As a Fire/Steel type, Heatran has 3 weaknesses, 9 resistances and 1 immunity, about the same as the average Pokémon's 3.3 weaknesses. No other Pokémon has the Fire/Steel typing.

With Flash Fire: Fire 1× → 0×

Base stats

HP: 91
Attack: 90
Defense: 106
Sp. Atk: 130
Sp. Def: 106
Speed: 77
Total: 600

Heatran has a base stat total of 600, higher than 90% of Pokémon. With Sp. Atk (130) well above Attack (90), it works best as a special attacker. Its Speed of 77 is middling (faster than 59% of Pokémon). With 91 HP, 106 Defense and 106 Sp. Def it is bulky.

Heatran can have the abilities Flash Fire and Flame Body.

How to beat Heatran

The best way to beat Heatran is with Ground moves, which deal 4× damage. Fighting and Water moves are also super effective (2×).

Avoid relying on attacks it shrugs off: Poison moves have no effect on it and Normal, Flying, Bug, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Dragon and Fairy moves are resisted.

Good counters: Primal Groudon hits for 4× with Ground-type STAB and resists its Fire and Steel moves. Swampert hits for 4× with Ground-type STAB and resists its Fire and Steel moves. Seismitoad hits for 4× with Ground-type STAB and resists its Fire and Steel moves.