[SET]
Offensive (Heatran) @ Leftovers / Air Balloon / Grassium Z
Ability: Flash Fire
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest / Timid Nature
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Taunt
- Hidden Power Ice / Toxic / Tera Blast / Solar Beam
[SET COMMENTS]
Offensive Heatran cements itself as a very good wallbreaker thanks to its amazing typing that lets it get multiple entry points on Pokemon like Ferrothorn, Tornadus-T, Choice Band Weavile, and Mega Scizor as well as its solid movepool that lets it deal with some of its checks and make progress. Magma Storm is a powerful Fire-type STAB move that can wear down switch-ins, like Landorus-T, Garchomp, and Alomomola, and trap and eliminate Toxapex. Earth Power gives Heatran crucial coverage to hit Pokemon resistant to Fire such as Toxapex, Gouging Fire, Garganacl, and most importantly, opposing Heatran. Taunt allows Heatran to shut down recovery from defensive Pokemon, such as Toxapex and Garganacl, as well as deny setup attempts from Pokemon like Mega Latias and Gouging Fire. Hidden Power Ice allows Heatran to lure Pokemon such as Gliscor, Garchomp, Landorus-T, and Dragonite to the benefit of teammates such as Volcarona, Zamazenta, and Raging Bolt. Toxic can be used to hinder common switch-ins, such as Garchomp and Rotom-W, as well as punish setup sweepers such as Volcarona, Mega Latias, and Gouging Fire. Tera Blast in conjunction with Tera Grass effectively gives Heatran a Grass-type STAB option that lets it lure in and remove Water-types, such as Alomomola and Rotom-W, for teammates such as Gouging Fire and Landorus-T. Tera Grass also turns Heatran's weaknesses to Ground and Water into resistances while retaining its immunity to Fire thanks to Flash Fire, helping it beat Pokemon like Gliscor, Mega Charizard Y, and Volcarona lacking Bug Buzz. Should your team's Z-Crystal slot be available, Heatran can utilize Solar Beam in the last slot with Grassium Z to weaken checks such as Ting-Lu and Mega Tyranitar for teammates like Darkrai, Mega Charizard Y, and Gouging Fire. Leftovers gives Heatran a source of recovery that gives it more longevity throughout a game, while Air Balloon can turn the tables on Ground-types, such as Landorus-T and Gliscor, as well as Pokemon that carry Ground-type coverage, such as Gouging Fire and Dragonite, while also giving it a temporary immunity to Spikes. A Modest nature is preferred to maximize Heatran's power, but a Timid nature can be used instead to outspeed tank Garchomp. Special wallbreakers like Mega Charizard Y and Darkrai appreciate Heatran's ability to remove special walls such as Toxapex and Chansey. Mega Charizard Y in particular is a great teammate for Heatran, as it can pivot into Ground- and Fighting-type attacks aimed at it while also boosting Heatran's Fire-type attacks with Drought. Other wallbreakers such as Dragonite and Rillaboom appreciate Heatran's ability to wear down Pokemon such as Landorus-T and Toxapex. Rillaboom can also get up Grassy Terrain, which gives Heatran passive recovery, weakens opposing Earthquake users, and boosts the power of Tera Blast Grass and Solar Beam, making it easier for Heatran to blow through Pokemon such as Dondozo, Garchomp, and Mega Tyranitar. On the other hand, Dragonite can check Ogerpon-W and pivot into Ground-type attacks aimed at Heatran from Pokemon such as Landorus-T and Gliscor. Due to Heatran's vulnerability to Ground, pivots such as Landorus-T and Rotom-W make great partners, especially since they can pivot into Heatran against their checks such as Corviknight and Ferrothorn.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/imzer0.629771/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dead-by-daylight.571069/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/omarsgarciav.526618/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/techno.527276/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/solarbeam.470115/
Last edited: