Heatran

#485 (Sinnoh)

#486 Regigigas ›

Pokémon type

Fire

Steel

Heatran weaknesses

Heatran is weak to Fighting and Water-type moves, and doubly weak to Ground-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Heatran is resistant to Normal, Flying, Psychic and Dragon-type moves, and doubly resistant to Poison, Bug, Steel, Grass, Ice and Fairy-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Heatran

The best moves for Heatran are Fire Spin and Magma Storm when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Fire Spin and Fire Blast deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Fire Spin

15.6DPS

Magma Storm Elite TM

36DPS

Defending

Fire Spin

15.6DPS

Magma Storm Elite TM

36DPS

Trainer Battles

Fire Spin

3.3EPT

Fire Blast

2.1DPE

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Evolution

Heatran currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

Heatran, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Special GO Fest 2026: Global - Sunday Raid Event

26th Jul

The Road of Legends

6th Jul

Summary

Heatran is a legendary Fire & Steel Pokémon. It is weak to Ground, Fighting and Water moves. Heatran's best moveset is Fire Spin & Magma Storm and it has a Max CP of 4,244.

About

"Boiling blood, like magma, circulates through its body. It makes its dwelling place in volcanic caves."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Fire Spin	13	9	15.6
Bug Bite	5	12	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Magma Storm Elite TM	75	3	2.73
Earth Power	100	2	2
Fire Blast	140	1	1.68
Flamethrower	65	2	1.56
Iron Head	60	2	1.44
Stone Edge	105	1	1.05
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Fire Spin	11	3	4.4	3.3
Bug Bite	4	1	4	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Fire Blast	140	80	2.1
Iron Head	85	50	2.04
Flamethrower	90	55	1.96
Magma Storm Elite TM	65	40	1.95
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Stone Edge	100	55	1.82
Earth Power ▼ def	90	50	1.8
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Magma Storm Elite TM 36 DPS	14.3	106%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Magma Storm Elite TM 36 DPS	13.7	102%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	13.5	100%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	13.2	98%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	12.7	94%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	12.5	93%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Earth Power 28.6 DPS	12.4	92%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Stone Edge 42 DPS	12.3	91%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	12.1	90%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.1	90%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	11.5	86%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Earth Power 28.6 DPS	11.4	85%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Stone Edge 42 DPS	10.9	81%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	10.4	77%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	9.6	71%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.8	51%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Magma Storm Elite TM 36 DPS	5.7	112%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Earth Power 28.6 DPS	5.1	100%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	5	98%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	4.8	95%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	4.6	92%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Stone Edge 42 DPS	4.3	85%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Magma Storm Elite TM 36 DPS	3.9	78%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.7	74%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Earth Power 28.6 DPS	3.3	66%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	3.1	62%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	3	59%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	2.9	57%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.8	55%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Stone Edge 42 DPS	2.5	49%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.1	41%
Bug Bite 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.4	28%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Fire Blast 2.1 DPE	24	11.4	100%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Iron Head 2.04 DPE	15	11.2	98%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	18	11	96%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Magma Storm Elite TM 1.95 DPE	12	10.9	96%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	10.6	93%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Stone Edge 1.82 DPE	18	10.5	92%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Earth Power 1.8 DPE	15	10.4	91%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Fire Blast 2.1 DPE	27	10.3	90%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Iron Head 2.04 DPE	17	10.1	89%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	19	9.9	87%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Magma Storm Elite TM 1.95 DPE	14	9.9	86%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	9.6	84%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Stone Edge 1.82 DPE	19	9.5	83%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Earth Power 1.8 DPE	17	9.4	82%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	4.9	43%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	4.4	39%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Heatran?

Heatran is weak to Fighting and Water moves, and doubly weak to Ground moves.

The best counter to Heatran is Primal Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades, followed by Mega Garchomp, Landorus (Therian Forme) and Groudon.

The top Heatran counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades	100%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Earthquake	92%
Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot Earth Power	89%
Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot Earthquake	89%
Landorus (Therian Forme)	Mud Shot Sandsear Storm	87%
Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades	78%
Landorus (Therian Forme)	Mud Shot Earthquake	76%
Mega Lucario	Force Palm Aura Sphere	75%
Mega Swampert	Mud Shot Earthquake	75%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Dynamic Punch+	74%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		251
Defense		213
Stamina		209

Max HP

Level 40

177

Size

Height	1.7 m
Weight	430 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,609
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,145
Level 30 Max wild	3,218
Level 40	3,754
Level 50	4,244

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,681
Level 35 (wild)	3,486