Question

Power, ultimate power. This guy is up there with the most powerful of legendaries (Mewtwo, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Lugia, Ho-oh, Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, not the incredibly powerful Arceus.) He is there not for incredible stats (which it does have) but for great typing. Mine knows:

Magma Storm: High power, STAB, traps the foe.

Earth Power: Good power, high accuracy, chance to lower Sp. Def. Deals with other Fire types, other Steel types, and Rock types.

Dragon Pulse: Good power, high accuracy, deals with Dragon types.

Flash Cannon: Good power, high accuracy, STAB, chance to lower Sp. Def.

Heatran learnset

Answer 1

For use on Sun Teams, Choice Scarf Heatran!

Heatran @ Chocie Scarf

Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SAtk, 252 Spd, 4 HP
Timid Nature

• Earth Power

• Fire Blast

• Hidden Power [Ice]

• Overheat

I use this Heatran on my newest sun team and it is not only unpredictable but it hits like an artillery cannon. Earth Power is there mostly to hit other Heatrans, while Fire Blast is your main move, and with STAB and sun boost it is going to maim just about anything that isn't KO'd. Hidden Power ice is to nail common Heatran switch-ins such as Gliscor and Landorus, while Overheat is to be used if you need overwhelming power, just beware of that SAtk drop. One thing that this Heatran has over other Heatrans is that it is highly unpreditcable, since most Heatrans in today's OU metagame run defensive sets. Also, if you manage to get a Flash Fire boost, you have pretty much won :D

Comments

This is the Set, +1.

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:D (filler)

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i would not have all special attacks and over heat, i would switch it for protect or substitute

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Since Heatran is scarfed is he uses Overheat that is all he ends up using, usually if you plan on switching out after attacking. It has better accuracy than Fire Blast and overall hits a bit harder. In the Sun it will roast quite a few things.

Answer 2

Heatran does not really have great typing. It has some good defenses but is 4x weak to ground moves... Earthquake is one of the most common moves used in battles.

Also Steel moves are not that great really, you don't get much type coverage.

I would go with:
- Flamethrower
- Earth Power
- Dragon Pulse
- Stealth Rock or Explosion

Answer 3

How odd. So many answers try try to fix heatrans speed issue with a choice scarf, but there's another way worth mention
Trick Room Heatran
Heatran: choice specs/leftovers
Ability: flash fire
Nature: quiet
Evs: 252 hp 252 sp atk 4 sp def
Eruption
Earth power
Hp ice/hp grass
Flamethrower/fire blast
The little magma monster may seem a little fast for trick room, but if given a chance will prove his worth. This is for one reason, eruption. Now you may be asking, why not have camerupt as a trick room eruption user, he's slower. Well, heatran has a superior defensive typing, higher special attack and most importantly more versatility. Heatran runs a great deal of sets, making it unpredictable, a useful quality. Now when it comes down to item choice it's a matter of personal preference. Choice specs flash fire boosted eruption in the sun is one argument. However leftovers allow heatran to recover from hazards and other residual damage to maintain a full powered eruption, while also allowing for move switches. I've think I've talked about eruption enough, so lets move on. Earth power is heatrans standard coverage options, hitting threats like opposing heatran and tyranitar. Hp ice is the superior choice as it hits dragon and ground threats. However if water types are your prime fear you can run hp grass instead. Finally the last move goes to reliable STAB. Remember this set has certain uses, and if you don't seek those specific uses, find a different Pokemon.

Comments

Specs Eruption in the sun O.O

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Ran a little easy calc.
150*1.5 stab boost*1.5 sun boost*1.5 specs boost*1.5 flash fire boost *1.5 helping hand boost=1139. 0625.
That's right, a specs and helping hand boosted full health STAB eruption after a flash fire boost in the sun has 1139 power when NEUTRAL. Sure this is a ludicrous scenario, but still with just a sun boosted STAB eruption has 337.5 power

Answer 4

Here is another Heatran option:

Eruption/Magama Storm/Flamethrower: Eruption is a special move that has high power, high accuracy, and STAB, but very few have it. Magma Storm has high power, STAB, and traps the foe. Flamethrower has good power, high accuracy, STAB, and a chance to burn.
Ancientpower: Decent power, high accuracy, chance to raise all of Heatran's stats.
Earth Power: Earth Power: Good power, high accuracy, chance to lower Sp. Def. Deals with other Fire types, other Steel types, and Rock types.
Flash Cannon: Good power, high accuracy, STAB, chance to lower Sp. Def.

Answer 5

Gen V

Heatran (M) @ Air Balloon

Trait: Flash Fire

EVs: 4 Def / 248 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd

Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

• Lava Plume
• Earth Power
• Dragon Pulse
• Dark Pulse

Answer 6

Choice Scarf Heatran

Heatran (F) @ Choice Scarf-
The point of this entire set.
Trait: Flash Fire-
Only ability that can be used with Eruption. It isn't bad though.
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd-
Max Speed and offense. The last EVs are put into Defense so Heatran can switch in more on Spikes. Although you still might prefer not getting hit by Spikes. So a Rapid Spinner helper is good! :D
Quiet Nature(Needed to have Eruption)
- Eruption-
Hits REALLY hard. 150 base power, STAB, maybe even a Flash Fire boost is hard to beat. And it has 359 Special Attack! I think this guy is the best Pokemon to use Eruption because it is fast enough to hit first unlike Camerupt and it takes neutral damage from Stealth Rock unlike Typhlosion. Having 100 accuracy is a nice change over Overheat and Fire Blast also.
- Flamethrower-
Alternative Fire STAB. This is for when Heatran is low on HP and is unable to effectively use Eruption. This is used instead of Fire Blast or Over Heat because of reliability and over Lava Plume because of power.
- Hidden Power [Ice]/Hidden Power [Electric]/Dragon Pulse-
Type coverage. Hidden Power Ice hits Salamence and Dragonite for x4 damage and hits harder than other moves would against Gliscor and Landorus. Hidden Power Electric is for if you want to KO that Gyarados. Dragon Pulse gets a stronger neutral hit than Hidden Power, but it lacks as much Super Effective coverage. It still gets perfect neutral coverage with its Fire STAB.
- Earth Power-
Type coverage. Along with Hidden Power Ice or Electric it gets perfect neutral coverage.Takes down other Heatran - at least those not soaring through the sky on a hot Air Balloon - with ease.

This is my favorite Heatran. And I find it to be the best user of Eruption.

Comments

There Trent, that is easier to read.

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OOohhh! So Trent made his own account..... Just understood.

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Sorry. PO failed. It let me use Eruption with Timid for the first dozen matches, but then after an update it said I can only use this with a Quiet nature. I'll hide this if people want me to.

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I believe Heatran needs to have Quiet Nature with Eruption.

Answer 7

He's a great lead So her it is.

Heatran@ leftovers
Trait flash fire
Nature Timid
Evs. 252 sp. attack. 252 speed. 4 sp. defence
Magma storm
Earth power
Taunt
Will o wisp

You use magma storm to prevent them from switching. Then taunt. Cut down their attack and sweep them with earth power. I will eventually kill a nearly anybody.

Comments

EVs, Natures, Items?

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Done, please remove the flags.

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Why the flags?

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Thanks.

Answer 8

Heatran @ chople berry
Trait: Flash fire
EVs: 244 hp, 52 def, 132 spa, 4 spd, 76 spe

heat wave: 100 power- stab
earth power: 90 power- 10% chance to lower spd
substitute: Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
protect: protects user from all attacks during the turn its used( feint can go through)