Heatran — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends
Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
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.