Heatran counters

Gen 9 Monotype · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Heatran
#0485 Heatran
FireSteel
USAGE 10.3% #13
ABILITYFlash Fire
HP 91
ATK 90
DEF 106
SPA 130
SPD 106
SPE 77
BST600
Ground
WaterFighting
½×
NormalFlyingPsychicDragon
¼×
GrassIceBugSteelFairy
Poison
Earth Power 98.7% Power Gem 61.2% Stealth Rock 53.8% Lava Plume 38.6% Magma Storm 33.8% Flash Cannon 21.6% Heavy Slam 18.8% Flamethrower 17.9%
Air Balloon 54.6% Leftovers 24.0% Choice Scarf 19.7% Assault Vest 1.2% Ability Shield 0.3% Wise Glasses 0.0% Power Herb 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0%
Flash Fire82.0%Flame Body18.0%
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Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER
66.594
82
82.5% dies 6.50%
02
Hoopa-Unbound
Hoopa-Unbound
PsychicDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
21.134
73
72.8% dies 9.68%
03
Ceruledge
Ceruledge
FireGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK
28.023
71
70.9% dies 8.58%
04
Ting-Lu
Ting-Lu
DarkGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER
25.326
66
66.3% dies 9.39%
05
Landorus
Landorus
GroundFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.786
64
63.9% dies 10.54%
06
Dragapult
Dragapult
DragonGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK
44.305
56
56.0% dies 7.46%
07
Greninja
Greninja
WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
62.243
55
55.3% dies 8.75%
08
Iron Treads
Iron Treads
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
22.532
54
54.2% dies 10.50%
09
Flutter Mane
Flutter Mane
GhostFairy SOFT CHECK
55.88
52
51.9% dies 9.25%
10
Goodra-Hisui
Goodra-Hisui
SteelDragon SOFT CHECK
25.652
50
50.5% dies 9.87%
11
Dragonite
Dragonite
DragonFlying SOFT CHECK
21.359
50
50.1% dies 10.82%
12
Heatran
Heatran
FireSteel SOFT CHECK
97.222
49
48.9% dies 8.73%
13
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
SteelGhost SOFT CHECK
59.509
31
31.3% dies 8.48%
14
Skarmory
Skarmory
SteelFlying SOFT CHECK
30.051
12
12.4% dies 6.01%
15
Sableye
Sableye
DarkGhost SOFT CHECK
20.84
8
8.4% dies 6.07%

Ranked #13 with 10.31% usage. Sorted by reliability score.