[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Lava Plume
move 2: Stealth Rock
move 3: Roar / Toxic
move 4: Taunt / Protect / Earth Power
item: Leftovers
ability: Flash Fire
nature: Calm
evs: 248 HP / 252 SpD / 8 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Lava Plume is Heatran's best reliable STAB move, threatening Grass-types like Ferrothorn, Amoonguss, and Serperior as well as Steel-types like Scizor, Skarmory, and Mega Metagross. It can also punish "safe" switch-ins like Rotom-W, Gliscor, and Slowbro by burning them. Specially defensive Heatran is a good Stealth Rock setter due to its bulk and typing allowing it to set said entry hazard safely against Pokemon like Zapdos, Serperior, and Clefable. Roar prevents setup sweepers like Volcarona, Mega Gyarados, Mega Gallade, and Clefable from setting up freely. Toxic can be used instead of Roar to help against Water- or Ground-types such as Rotom-W, Slowbro, Keldeo, Hippowdon, and Gastrodon. Taunt helps Heatran with bulky Pokemon such as Chansey, Clefable, and Zapdos by preventing them from using recovery and other status moves. Protect allows Heatran to get extra Leftovers recovery turns and possibly extra turns of chip damage on burned or poisoned foes. Further, it allows Heatran to scout Choice-locked threats such as Weavile, Tyranitar, Keldeo, and Latios. Lastly, Earth Power can be used to deal with opposing Heatran.
Set Details
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Maximum HP and Special Defense investment allows Heatran to deal with Pokemon like Serperior, Clefable, and Zapdos with ease and also allows it to survive Focus Blast from Mega Charizard Y, Mega Alakazam, and Thundurus, giving Heatran the opportunity to poison them with Toxic, set Stealth Rock, or hit them with Lava Plume. The bulk also allows Heatran to stay in against Rotom-W and Slowbro to poison them, use Taunt on them, or set up Stealth Rock.
Usage Tips
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Specially defensive Heatran can easily set up Stealth Rock against a wide variety of foes. Pokemon like Zapdos, Clefable, and Serperior are threatened by Heatran while not being able to deal substantial damage back to it. Steel-types such as Skarmory, Mega Scizor, and Ferrothorn also allow Heatran an easy switch in. Once it enters the field, it can use Toxic or attempt to burn Ground- or Water-types like Gastrodon, Hippowdon, Slowbro, and Rotom-W to help break down defensive cores. Heatran should always be looking to come in on Fire-type moves like a Zapdos or Tornadus-T Heat Wave to threaten foes with a Flash Fire-boosted Lava Plume. Heatran can also use its Steel typing to switch into Fairy-types like Clefable and Mega Altaria, as well as switch into Poison-type moves, especially Toxic.
Team Options
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This Heatran set works best on balanced or bulky teams. Used correctly, it comes in on resisted moves from which it takes little damage. This, combined with its bulk and ability to sustain itself on Leftovers recovery, allows it to play longer games where Stealth Rock and possible inflicted statuses such as burn and poison can help its team break down defensive cores. Heatran resists Flying-, Fairy-, and Psychic-type moves and therefore synergizes well with strong Fighting-types like Mega Medicham, Mega Gallade, Mega Lopunny, and Mega Heracross. Heatran teams up well with strong or bulky Water-types like Keldeo, Slowbro, and Rotom-W, as it can take care of Grass-types like Serperior, Ferrothorn, and Amoonguss as well as most common Electric-types like Zapdos and Thundurus. Heatran benefits from having teammates that can deal with Ground- and Fighting-types. Pokemon like Tornadus-T, Landorus-T, and Zapdos resist both types and gain momentum with Volt Switch or U-turn. Clefable makes for a good partner too, since it resists Fighting-type moves and is also able to ease matchups against common Ground-type threats like Garchomp and Landorus-T.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/paprikaflow.591583/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/alpha1013.565035/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mixnite.663475/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/brisingrdraconis.681606/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rose.511181/
