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Heatmor (Japanese: クイタラン Kuitaran) is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

Heatmor is a bipedal, anteater-like Pokémon. It has a beige face while the rest of its fur is red with yellow stripes, sharing the appearance of molten lava. On its lower abdomen, back, and underside are raised, beige-colored bands that resemble pipes, leading to its tail. Heatmor's claws, on both its feet and hands, are a dull yellow and on its wrists are raised, dented bands; both the wrists and feet are beige-colored. Its tail is dented upward and has a hole in it, similar in appearance to a muffler. It also seems to serve the same purpose as a muffler, being able to expel gases, although it is able to take in air as well.

Durant are the preferred prey of Heatmor. Heatmor expels flames from its mouth and uses it like a tongue, allowing it to burn through Durant's steel bodies before consuming their insides. It uses the hole in its tail to absorb air in order to keep its fire burning. Should the hole get blocked, Heatmor will become ill. In Generation VII, Fire Lash was its signature move.

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Unova
 B  W : #137 		Unova
 B2  W2 : #193
Black It breathes through a hole in its tail while it burns with an internal fire. Durant is its prey.
White Using their very hot, flame-covered tongues, they burn through Durant's steel bodies and consume their insides.
Black 2 It draws in air through its tail, transforms it into fire, and uses it like a tongue. It melts Durant and eats them.
White 2
Generation VI Kalos
Mountain #105 		Hoenn
#—
X Using their very hot, flame-covered tongues, they burn through Durant's steel bodies and consume their insides.
Y It draws in air through its tail, transforms it into fire, and uses it like a tongue. It melts Durant and eats them.
Omega Ruby Using their very hot, flame-covered tongues, they burn through Durant's steel bodies and consume their insides.
Alpha Sapphire It draws in air through its tail, transforms it into fire, and uses it like a tongue. It melts Durant and eats them.
Generation VIII Galar
#317 		Galar
Crown Tundra #102 		Sinnoh
#— 		Hisui
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
Sword There's a hole in its tail that allows it to draw in the air it needs to keep its fire burning. If the hole gets blocked, this Pokémon will fall ill.
Shield A flame serves as its tongue, melting through the hard shell of Durant so that Heatmor can devour their insides.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
Generation VIII
Generation IX

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
Generation VIII
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
Cross-Generation

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Immune to:
Resistant to:

Learnset

Heatmor is available in Sword and Shield.

By leveling up

Generation VIII
Other generations:
V - VI - VII - IX
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Heatmor
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Heatmor
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/TR

Generation VIII
Other generations:
V - VI - VII - IX
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Heatmor
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Heatmor
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII
Other generations:
V - VI - VII - IX
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Heatmor in Generation VIII
  • Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
  • Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Heatmor in that game.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Heatmor
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Heatmor
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VIII
Other generations:
V - VI - VII - IX
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Heatmor
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Heatmor
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By transfer from another generation

Generation VIII
Other generations:
VI - VII - IX
  • Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
  • A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Heatmor
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Heatmor
  • × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Rush
Rush631Body.png Walking Speed: 1.42 seconds Base HP: 56
Base Attack: 79 Base Defense: 52 Base Speed: 60

Evolution data

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
Generation VIII
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation

In the anime

Major appearances

Heatmor made its main series debut in Evolution by Fire!, under the ownership of Shamus. It appeared alongside Shamus's Emboar in a Double Battle against Kylan's Mienshao and Watchog. Shamus used it again, along with Emboar, in a Double Battle against Ash. They were able to defeat Snivy, but lost to Tepig when it evolved into Pignite.

In Jostling for the Junior Cup!, Manning's Heatmor competed in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup. It was able to defeat Kenton's Golett and advance to the next round, but it quickly lost to Trip and his Serperior.

Minor appearances

Heatmor debuted in the opening sequence of White—Victini and Zekrom.

In Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, the Swords of Justice legend featured a Heatmor.

In The Island of Illusions!, a giant Heatmor was one of Zoroark's illusions.

In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, Mewtwo's flashback featured a Heatmor.

In A Crowning Moment of Truth!, two Trainers' Heatmor attended the Wela Fire Festival. When an Alolan Marowak stole the crown, one of them tried to stop it.

In Crowning the Chow Crusher!, a Trainer's Heatmor competed in the Pokémon Grand Eating Contest.

Three Heatmor appeared in Everybody's Doing the Underground Shuffle!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry
BW077 Heatmor Ash's Pokédex Heatmor, the Anteater Pokémon. Possessing a fire that burns internally, Heatmor breathes through a hole in its tail.
BW091 Heatmor Ash's Pokédex Heatmor, the Anteater Pokémon. Heatmor has a blazing inner fire and uses the hole in its tail to breathe. Durant is its enemy.
Episode Pokémon Source Entry
JN072 Heatmor Goh's Rotom Phone Heatmor, the Anteater Pokémon. A Fire type. It uses its fiery tongue to attack Durant, who is its natural enemy.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Trish from The Riches owns a Heatmor, which she used during her trek through Mistralton Cave in A Week to Go and Old Wounds.

A Trainer's Heatmor appeared in The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition.

A Heatmor appeared in Pinsir Changes.

A Heatmor appeared in a flashback in Charizard Transforms.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Heatmor appeared in Pocket Monsters BW.

In the TCG

Main article: Heatmor (TCG)

Trivia

  • Heatmor being the natural predator of Durant is reflected in their types.
  • Heatmor and Durant were both designed by Ken Sugimori.[1]
  • Heatmor and Durant have a lot of similarities. They share the same leveling rate, catch rate, hatch time, base experience yield, base stat total, and gender ratio.

Origin

Heatmor is based on an anteater with elements of ironworks.[1] Its wrists resemble air filter intake inlets and its tail is similar to an engine's muffler. Its Fire-type and tongue made out of flames might have been chosen to be effective on its rival ant Pokémon's type, Durant, which is Bug and Steel-type, both types are weak to fire.

Name origin

Heatmor may be a combination of heat and armor or mortar, as well as a play on eat more or heat more.

Kuitaran may be a combination of 蟻食 arikui (anteater) and anteater, and possibly a play on 食い足らん kuitaran (has not eaten enough).

In other languages

More languages
India Flag.png Hindi हीटीखोर Heatikhor From heat and चींटीख़ोर cī̃ṭīxor
Russia Flag.png Russian Хитмор Khitmor Transcription of English name
Thailand Flag.png Thai คุยทาแรน Khuitharaen Transcription of Japanese name

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