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Heatran

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Heatran

Scarlet & Violet

Twilight Masquerade · #123 · Rare · 2024

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Market reference

$0.20

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
123 / 226
Release year
2024
Rarity
Rare
HP
140
Subtype
Basic
Retreat cost
4 energy
Regulation mark
H
Illustrator
AKIRA EGAWA
Pokédex #
485
Series
Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Disruption
Damage efficiency
50 damage
16.67 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

AttackerStatus Conditions

Strategy & play

How Heatran plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
  • Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
  • Its main attack (Steel Burst) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.

How to beat Heatran

  • Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
  • Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
  • On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
1% of decks
1.21 copies on average · 408 decks
Match win rate
51.6%
+4.4 pts vs the 47.1% field average

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About this card

HP: 140Type:MMetalSubtype: Basic

"It dwells in volcanic caves. It digs in with its cross-shaped feet to crawl on ceilings and walls."

Ability: Incandescent Body

If this Pokémon is in the Active Spot and is damaged by an attack from your opponent's Pokémon (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Burned.

MCCSteel Burst — 50×

Discard all Metal Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 50 damage for each card you discarded in this way.

Weakness:R×2

Resistance:G-30

Retreat cost:CCCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

100

ran Heatran

Tournaments scanned

300

past 30 days

Competitive note

Currently a meta staple.

10 top-cut decks · best finish 1st

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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 2026/07/10
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Holofoil$0.01$0.21$40.00$0.20$0.10
Reverse Holofoil$0.10$0.26$19.98$0.23$0.24

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/21
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.04
7-day average€0.08
30-day average€0.07
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.09
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.08
Reverse holo 7-day€0.18
reverseHoloSell€0.14
averageSellPrice€0.07
Reverse holo 30-day€0.15
Reverse holo trend€0.18

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 $0.20; 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 "Twilight Masquerade" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.

What rarity is Heatran?

Heatran is a Rare card in the Twilight Masquerade set.