Is Heatran viable in Gen 9 OU?

Heatran is ranked #44 in Gen 9 OU with 4.05% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Heatran in Gen 9 OU?

Gliscor has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 86.9% of 25.41177723219601 relevant encounters. Standard error is 6.7 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Heatran matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 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 9 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0485 Heatran

FireSteel

USAGE 4.0% #44

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 92.6% Stealth Rock 84.1% Magma Storm 65.6% Taunt 48.4% Will-O-Wisp 41.8% Lava Plume 24.2% Heavy Slam 16.9% Overheat 10.9%

Items

Leftovers 52.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 25.3% Air Balloon 10.9% Eject Pack 8.8% Choice Scarf 0.7% Choice Specs 0.7% Binding Band 0.5% Power Herb 0.1%

Abilities

Flash Fire58.0%Flame Body42.0%

Tera Types

Ghost 42.9% Grass 28.2% Normal 10.0% Bug 8.8% Fairy 5.3% Fire 1.8% Flying 0.8% Water 0.7%

Common Teammates

Ogerpon-Wellspring24.5%

Ting-Lu24.1%

Pecharunt21.9%

Dragapult20.9%

Browse Gen 9 OU teams using Heatran →

Explore Heatran + Gliscor teams 60 score Explore Heatran + Gholdengo teams -14 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Heatran + Great Tusk 42.1% 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

Gliscor

GroundFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

25.412

60.2

86.9% Standard error 6.68 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Heatran Overheat vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 202-238 (57 - 67.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Gliscor counters → Teams with Gliscor →

Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.589

-14.4

17.8% Standard error 8.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 204-240 (52.8 - 62.1%) -- 99.6% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Gholdengo counters → Teams with Gholdengo →

Ranked #44 with 4.05% usage. Sorted by conservative score.