Offensive Heatran or Mega Charizard Y for NatDex OU?

Question

Heatran @ Choice Specs
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 4 HP / 252 SpA
Modest Nature
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Flash Cannon
- Hidden Power [Electric] / Hidden Power [Grass]

or Heatran @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP
Timid / Modest Nature
- Eruption
- Flash Cannon
- Earth Power
- Overheat / Lava Plume

Charizard-Mega-Y @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Blaze --> Drought
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 Def
Timid Nature
- Fire Blast
- Solar Beam
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power [Electric] / Air Slash

Since 2 team members are weak to Fire and the resists are rather frail, Heatran can be a paramount switch-in. It can also thwart things like Volcarona and frees up a Mega slot. However, that would make 3 of my team members weak to Ground. Charizard Y requires Defog support but it can shut down rain teams and hit Pelipper coming in to set rain back up with HP Electric. I don't know which one I should choose, they both have their pros and cons.

Answer 1

Pros and Cons
Heatran:
•Very nice 130 SpA
•Great bulk with 91 HP and 106 Defenses
•Amazing defensive typing, with 5 1/4 resistances, 4 1/2 resistances, and 2 immunities with Flash Fire
•Not weak to Stealth Rocks
Cons:
•Quite bad 71 Speed
•4x weak to Ground, which is a pretty common type
Charizard:
•Spectacular ability in Drought, paired with a whopping 159 SpA will make you hit super hard with fire attacks
•Has Solar Beam, which is spectacular coverage
•Pretty good 100 Speed
Cons:
•4x weak to Stealth Rocks and 4x weak to Rock
•Pretty bad physical defense
•Even though his speed is nice, it could be better.
•Uses up a mega slot

Overall, I would go with Heatran, but Mega Charizard Y is still an amazing option if you have Pokémon that can deal with Hazards.

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