Competitive Information for Heatmor [Sword/Shield]
Fire
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Flash Fire ability are immune to Fire attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Heatmor? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Heatmor is a spectacular Fire-typed Pokemon. It's almost common to find yourself dealing with Heatmor when battling in the 8th generation meta. Heatmor is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Lash
- Superpower
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Stomping Tantrum / Thunder Punch
Physical Sweeper Heatmor (Flash Fire)
Heatmor is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Heatmor recover from the recoil damage it may take from Flare Blitz. With Flash Fire, Heatmor's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity. Stomping Tantrum or Thunder Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Heatmor's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Fire Lash is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Heatmor's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Heatmor's last move failed).
◆ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Giga Drain / Solar Beam
- Scorching Sands
- Round / Snore
Special Sweeper Heatmor (Flash Fire)
Heatmor is a marvelous Special Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and increases Heatmor's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Flash Fire, Heatmor's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Heatmor's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Heatmor recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight).
◆ Scorching Sands is a special 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Heatmor must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Heatmor? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Lash
- Superpower / Drain Punch
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Heatmor (Flash Fire)
Heatmor is a decent Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Heatmor recover from the recoil damage it may take from Flare Blitz. With Flash Fire, Heatmor's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Heatmor's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Fire Lash is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Heatmor's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Drain Punch is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (Heatmor recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Burning Jealousy
- Giga Drain / Solar Beam
- Scorching Sands
- Round / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Heatmor (Flash Fire)
Heatmor is an outstanding Special Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and increases Heatmor's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Heatmor's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Heatmor's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
◆ Burning Jealousy is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Fire-type move (100% burns a target that had a stat rise this turn).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Heatmor recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight).
◆ Scorching Sands is a special 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Heatmor must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Heatmor learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Heatmor can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Heatmor
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Bug bite + Belch
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Inferno
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, Burning Jealousy, Scorching Sands
Moves that boost Heatmor's stats
- Amnesia
- Curse
- Hone Claws
- Power-Up Punch
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Heatmor
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Heatmor in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Heatmor's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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