Pokémon · XY
Heatran
Phantom Forces · #63 · Rare Holo · 2014
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Market reference
$0.57
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 63 / 124
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 485
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 32.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
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.
- Its main attack (Steam Blast) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- 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.
How to beat Heatran
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 1.2 copies on average · 425 decks
- Match win rate
- 51.9%
- +4.8 pts vs the 47.1% 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 Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Heatran?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It dwells in volcanic caves. It digs in with its cross-shaped feet to crawl on ceilings and walls."
MCCSteel Drop — 40+
If there is any Stadium card in play, this attack does 40 more damage.
MMCCSteam Blast — 130
Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 68 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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.25 | $0.57 | $4,321.00 | $0.57 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.29 | $0.62 | $19.98 | $0.61 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.75 |
| 7-day average | €1.06 |
| 30-day average | €1.04 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €1.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.60 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.57 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.46 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.12 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.32 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.60 |
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 $0.57; 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 "Phantom Forces" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Heatran?
Heatran is a Rare Holo card in the Phantom Forces set.
Other Heatran printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
