[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Magma Storm
move 3: Earth Power
move 4: Dark Pulse / Taunt
item: Leftovers
ability: Flame Body / Flash Fire
nature: Calm Nature
EVs: 252 HP / 212 SpD / 44 Spe
Tera Type: Ghost / Fairy
[SET COMMENTS]
Specially Defensive Heatran is a useful Pokémon in helping to stave off the myriad of special attackers in the metagame such as Latios and Sinistcha. Earth Power is important in this set as it allows Heatran to hit opposing Heatran, as well as hitting Skeledirge and Arcanine-Hisui super-effectively. Dark Pulse is used to aid Heatran in wearing down Latios and Slowking more easily. Alternatively, Taunt can be extremely useful in conjuction with Magma Storm, which can effectively trap and remove walls like the aforementioned Slowking, as well as Toxapex. 44 Speed EVs allow Heatran to outspeed uninvested Mandibuzz and Sinistcha, which can allow Heatran to stop Roost from Mandibuzz, as well as shutting down Sinistcha's Calm Mind sets. Flame Body can be used to punish contact attackers, especially U-Turn users like Lokix. Flash Fire can also be used, which allows Heatran to take on Skeledirge much more easily. Tera Ghost allows Heatran to become immune to Fighting-type attacks from Pokemon such as Slither Wing and Conkeldurr, as well as become a spinblocker that can take on the common Rapid Spin users, such as Excadrill and Donphan. Tera Fairy also sees some use, as this grants Heatran a fantastic defensive typing, allowing it to take on and handle threats like Iron Jugulis.
Heatran best fits on bulky offense and balance structures, with teammates that can help Heatran with its weaknesses. One phenomenal partner for it is Skarmory. Skarmory gives a partner that can directly swap into the Ground-type attacks that Heatran fear, such as from Excadrill and Donphan. In return, Heatran provides a pivot into Skeledirge if it is running Flash Fire. Furthermore, Heatran running Stealth Rock means that Skarmory is free to run Spikes. Assault Vest Tornadus-T is another good partner for it. Tornadus-T gives a Keldeo answer, who otherwise bullies Heatran. It can also help to play around Greninja. Finally, seeing as Heatran's longevity comes only from Leftovers, having a way to remove hazards is of great appreciation from Heatran. Excadrill can Rapid Spin hazards away, and using Heatran comes with the benefit of having a way to directly threaten Skarmory, who completely walls Excadrill.
[CREDITS]
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name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Magma Storm
move 3: Earth Power
move 4: Dark Pulse / Taunt
item: Leftovers
ability: Flame Body / Flash Fire
nature: Calm Nature
EVs: 252 HP / 212 SpD / 44 Spe
Tera Type: Ghost / Fairy
[SET COMMENTS]
Specially Defensive Heatran is a useful Pokémon in helping to stave off the myriad of special attackers in the metagame such as Latios and Sinistcha. Earth Power is important in this set as it allows Heatran to hit opposing Heatran, as well as hitting Skeledirge and Arcanine-Hisui super-effectively. Dark Pulse is used to aid Heatran in wearing down Latios and Slowking more easily. Alternatively, Taunt can be extremely useful in conjuction with Magma Storm, which can effectively trap and remove walls like the aforementioned Slowking, as well as Toxapex. 44 Speed EVs allow Heatran to outspeed uninvested Mandibuzz and Sinistcha, which can allow Heatran to stop Roost from Mandibuzz, as well as shutting down Sinistcha's Calm Mind sets. Flame Body can be used to punish contact attackers, especially U-Turn users like Lokix. Flash Fire can also be used, which allows Heatran to take on Skeledirge much more easily. Tera Ghost allows Heatran to become immune to Fighting-type attacks from Pokemon such as Slither Wing and Conkeldurr, as well as become a spinblocker that can take on the common Rapid Spin users, such as Excadrill and Donphan. Tera Fairy also sees some use, as this grants Heatran a fantastic defensive typing, allowing it to take on and handle threats like Iron Jugulis.
Heatran best fits on bulky offense and balance structures, with teammates that can help Heatran with its weaknesses. One phenomenal partner for it is Skarmory. Skarmory gives a partner that can directly swap into the Ground-type attacks that Heatran fear, such as from Excadrill and Donphan. In return, Heatran provides a pivot into Skeledirge if it is running Flash Fire. Furthermore, Heatran running Stealth Rock means that Skarmory is free to run Spikes. Assault Vest Tornadus-T is another good partner for it. Tornadus-T gives a Keldeo answer, who otherwise bullies Heatran. It can also help to play around Greninja. Finally, seeing as Heatran's longevity comes only from Leftovers, having a way to remove hazards is of great appreciation from Heatran. Excadrill can Rapid Spin hazards away, and using Heatran comes with the benefit of having a way to directly threaten Skarmory, who completely walls Excadrill.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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Grammar checked by:
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