Pokemon Go Heatran Counters, weaknesses and best moveset

Heatran is back in Pokemon Go! Here's all you need to know about beating Heatran!

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Kyurem is finally taking a backseat in the five star raids, as Heatran takes to the centre. It feels like forever now that we’ve have another legendary back in Pokemon Go. But from the 7th of January til the 15th, Heatran will be appearing in Pokemon Go Raids. So naturally you’ll want to know what are Heatran weaknesses, counters and – once you catch it – the best moveset.

Heatran is a legendary Fire & Steel Pokémon. It is vulnerable to Ground, Fighting and Water moves. Heatran’s strongest moveset is Fire Spin & Flamethrower and it has a Max CP of 3,754.

Heatran Weakness

So when you’re going up against Heatran, you might want to bear in mind Heatran’s very specific typing. Heatran is a fire and steel type. Meaning it’s going to be resistant to more types than it’s vulnerable to.

Weaknesses:

• Ground
• Fighting
• Water

Resistances:

• Normal
• Flying
• Psychic
• Dragon
• Poison
• Bug
• Steel
• Grass
• Ice
• Fairy

Neutral:

• Fire
• Dark
• Ghost
• Electric
• Water

Heatran Counters – Best Counters against Heatran

So when it comes to Heatran Counters, you won’t be surprised to see that they’re all mainly Ground types with ground moves. These Pokemon will give you the best chance to beating Heatran.

Pokémon	Quick move	Main move	Effective damage
Landorus (Therian)	Mud Shot	Earthquake	100%
Landorus (Therian)	Mud Shot	Earth Power	99%
Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	97%
Groudon	Mud Shot	Earthquake	94%
Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Drill Run	93%
Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earthquake	92%
Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	92%
Landorus (Incarnate)	Mud Shot	Earth Power	90%
Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	90%
Excadrill	Mud Shot	Earthquake	89%
Krookodile	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	88%
Landorus (Therian)	Mud Shot	Bulldoze	87%
Excadrill	Mud Shot	Drill Run	85%
Rhydon	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	85%
Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	84%
Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	Bulldoze	83%
Donphan	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	83%
Golem	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	81%

Heatran Best Moveset

That’s it, you’ve finally caught yourself a Heatran! Now you want to know what moveset to teach it to make sure it’s the strongest it can be!

The best moves for Heatran are Fire Spin and Flamethrower when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS and is also the best moveset for PVP battles.

Offense 

Fire Spin	15.3 dps
Flamethrower	38.2 dps

Defense 

Fire Spin	15.3 dps
Flamethrower	38.2 dps

Can Heatran be Shiny in Pokemon Go?

Luckily for you, yes!

You can indeed catch a shiny Heatran in Pokemon Go, but you’ll need to hope luck is on your side! When it comes to Legendaries, you have a 1 in 20 chance it’ll be shiny. Which might not seem too bad, but considering how many five star raids you’ll need to do… Well it can end up being a lot more difficult than it sounds.