Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Heatran
Celestial Storm · #98 · Rare Holo · 2018
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.52
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 98 / 187
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 485
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Card Selection
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Heatran plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card selection. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Heatran
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 1.19 copies on average · 429 decks
- Match win rate
- 51.6%
- +4.4 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Heatran?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Boiling blood, like magma, circulates through its body. It makes its dwelling place in volcanic caves."
MSteelworks
Look at the top 4 cards of your deck and attach any number of Metal Energy cards you find there to 1 of your Pokémon. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.
MCCCSteel Tackle — 120
This Pokémon does 30 damage to itself.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Heatran or Celestial Storm.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Heatran was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Heatran has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Heatran — Twilight Masquerade
Played in 56 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.29 | $0.54 | $19.98 | $0.52 | $0.74 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.40 | $0.68 | $19.98 | $0.66 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/28| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.85 |
| 7-day average | €1.19 |
| 30-day average | €1.24 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €1.10 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.60 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.44 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.43 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.36 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.09 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Heatran is real?
Heatran is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Heatran worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Heatran is $0.52; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Heatran from?
Heatran is from the Pokémon set "Celestial Storm" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Heatran?
Heatran is a Rare Holo card in the Celestial Storm set.
Other Heatran printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
