Is Heatran viable in Gen 8 National Dex?

Heatran is ranked #7 in Gen 8 National Dex with 17.16% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Heatran in Gen 8 National Dex?

Gliscor has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 89.8% of 21.63365724055526 relevant encounters. Standard error is 6.5 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Heatran matchup checks ranked in Gen 8 National Dex?

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 8 National Dex · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0485 Heatran

FireSteel

USAGE 17.2% #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

Magma Storm 80.4% Earth Power 73.7% Taunt 62.7% Toxic 48.3% Stealth Rock 45.5% Flash Cannon 21.6% Lava Plume 18.8% Earthquake 16.7%

Items

Leftovers 72.9% Choice Scarf 9.6% Steelium Z 4.5% Air Balloon 4.2% Grassium Z 3.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 3.4% Firium Z 1.4% Assault Vest 0.2%

Abilities

Flash Fire96.8%Flame Body3.2%

Common Teammates

Landorus-Therian31.0%

Scizor-Mega26.0%

Zapdos24.7%

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike22.5%

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 + Greninja 43.6% 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

Gliscor

GroundFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.634

63.7

89.8% Standard error 6.51 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 →

Sableye-Mega

DarkGhost DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

35.139

34.5

66.3% Standard error 7.97 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

View Sableye-Mega counters →

Zapdos

ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

32.526

-5.0

25.5% Standard error 7.65 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Zapdos Thunder vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 133-157 (34.4 - 40.6%) -- 50.6% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Zapdos counters → Teams with Zapdos →

Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

41.905

-7.1

15.0% Standard error 5.52 points

DAMAGE CALC

0 Def Ferrothorn Body Press vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 138-164 (35.7 - 42.4%) -- 92% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Ferrothorn counters → Teams with Ferrothorn →

Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

30.316

-8.6

21.0% Standard error 7.40 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Clefable Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 45-53 (11.6 - 13.7%) -- possible 8HKO

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Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

32.83

-11.0

9.2% Standard error 5.03 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Chansey counters → Teams with Chansey →

Ranked #7 with 17.16% usage. Sorted by conservative score.