You know, I can remember a time when there were only five Legendary Pokemon. But since that time there were a lot more added, especially during Generation Three. So it’s not surprising that from time to time a few of my favorites slip my mind. This week’s post is on one such Pokemon. Presenting the fourth generation’s Legendary Fire Pokemon, Heatran.
Heatran isn’t a Legendary Pokemon I think of very often, but it is one that I like. For one thing it has a pretty contradictory type combination. Fire and Steel is almost as weird as the combos of Fire and Bug, Dragon and Ice, and Water and Electric. Plus Heatran is kind of a cool Pokemon in general. It has a body of molten steel and can crawl on walls. There aren’t any elaborate myths or legends behind Heatran, but it is known as a guardian of a relic known as the Magma Stone. It also seems to be suggested that there’s more than one Heatran out there, but more on that later.
Hangout: In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Heatran can be found in the volcanic Stark Mountain. But to get to it in Diamond and Pearl, you first have to go through a series of double battles against wild Pokemon along side an NPC. In Platinum, one has to take care of an event that involves battling the remains of Team Galactic. Heatran makes a return in Black 2 and White 2 inside Unova’s Reversal Mountain, the place where Heatran comes to cool itself off. But to get Heatran to appear though, one must have the Magma Stone in hand.
Signature Move: Though perhaps not one of the strongest Legendary Pokemon out there, Heatran does have a signature move all its own. And that move is a little Fire-type attack known as Magma Storm. Magma Storm basically surrounds the opponent with fire, preventing it from leaving the battle for two to five turns and causes damage during that time. In short it’s pretty much a powered up form of Fire Spin. Of course Heatran doesn’t learn Magma Storm until level 96, so it’ll take a little training to get Heatran to learn it.
More Than One: So I mentioned earlier that it seems like there might be more than one Heatran out there. That’s because Heatran can appear as either male or female. That suggests that there’s a breeding population out there in the wild. Of course Heatran can’t be bred in captivity, which is pretty annoying. But it still seems to indicate that there is no one individual Heatran.
That pretty much covers it for this week’s post. Next week I plan to cover a couple of Pokemon from Generation Three. So until then, stay tuned.
