Is Heatran viable in Gen 9 UU?

Heatran is ranked #13 in Gen 9 UU with 13.91% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Heatran in Gen 9 UU?

The best counter for Heatran in Gen 9 UU is Latios with a 61.4% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's May 2026 - Jul 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Heatran include Latios, Keldeo, Mandibuzz.

What is the best counter for Heatran in Gen 9 UU?

Latios is the best counter for Heatran in Gen 9 UU, KOing or forcing it out in 61.4% of their encounters.

Heatran counters

Gen 9 UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · May 2026 - Jul 2026

#0485 Heatran

FireSteel

USAGE 13.9% #13

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 89.3% Earth Power 87.7% Taunt 72.7% Stealth Rock 63.3% Dark Pulse 30.4% Protect 14.1% Will-O-Wisp 13.9% Flash Cannon 7.2%

Items

Leftovers 77.4% Air Balloon 20.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.9% Choice Specs 0.8% Choice Scarf 0.3% Eject Pack 0.3% Life Orb 0.1% Focus Sash 0.1%

Abilities

Flash Fire58.5%Flame Body41.5%

Tera Types

Ghost 33.3% Flying 22.8% Grass 18.4% Fairy 18.1% Fire 2.5% Ground 2.0% Bug 1.3% Water 0.9%

Common Teammates

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Latios

DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

28.7

61.4% checker faints 9.09%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Soul Dew Latios Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Heatran: 96-114 (24.8 - 29.5%) -- possible 5HKO

View Latios counters → Teams with Latios →

Keldeo

WaterFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK

22.802

61.0% checker faints 10.21%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Keldeo Secret Sword vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 288-342 (74.6 - 88.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Keldeo counters → Teams with Keldeo →

Mandibuzz

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK

23.521

17.7% checker faints 7.87%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mandibuzz Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 106-126 (27.4 - 32.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Mandibuzz counters → Teams with Mandibuzz →

Ranked #13 with 13.91% usage. Sorted by reliability score.