Heatran ranks #65 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 1.53% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has fallen 1.73 points.
Usage history
| Month | Usage | Rank |
|---|
| November 2025 | 3.26% | 40 |
| December 2025 | 3.65% | 40 |
| January 2026 | 4.28% | 36 |
| February 2026 | 3.84% | 37 |
| March 2026 | 3.09% | 43 |
| April 2026 | 1.53% | 65 |
Top Heatran moves (ladder share)
| Move | Share |
|---|
| Protect | 22.3% |
| Earth Power | 20.5% |
| Magma Storm | 13.3% |
| Will-O-Wisp | 10.3% |
| Heat Wave | 9.4% |
| Flash Cannon | 6.4% |
| Heavy Slam | 5.9% |
| Tera Blast | 4.2% |
| Body Press | 2.3% |
| Iron Defense | 2.2% |
Top Heatran items (ladder share)
| Item | Share |
|---|
| Covert Cloak | 38.7% |
| Leftovers | 26.7% |
| Air Balloon | 8.0% |
| Sitrus Berry | 6.5% |
| Rocky Helmet | 6.5% |
| Assault Vest | 4.5% |
| Life Orb | 2.8% |
| Zoom Lens | 2.3% |
Abilities (ladder share)
| Ability | Share |
|---|
| Flash Fire | 100.0% |
| Flame Body | 0.0% |
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
| Spread | Share |
|---|
| Modest:252/0/4/156/92/4 | 19.7% |
| Modest:252/0/84/76/92/4 | 14.4% |
| Bold:252/0/248/0/4/0 | 8.9% |
| Relaxed:204/4/228/4/68/0 | 6.5% |
| Modest:4/0/0/252/252/0 | 6.2% |
Tera types
| Tera type | Share |
|---|
| grass | 63.4% |
| fairy | 21.8% |
| flying | 5.4% |
| bug | 3.8% |
| fire | 3.7% |
Common Heatran teammates (ladder share)
| Teammate | Share |
|---|
| Urshifu-Rapid-Strike | 9.2% |
| Cresselia | 9.1% |
| Kingambit | 7.9% |
| Ting-Lu | 7.8% |
| Chesnaught | 7.7% |
| Raging Bolt | 4.3% |
| Amoonguss | 4.1% |
| Rillaboom | 4.1% |
| Chien-Pao | 3.8% |
| Flutter Mane | 3.2% |
Is Heatran good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Heatran is the #65 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 1.53% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has fallen 1.73 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Heatran or a reason you are not running it.