Heatran counters

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

Heatran
#0485 Heatran
FireSteel
USAGE 14.5% #13
ABILITYDesolate Land
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
Burning Bulwark 69.5% Magma Storm 63.0% Stealth Rock 55.0% Earth Power 44.3% Doom Desire 43.7% Armor Cannon 18.0% Tachyon Cutter 16.7% Make It Rain 16.0%
Items
Leftovers 75.7% Air Balloon 6.5% Life Orb 4.1% Choice Scarf 4.1% Flame Plate 3.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 3.0% Assault Vest 1.7% Choice Specs 1.4%
Abilities
Desolate Land45.3%Earth Eater36.4%Levitate5.7%Magic Guard4.3%Chlorophyll2.5%Beads of Ruin1.8%Water Absorb1.0%Sand Rush0.8%
Common Teammates
Pecharunt45.2%Landorus-Therian33.4%Iron Hands29.5%Kingambit23.2%Primarina22.4%Latios21.5%Zapdos19.8%Corviknight19.1%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #13 with 14.51% usage. Sorted by reliability score.