninja
WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
21.001
88
87.8% dies 7.15%
02
Tapu Fini
Tapu Fini
WaterFairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER
23.601
80
79.7% dies 8.28%
03
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
31.74
66
65.8% dies 8.42%

Ranked #7 with 15.41% usage. Sorted by reliability score.