[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Magma Storm
move 2: Earth Power
move 3: Toxic / Doom Desire
move 4: Stealth Rock / King's Shield / Taunt
item: Leftovers
ability: Flame Body / Flash Fire
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 128 SpD / 128 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Heatran's potent defensive typing, good offensive movepool, and great bulk make it a premier defensive Pokemon in STABmons. It can come in on a bevy of Pokemon like Clefable and Ferrothorn and force them out effectively. Magma Storm threatens the aforementioned Pokemon as well as Corviknight and Melmetal, letting Heatran set up Stealth Rock when they switch out. Earth Power lets Heatran hit Galarian Slowking, Tyranitar, opposing Heatran, and Toxapex for more reliable damage. Toxic debilitates switch-ins like Rotom-W, Seismitoad, and Latios, making it even harder to check Heatran over a long game. The combination of Magma Storm and Toxic also allows Heatran to spread huge amounts of residual damage. Doom Desire is an option over Toxic that enables dangerous wallbreakers like Keldeo and Buzzwole, forming dangerous offensive cores and making huge progress. Taunt blocks entry hazards and completely shuts down Pokemon like Blissey and Rotom-H, denying their recovery and making them easier to wear down. Heatran threatening a multitude of entry hazard removers, including Corviknight and Clefable, makes it an incredibly good user of Stealth Rock as well. King's Shield scouts Choice-locked attackers like Cinderace and Terrakion, lets Heatran recover more from Leftovers, and pairs nicely with both Toxic and Doom Desire to stall turns. The Attack drop also lets Heatran stay in on physical attackers like Tyranitar and force them out or take the subsequent attack with ease. However, Taunt and Stealth Rock provide more consistent utility against a variety of threats and are therefore preferred.
Leftovers keeps Heatran healthy over the course of a game, letting it check Pokemon like Latios and Calm Mind Clefable long-term. 128 Speed EVs allow Heatran to outspeed Adamant Tyranitar. Flame Body is preferred to punish physical attackers like Weavile and Tornadus-T, but if the team requires a better switch-in to the likes of Rotom-H and coverage moves like Celesteela's Flamethrower, Flash Fire can be used. Heatran pairs well with a wide variety of Pokemon, but teammates like Rotom-W and Latios that can shore up its bad matchups against Water-types like Seismitoad and Assault Vest Toxapex are good partners. Heatran is unable to immediately threaten Latios and Assault Vest Slowking; teammates like Weavile, Zeraora, and Tyranitar can, though. Wallbreakers like Aerodactyl and Terrakion heavily appreciate Doom Desire support, as the extra hit makes it more difficult for walls to switch in.
[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Magma Storm
move 2: Earth Power
move 3: Doom Desire / Stealth Rock
move 4: King's Shield / Toxic
item: Leftovers / Air Balloon
ability: Flame Body / Flash Fire
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Heatran is an incredibly dangerous wallbreaker, capable of switching in on Pokemon like Latios, Clefable, and Scizor and firing off strong attacks in retaliation. It also puts immense pressure on common walls like Melmetal, Tyranitar, and Rotom-W. Earth Power is needed to significantly dent opposing Heatran, as well as wearing down Pokemon like Toxapex and Galarian Slowking. Magma Storm allows Heatran to spread residual damage, wearing down switch-ins like Hydreigon and Seismitoad. Doom Desire is excellent at facilitating other wallbreakers like Aerodactyl and Keldeo, making it harder for their checks like Mudsdale and Assault Vest Toxapex to switch in. It also forces out pivots like Tyranitar, Hydreigon, and Tornadus-T that could otherwise stay in on Heatran. Stealth Rock supports the team and chips Heatran's switch-ins. King's Shield allows Heatran to slowly accrue more Leftovers recovery, increasing its overall longevity, as well as dissuading Cinderace's High Jump Kick and scouting potential Choice item users like Aerodactyl, Terrakion, and Buzzwole. Afterwards, Heatran can safely pivot into their appropriate checks. Toxic is a solid alternative that greatly wears down checks like Rotom-W and Seismitoad, making it more difficult for them to switch in reliably. It also works great alongside Magma Storm.
