Is Heatran good in Trick Room?

Question

I just got a 0 Speed IV Heatran in a trade, and I was wondering if this Pokémon is any good on Trick Room teams. I'm worried that its speed tier is too high to be viable under Trick Room, but I don't want to waste a 0 Speed IV if it is since I know those are hard to come by.

Comments

Assuming your running AG, Stakataka is far and away a better Steel type than Heatran

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What format/rules are you asking about? VGC or something else? Singles or doubles? What Pokemon, moves, or abilities are you not allowed to use?

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I would be using it in the current VGC format, my bad for not specifying

Answer 1

I'm assuming that you're talking about Battle Stadium Singles here.

Heatran is not the best steel type for TR, nor is it a great TR abuser, but it can still be a reliable as a great defensive pivot on TR teams while serving as an excellent pair to some users like Hatterene. Its speed tier is okay to use in a TR team, however, it still will remain outsped in Trick room by some wallbreakers and most defensive mons.

Here are some reasons to use Heatran on a TR team:
1. Defensive typing makes up and covers weaknesses for TR teams. Most notably for Hatterene.
2. Can trap opponents to allow the user to swap to a heavy hitter thats hard to bring in, such as Ursaluna, using magma storm.
3. Great defensive utility with Will-O-Wisp and Stealth Rock.

Here are some reasons not to use Heatran:
1. Damage is too unreliable to keep up with the average destructive damage of a TR team.
2. Cannot outspeed defensive mons in TR.
3. Dragon types with ground type moves are very common in BSS.

After explaining this, I recommend to not use Heatran in a TR team, as many Pokemon can hit harder and still have better defensive utility than Heatran.

Answer 2

Heatran can find a slot on the Cresselia Ursaluna Hands Amoonguss core, that has a very strong TR mode but can also be used w/o TR, though its not a staple there. On something like Indeedee Armarouge Ursaluna its never justifying a slot
2nd core is more reliant on Trick Room which means its speed tier is awkward and you usually already have Torkoal and Armarouge as fire types

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