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Pokémon Go Heatran counters, weaknesses and moveset explained

How to defeat the Fire and Steel-type Legendary Pokémon.

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Guide by Lottie Lynn Guides Editor
Additional contributions by Nic Bunce
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Heatran, the Lava Dome Pokémon, is a Gen 4 Legendary Pokémon in Pokémon Go.

If a Legendary Fire and Steel-type Pokémon sounds exciting, your instincts are correct: it is a decent raid attacker and a reasonable Fire-type Pokémon in Master League of Pokémon Go.

Like all Legendary Pokémon in Pokémon Go, Heatran can be found in five-star raids. This means that if you want to add Heatran to your Pokédex, then it’s a good idea to gather a couple of fellow trainers to assist you in battle.

If you’re lucky, you might even catch a shiny Heatran.

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Heatran counters and weaknesses in Pokémon Go

Heatran.

Heatran’s counters and weaknesses in Pokémon Go are:

  • Heatran type: Fire and Steel-type
  • Heatran is double weak against: Ground-type attacks
  • Heatran is weak against: Fighting and Water-type attacks
  • Heatran is resistant to: Bug, Fairy, Grass, Ice, Poison, Steel, Dragon, Flying, Normal and Psychic-type attacks
  • Heatran Mega counters: Primal Groudon all the way. Failing that, Mega Garchomp is significantly worse, but still miles ahead of regular Pokémon.
  • Heatran counters: Landorus (Therian Forme/Lando Cat-rissian), Groudon, Garchomp, Excadrill, the other two types of Landorus and Rhyperior
  • Tactics: Two Level 50 Primal Groudon with Precipice Blades will make short work of this. Ideally (since most of us aren’t at that level), you’re looking at three to seven high-level trainers, or more if you don’t have optimal counters.

Heatran CP in Pokémon Go

Heatran should have the following CP ranges in Pokémon Go:

  • Raid Boss CP – 49,192 CP
  • Normal CP for catching Heatran – 2058 CP to 2145 CP
  • Weather Boost CP (Sunny or snowing) for catching Heatran – 2573 CP to 2681 CP

Heatran Moveset in Pokémon Go

Heatran can use a range of fast and charged in Pokémon Go, including:

Possible Fast Moves:

  • Bug Bite (Bug)
  • Fire Spin (Fire)

Possible Charged Moves:

  • Earth Power (Ground)
  • Fire Blast (Fire)
  • Flamethrower (Fire)
  • Iron Head (Steel)
  • Stone Edge (Rock)

Legacy Charged Moves:

  • Magma Storm (Fire)

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Everything we know about Heatran

Heatran made its first appearance in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, where it could be found in the post-game area, Stark Mountain. It’s notable as being the only Legendary Pokémon that can be either male or female.

Heatran has no known evolutions. (Image: pokemon.com)

Heatran is also currently the only Fire and Steel-type Pokémon. This unique combination supports the belief that Heatran was based on volcanoes; the fire-type references the lava, while the steel-type represents the inner core of the earth.

Good luck finding a perfect Heatran in Pokémon Go!

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