If forgoing Leftovers, Air Balloon lets Heatran switch into Ground-types like Mudsdale and avoid Ground-type coverage moves from Pokemon like Melmetal and opposing Heatran. A Timid nature can be used over Modest to outspeed Pokemon like Nidoking and Volcanion. Kyurem is a solid partner that can pressure Heatran checks like Rotom-W, Seismitoad, and Assault Vest Toxapex very well. Heatran pressures the likes of Celesteela, Corviknight, and Ferrothorn in return and can wear down Rotom-H with Toxic. Pivots like Rotom-W and Assault Vest Slowking bait in Ferrothorn for Heatran to take advantage of, and they can lure in and remove Seismitoad with Apple Acid and Grass Knot, respectively. Flame Body as its ability deters physical attackers like Dracozolt, Weavile, and Tyranitar from recklessly damaging it, though Flash Fire can be used to prevent Pokemon like Rotom-H from freely using their Fire-type STAB moves.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [Sulo, 528036]]
- Quality checked by: [[in the hills, 324242], [pannuracotta, 517892]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Magma Storm
move 2: Earth Power
move 3: Toxic / Doom Desire
move 4: Stealth Rock / King's Shield / Taunt
item: Leftovers
ability: Flame Body / Flash Fire
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 128 SpD / 128 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Heatran's potent defensive typing, good offensive movepool, and great bulk make it a premier defensive Pokemon in STABmons. It can come in on a bevy of Pokemon like Clefable and Ferrothorn and force them out effectively. Magma Storm threatens the aforementioned Pokemon as well as Corviknight and Melmetal, letting Heatran set up Stealth Rock when they switch out. Earth Power lets Heatran hit Galarian Slowking, Tyranitar, opposing Heatran, and Toxapex for more reliable damage. Toxic debilitates switch-ins like Rotom-W, Seismitoad, and Latios, making it even harder to check Heatran over a long game. The combination of Magma Storm and Toxic also allows Heatran to spread huge amounts of residual damage. Doom Desire is an option over Toxic that enables dangerous wallbreakers like Keldeo and Buzzwole, forming dangerous offensive cores and making huge progress. Taunt blocks entry hazards and completely shuts down Pokemon like Blissey and Rotom-H, denying their recovery and making them easier to wear down. Heatran threatening a multitude of entry hazard removers, including Corviknight and Clefable, makes it an incredibly good user of Stealth Rock as well. King's Shield scouts Choice-locked attackers like Cinderace and Terrakion, lets Heatran recover more from Leftovers, and pairs nicely with both Toxic and Doom Desire to stall turns. The Attack drop also lets Heatran stay in on physical attackers like Tyranitar and force them out or take the subsequent attack with ease. However, Taunt and Stealth Rock provide more consistent utility against a variety of threats and are therefore preferred.
Leftovers keeps Heatran healthy over the course of a game, letting it check Pokemon like Latios and Calm Mind Clefable long-term. 128 Speed EVs allow Heatran to outspeed Adamant Tyranitar. Flame Body is preferred to punish physical attackers like Weavile and Tornadus-T, but if the team requires a better switch-in to the likes of Rotom-H and coverage moves like Celesteela's Flamethrower, Flash Fire can be used. Heatran pairs well with a wide variety of Pokemon, but teammates like Rotom-W and Latios that can shore up its bad matchups against Water-types like Seismitoad and Assault Vest Toxapex are good partners. Heatran is unable to immediately threaten Latios and Assault Vest Slowking; teammates like Weavile, Zeraora, and Tyranitar can, though. Wallbreakers like Aerodactyl and Terrakion heavily appreciate Doom Desire support, as the extra hit makes it more difficult for walls to switch in.
[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Magma Storm
move 2: Earth Power
move 3: Doom Desire / Stealth Rock
move 4: King's Shield / Toxic
item: Leftovers / Air Balloon
ability: Flame Body / Flash Fire
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Heatran is an incredibly dangerous wallbreaker, capable of switching in on Pokemon like Latios, Clefable, and Scizor and firing off strong attacks in retaliation. It also puts immense pressure on common walls like Melmetal, Tyranitar, and Rotom-W. Earth Power is needed to significantly dent opposing Heatran, as well as wearing down Pokemon like Toxapex and Galarian Slowking. Magma Storm allows Heatran to spread residual damage, wearing down switch-ins like Hydreigon and Seismitoad. Doom Desire is excellent at facilitating other wallbreakers like Aerodactyl and Keldeo, making it harder for their checks like Mudsdale and Assault Vest Toxapex to switch in. It also forces out pivots like Tyranitar, Hydreigon, and Tornadus-T that could otherwise stay in on Heatran. Stealth Rock supports the team and chips Heatran's switch-ins. King's Shield allows Heatran to slowly accrue more Leftovers recovery, increasing its overall longevity, as well as dissuading Cinderace's High Jump Kick and scouting potential Choice item users like Aerodactyl, Terrakion, and Buzzwole. Afterwards, Heatran can safely pivot into their appropriate checks. Toxic is a solid alternative that greatly wears down checks like Rotom-W and Seismitoad, making it more difficult for them to switch in reliably. It also works great alongside Magma Storm.
If forgoing Leftovers, Air Balloon lets Heatran switch into Ground-types like Mudsdale and avoid Ground-type coverage moves from Pokemon like Melmetal and opposing Heatran. A Timid nature can be used over Modest to outspeed Pokemon like Nidoking and Volcanion. Kyurem is a solid partner that can pressure Heatran checks like Rotom-W, Seismitoad, and Assault Vest Toxapex very well. Heatran pressures the likes of Celesteela, Corviknight, and Ferrothorn in return and can wear down Rotom-H with Toxic. Pivots like Rotom-W and Assault Vest Slowking bait in Ferrothorn for Heatran to take advantage of, and they can lure in and remove Seismitoad with Apple Acid and Grass Knot, respectively. Flame Body as its ability deters physical attackers like Dracozolt, Weavile, and Tyranitar from recklessly damaging it, though Flash Fire can be used to prevent Pokemon like Rotom-H from freely using their Fire-type STAB moves.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [Sulo, 528036]]
- Quality checked by: [[in the hills, 324242], [pannuracotta, 517892]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
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