[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Magma Storm
move 2: Earth Power
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Toxic
item: Leftovers / Air Balloon / Firium Z
ability: Flash Fire
nature: Timid
tera type: Grass
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its unique typing and the combination of Magma Storm, Taunt, and Toxic, Heatran acts as an offensive wallbreaker capable of trapping and remove Pokemon like Clodsire and Toxapex for its teammates. Heatran's fantastic typing also allows it to check Pokemon like Tornadus-T, non-Close Combat or Sand Tomb Mega Scizor, and Tapu Lele. Leftovers gives Heatran longevity and consistency in its role, while Air Balloon lets it check itself and avoid Earthquake from common switch-ins like Garchomp, Gastrodon, and Gliscor. Firium Z allows Heatran to nuke the aforementioned Gliscor and Clodsire. While it doesn't help Heatran offensively, Tera Grass is its best Tera type; it gives it a resistance to Earthquake and takes advantage of the aforementioned Ground-types while also allowing it to be a nightmare for rain teams, as it can now spread Toxic and chip foes on rain very easily. Pivots like Tornadus-T, Tapu Koko, and Rotom-W makes great partners, as they lure Steel-types like Ferrothorn, Corviknight, and Mega Scizor, letting Heatran threaten them with a KO. It also appreciates Pokemon that share checks with it, such as Dragapult, Tornadus-T, and Gholdengo, as Heatran can cripple these common checks, namely Toxapex, Mega Tyranitar, and Gastrodon. Knock Off users like Toxapex and Tornadus-T remove Clodsire's and Toxapex's items, making them less consistent at checking Heatran in the long run.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Ryuji, 515767]]
- Quality checked by: [[Sulo, 528036], [hidin, 589564]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036]]
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