Forms
Heatran
Lava Dome Pokémon
Stories tell of this Pokémon being birthed from the boiling magma within Mount Coronet. Its molten-steel body holds many mysteries.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Specially Defensive
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Where to find Heatran
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Heatran can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Fire Spin Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 6 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 6 | Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 12 | Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 18 | Fire Fang Has a chance to burn the target and a chance to make the target flinch. | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 24 | Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 30 | Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 42 | Lava Plume Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 48 | Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 54 | Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 60 | Heat Wave Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 |
| 66 | Stone Edge Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| 72 | Magma Storm Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Fire | Special | 100 | 75 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Heatran.






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More Fire-type Pokémon
Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.
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Cite this page
“Heatran”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/heatran.
Species data from PokéAPI.