Abilities
MetaMons competitive notes
Heatran is a fire/steel-type Pokémon whose base stats lean toward Special Attack — at 600 BST it is a legendary-grade total for competitive play, with mid-pack speed (base 77) and a special attacking profile. Its Flash Fire ability matters more than the raw numbers when it hits the field: check what it does before deciding between a sweeper, pivot, or support role for Heatran. Build around what Heatran actually threatens, not its in-game lore — start from its weaknesses and strongest STAB moves, then decide whether its Speed, bulk, or coverage justifies a team slot.
Damage multipliers when attacked by each type
A MetaMons teambuilding read based on base stats and typing
Heatran takes super-effective damage from Ground, Water, Fighting moves — every one of those types is a check you need an answer for when drafting. Before locking Heatran into a team, check the weakness guide and count how many of those types your remaining five slots can answer.
- Highest stat
- Special Attack (130)
- Lowest stat
- Speed (77)
- Offensive lean
- special
- Speed tier
- mid-pack speed (base 77)
- BST
- 600 (legendary-grade for the format)
Heatran is a fire/steel-type Pokémon whose base stats lean toward Special Attack — at 600 BST it is a legendary-grade total for competitive play, with mid-pack speed (base 77) and a special attacking profile. Its Flash Fire ability matters more than the raw numbers when it hits the field: check what it does before deciding between a sweeper, pivot, or support role for Heatran. Build around what Heatran actually threatens, not its in-game lore — start from its weaknesses and strongest STAB moves, then decide whether its Speed, bulk, or coverage justifies a team slot. Compare this profile against your roster's shared weaknesses in the MetaMons team builder, where the 18-type coverage heatmap reads the whole team, not one slot.
About Heatran
Heatran is the Lava Dome Pokémon a Fire/Steel type Pokémon and a Legendary Pokémon. It has a base stat total of 600 with Flash Fire as its ability.
What is Heatran weak to?
Heatran is a Fire/Steel-type, so it takes super-effective damage from Ground, Water, Fighting. It resists Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy, Normal, Flying, Psychic, Dragon. It is immune to Poison.
How to counter Heatran
To counter Heatran in competitive play, bring Pokémon that can hit back with Ground or Water or Fighting moves and can withstand its Fire/Steel STAB attacks. Check the type-defense grid above for the full multiplier breakdown.
Using Heatran in competitive teams
Heatran can be added to Smogon or VGC teams across Gen 1–9 formats. Build a competitive team with Heatran on Metamons and get AI reads on your type coverage and threats before you queue.
