Is Heatran viable in Gen 8 OU?

Heatran is ranked #2 in Gen 8 OU with 30.59% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Heatran in Gen 8 OU?

Garchomp has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 82.7% of 41.68901566805477 relevant encounters. Standard error is 5.9 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Heatran matchup checks ranked in Gen 8 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 8 OU · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0485 Heatran

FireSteel

USAGE 30.6% #2

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 90.4% Earth Power 83.6% Taunt 57.0% Stealth Rock 54.9% Toxic 36.9% Protect 17.8% Eruption 17.2% Heavy Slam 11.5%

Items

Leftovers 64.2% Air Balloon 27.6% Choice Scarf 2.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.1% Choice Specs 1.8% Charcoal 1.6% Power Herb 0.2% Life Orb 0.1%

Abilities

Flash Fire64.6%Flame Body35.4%

Common Teammates

Landorus-Therian59.1%

Weavile28.8%

Kartana27.4%

Tornadus-Therian25.8%

Browse Gen 8 OU teams using Heatran →

Explore Heatran + Garchomp teams 59 score Explore Heatran + Landorus-Therian teams 39 score Explore Heatran + Urshifu-Rapid-Strike teams 23 score Explore Heatran + Heatran teams 20 score Explore Heatran + Toxapex teams -6 score Explore Heatran + Ferrothorn teams -11 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 59.1% 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

Garchomp

DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

41.689

59.2

82.7% Standard error 5.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

65.495

39.1

63.0% Standard error 5.97 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 →

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike

FightingWater OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.042

23.1

64.8% Standard error 10.41 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 614-726 (159 - 188%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Urshifu-Rapid-Strike counters → Teams with Urshifu-Rapid-Strike →

Heatran

FireSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

53.279

20.2

47.5% Standard error 6.84 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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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.509

-6.0

31.6% Standard error 9.39 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Toxapex Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 70-83 (18.1 - 21.5%) -- possible 5HKO

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Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.305

-11.0

2.7% Standard error 3.42 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

24.077

-14.5

12.1% Standard error 6.63 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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Corviknight

FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.328

-14.6

20.0% Standard error 8.66 points

DAMAGE CALC

0 Def Corviknight Body Press vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 114-136 (29.5 - 35.2%) -- 99.9% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Ranked #2 with 30.59% usage. Sorted by conservative score.