>>47014443Heatran cements itself as one of the best wallbreakers in the metagame. The combination of Magma Storm, Taunt, and Toxic makes Heatran almost impossible to deal with defensively, as it is able to overwhelm its checks throughout the game. Additionally, Heatran's fantastic typing allows it to check a large number of threats such as Dragapult, Tornadus-T, and Volcarona. However, its neutrality to Stealth Rock and lack of reliable recovery hurts it on the defensive end, making it lose to common Knock Off users like Ferrothorn and Rillaboom, which it can otherwise check, and leaving it unable to repeatedly take strong hits. Heatran's highly exploitable typing can be taken advantage of by Pokemon it is supposed to check such as Kyurem and Tapu Lele, as they carry coverage moves that can overwhelm it. Heatran's low Speed tier also leaves it vulnerable to faster Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Kyurem, and Tapu Lele. This is hindering to its offensive sets, as it is not able to take hits that well and can often be KOed by their coverage options.