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Lava Plume
move 2: Stealth Rock
move 3: Roar / Toxic
move 4: Taunt / Protect / Earth Power
item: Leftovers
ability: Flash Fire
nature: Calm
evs: 248 HP / 252 SpD / 8 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
=========
Lava Plume is Heatran's best reliable STAB move, threatening Grass-types like Ferrothorn, Amoonguss, and Serperior as well as Steel-types like Scizor, Skarmory, and Mega Metagross. It can also punish "safe" switch-ins like Rotom-W, Gliscor, and Slowbro by burning them. Specially defensive Heatran is a good Stealth Rock setter due to its bulk and typing allowing it to set said entry hazard safely against Pokemon like Zapdos, Serperior, and Clefable. Roar prevents setup sweepers like Volcarona, Mega Gyarados, Mega Gallade, and Clefable from setting up freely. Toxic can be used instead of Roar to help against Water- or Ground-types such as Rotom-W, Slowbro, Keldeo, Hippowdon, and Gastrodon. Taunt helps Heatran with bulky Pokemon such as Chansey, Clefable, and Zapdos by preventing them from using recovery and other status moves. Protect allows Heatran to get extra Leftovers recovery turns and possibly extra turns of chip damage on burned or poisoned foes. Further, it allows Heatran to scout Choice-locked threats such as Weavile, Tyranitar, Keldeo, and Latios. Lastly, Earth Power can be used to deal with opposing Heatran.
Set Details
=========
Maximum HP and Special Defense investment allows Heatran to deal with Pokemon like Serperior, Clefable, and Zapdos with ease and also allows it to survive Focus Blast from Mega Charizard Y, Mega Alakazam, and Thundurus, giving Heatran the opportunity to poison them with Toxic, set Stealth Rock, or hit them with Lava Plume. The bulk also allows Heatran to stay in against Rotom-W and Slowbro to poison them, use Taunt on them, or set up Stealth Rock.
Usage Tips
=========
Specially defensive Heatran can easily set up Stealth Rock against a wide variety of foes. Pokemon like Zapdos, Clefable, and Serperior are threatened by Heatran while not being able to deal substantial damage back to it. Steel-types such as Skarmory, Mega Scizor, and Ferrothorn also allow Heatran an easy switch in. Once it enters the field, it can use Toxic or attempt to burn Ground- or Water-types like Gastrodon, Hippowdon, Slowbro, and Rotom-W to help break down defensive cores. Heatran should always be looking to come in on Fire-type moves like a Zapdos or Tornadus-T Heat Wave to threaten foes with a Flash Fire-boosted Lava Plume. Heatran can also use its Steel typing to switch into Fairy-types like Clefable and Mega Altaria, as well as switch into Poison-type moves, especially Toxic.
Team Options
=========
This Heatran set works best on balanced or bulky teams. Used correctly, it comes in on resisted moves from which it takes little damage. This, combined with its bulk and ability to sustain itself on Leftovers recovery, allows it to play longer games where Stealth Rock and possible inflicted statuses such as burn and poison can help its team break down defensive cores. Heatran resists Flying-, Fairy-, and Psychic-type moves and therefore synergizes well with strong Fighting-types like Mega Medicham, Mega Gallade, Mega Lopunny, and Mega Heracross. Heatran teams up well with strong or bulky Water-types like Keldeo, Slowbro, and Rotom-W, as it can take care of Grass-types like Serperior, Ferrothorn, and Amoonguss as well as most common Electric-types like Zapdos and Thundurus. Heatran benefits from having teammates that can deal with Ground- and Fighting-types. Pokemon like Tornadus-T, Landorus-T, and Zapdos resist both types and gain momentum with Volt Switch or U-turn. Clefable makes for a good partner too, since it resists Fighting-type moves and is also able to ease matchups against common Ground-type threats like Garchomp and Landorus-T.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/paprikaflow.591583/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/alpha1013.565035/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mixnite.663475/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/brisingrdraconis.681606/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rose.511181/
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