Heatmor (Pokémon)

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Heatmor (Japanese: クイタラン Kuitaran) is a introduced in Generation V.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
==Biology==
Heatmor is a bipedal, -like . 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 . 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.
 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, was its signature move.
==Game data==
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Heatmor is available in .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Heatmor made its animated series debut in Evolution by Fire!, under the ownership of Shamus. It appeared alongside Shamus's in a Double Battle against Kylan's and . Shamus used it again, along with Emboar, in a Double Battle against . They were able to defeat , but lost to when it evolved into .
In Jostling for the Junior Cup!, Manning's Heatmor competed in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup. It was able to defeat Kenton's and advance to the next round, but it quickly lost to Trip and his .
===Minor appearances===
Heatmor debuted in the opening sequence of White—Victini and Zekrom.
In Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, the legend featured a Heatmor.
In The Island of Illusions!, a Heatmor was one of 's s.
In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, 's flashback featured a Heatmor.
In A Crowning Moment of Truth!, two s' Heatmor attended the Wela Fire Festival. When an 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===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Trish from 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.
A Heatmor appeared in Pinsir Changes.
A Heatmor appeared in a flashback in Charizard Transforms.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
Heatmor appeared in .
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Heatmor being the natural predator of is reflected in their types.
* Heatmor and Durant were both designed by Ken Sugimori.Nintendo Dream Vol. 205, May 2011 (Shellspider's blog (Japanese), Translation by Dr. Lava)
* 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 with elements of . Its wrists resemble intake inlets and its tail is similar to an engine's . Its and tongue made out of flames might have been chosen to be effective on its rival ant Pokémon's type, , which is and — both types are weak to Fire.
====Name origin====
Heatmor may be a combination of heat and armor or , 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==
==References==
==External links==
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zh:熔蚁兽