Arceus / #3/99

Heatran

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Arceus
Rarity (source): Holo Rare
Illustrator: Keiko Moritsugu
Source reference: pl4-3

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The Pokémon’s story

Heatran inhabits volcanic caves and craters. Its blood is said to boil like magma, and the heat of its own body has melted some parts of its rugged steel armour. Yet it does not remain motionless at the bottom of a volcano: its cross-shaped feet let it climb walls and even ceilings. The Pokédex thus connects its heat resistance with a very particular way of moving across the rock around it.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon X attributes Heatran’s ability to crawl along the walls and ceilings of volcanic caves to its cross-shaped feet. This movement is surprising for such a massive steel body. The entry describes an adaptation to cave terrain, without crediting it with flight.

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Card details

HP: 100
Type (source): Fire
Stage (source): Basic
Pokédex number: 485
Retreat cost: 3 Energy
Weakness (source): Water ×2

Printed card text — English

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Description from the source

Its body is made of rugged steel. However, it is partially melted in spots because of its own heat.

Attacks

Fire Fang

Cost: Fire · Colorless

Damage: 20

The Defending Pokémon is now Burned.

Magma Mantle

Cost: Fire · Fire · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 60+

Discard the top 3 cards of your deck. This attack does 60 damage plus 20 more damage for each Fire or Metal Energy card you discarded.

Documented variants

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Reverse
Holographic
holo · standard
reverse · standard

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