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Counter guide · Fire / Steel · Gen IV

What beats Heatran?

The 5 hardest counters to Heatran ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Groudon outspeeds and hits for 4× with ground-type STAB.

Heatran
No. 485
Heatran
Fire Steel
BST 600 · Speed 77 · Atk 90 · SpA 130

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Groudon
    No. 383
    Groudon
    Ground
    Hits Heatran for 4× via ground-type STAB Takes 1× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 90 > 77 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 150)
  2. #2
    Garchomp
    No. 445
    Garchomp
    Dragon Ground
    Hits Heatran for 4× via ground-type STAB Takes 1× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 102 > 77 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 130)
  3. #3
    Landorus
    No. 645
    Landorus
    Ground Flying
    Hits Heatran for 4× via ground-type STAB Takes 1× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 101 > 77 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 125)
  4. #4
    Great Tusk
    No. 984
    Great Tusk
    Ground Fighting
    Hits Heatran for 4× via ground-type STAB Takes 1× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 87 > 77 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 131)
  5. #5
    Sandy Shocks
    No. 989
    Sandy Shocks
    Electric Ground
    Hits Heatran for 4× via ground-type STAB Takes 1× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 101 > 77 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 121)

Heatran's type weaknesses

4× weak to
Ground
2× weak to
Water Fighting
Immune to
Poison

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Heatran, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Heatran hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.