Is Heatran viable in Gen 8 OU?

Heatran is ranked #4 in Gen 8 OU with 25.45% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Heatran in Gen 8 OU?

Garchomp has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 82.0% of 95.6017880497416 relevant encounters. Standard error is 6.7 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 · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0485 Heatran

FireSteel

USAGE 25.5% #4

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 81.2% Stealth Rock 64.9% Taunt 52.5% Toxic 38.3% Heavy Slam 17.1% Protect 16.0% Eruption 9.6%

Items

Leftovers 68.5% Air Balloon 25.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.0% Choice Specs 1.5% Charcoal 1.2% Choice Scarf 0.5% Power Herb 0.3% Rocky Helmet 0.2%

Abilities

Flash Fire58.0%Flame Body42.0%

Common Teammates

Landorus-Therian57.6%

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike24.2%

Garchomp24.1%

Slowbro22.5%

Browse Gen 8 OU teams using Heatran →

Explore Heatran + Garchomp teams 55 score Explore Heatran + Hippowdon teams 45 score Explore Heatran + Landorus-Therian teams 42 score Explore Heatran + Urshifu-Rapid-Strike teams 24 score Explore Heatran + Dragapult teams 10 score Explore Heatran + Weavile teams 5 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Heatran + Landorus-Therian 57.6% 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

Garchomp

DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

95.602

55.2

82.0% Standard error 6.70 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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Hippowdon

Ground DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.507

45.5

80.0% Standard error 8.63 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ SpA Heatran Eruption (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Hippowdon: 237-280 (56.4 - 66.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

128.032

42.2

70.0% Standard error 6.95 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Urshifu-Rapid-Strike

FightingWater OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

25.766

23.9

62.2% Standard error 9.55 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Dragapult

DragonGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.259

10.3

51.8% Standard error 10.36 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Dragapult Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 124-147 (32.1 - 38%) -- 0.9% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Weavile

DarkIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

41.367

5.4

48.3% Standard error 10.74 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Weavile Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 260-306 (67.3 - 79.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Heatran

FireSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

71.374

4.8

45.3% Standard error 10.13 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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Tapu Lele

PsychicFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.007

3.8

45.3% Standard error 10.38 points

DAMAGE CALCPsychic Terrain

252+ SpA Tapu Lele 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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Tornadus-Therian

Flying SOFT CHECK View matchup

71.147

-0.8

25.4% Standard error 6.55 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tornadus-Therian Superpower vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 228-270 (59 - 69.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Slowking-Galar

PoisonPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.394

-1.1

37.2% Standard error 9.59 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Slowking-Galar Scald vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 118-140 (30.5 - 36.2%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

69.755

-3.9

25.4% Standard error 7.34 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

34.667

-6.7

1.5% Standard error 2.04 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

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Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

109.291

-7.8

16.0% Standard error 5.95 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

90.625

-11.2

13.0% Standard error 6.05 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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Zapdos

ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.03

-15.6

13.3% Standard error 7.23 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Zapdos Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 109-129 (28.2 - 33.4%) -- 89.6% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Ranked #4 with 25.45% usage. Sorted by conservative score.