Is Heatran Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Transfer only. Fire/Steel with AbilityFlash Fire. If imported, handles Jasmine through Fire and resists most of the E4. Battle Frontier use only.
Heatran has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Heatran resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Heatran has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Heatran has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Heatran trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Heatran resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Heatran has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Heatran's weaknesses hard.
Heatran has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Heatran trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Heatran has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Heatran resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Heatran resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Heatran has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Heatran trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Heatran has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Heatran has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Heatran resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Heatran trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Heatran has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Heatran trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Trade
Heatran cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 49FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 65SteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 81FireHeat WavePower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 96FireMagma StormPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
How to Get Heatran in HeartGold & SoulSilver
No wild encounters for Heatran in HeartGold & SoulSilver. It can be transferred in from Diamond & Pearl or Platinum.
Heatran cannot be caught in the wild in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Heatran in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Heatran is unavailable in these games, so catch its shiny in a Sinnoh game and migrate it over. See every game where Shiny Heatran can be hunted
Shiny Heatran Evolution
Does Not EvolveHeatran Weakness
Ground, Water, and Fighting moves hit Heatran for super-effective damage. Ground hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Poison-type moves can't touch it at all. It resists 10 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Flash Fire grants an additional Fire immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Heatran's overall bulk (91/106/106) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ground |
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Fighting |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Flying, Psychic, Ghost, Dragon, Dark |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Heatran Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Heatran
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heatran View Marowak builds →Earthquake 4x109-128%KO Focus Punch 2x53-63% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heatran View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 4x162-191%KO Brick Break 2x41-48% Surf 2x34-40% | ||
 Gyarados Water | S | |
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Good Rod Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heatran View Gyarados builds →Earthquake 4x104-122%KO Aqua Tail 2x71-84% Rock Smash 2x21-25% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heatran View Swampert builds →Earthquake 4x140-165%KO Focus Punch 2x69-82% Waterfall 2x57-67% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heatran View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 4x162-191%KO Focus Punch 2x80-94% Surf 2x22-26% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heatran View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x112-132%KO Earthquake 4x101-119%KO | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heatran View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x117-138%KO Earthquake 4x104-122%KO | ||
 Suicune Water | A | |
Obtain MethodBurned Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heatran View Suicune builds →Surf 2x57-67% Dig 4x55-65% Rock Smash 2x14-17% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heatran View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 4x124-147%KO Brick Break 2x31-37% | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heatran View Feraligatr builds →Earthquake 4x90-107%KO Focus Punch 2x67-79% Aqua Tail 2x61-72% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heatran View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x67-79% Dig 4x50-59% Rock Smash 2x13-16% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heatran View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x112-132%KO Earthquake 4x101-119%KO Surf 2x21-24% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heatran View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 4x129-152%KO Focus Punch 2x64-76% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heatran View Hitmonlee builds →Focus Punch 2x112-132%KO Earthquake 4x101-119%KO | ||
Heatran Evolutions
A Fire/Steel-type legendary, Heatran doesn't evolve or breed. At 600 total stats, it's meant to stand on its own. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
HGSS Heatran Best Moveset
Fire/Steel with 9 type resistances and AbilityFlash Fire adding Fire immunity on top. The moveset sets MoveStealth Rock and fires 130 Sp. Atk special damage. MoveLava Plume carries a 30% burn chance. Only Ground (4x) opens the tank.
Best Build
Heatran best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Earth Power
- Explosion
- Fire Blast
- Stealth Rock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Heatran learns Earth Power and Heat Wave naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Coverage across 8 types extends the reach beyond that.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Boiling blood, like magma, circulates through its body. It makes its dwelling place in volcanic caves.
Heatran Event Distributions
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Heatran has had only a single Mystery Gift event distribution to its name.
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Heatran HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Heatran isn't catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Find it in Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum, then trade it to HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Heatran as a wallbreaker. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Timid on Heatran. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Game Availability
Since Diamond & Pearl, Heatran has appeared in 14 games. Legendary Pokemon like Heatran are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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