Is there a way to counter the Sp. Attack loss of Overheat?

Hey guys, so, I love this move in fire-type Pokemon, buuut, there’s the problem of the Sp. Attack loss. How could I counter it?

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As said before, removing the stat changes by switching or holding a White Herb work. Switching is going to work best in fact. But there are two other means.

Switching: No real drawbacks, besides the actual switching out of your Pokemon. If you hold a Choice Scarf or Specs, this somewhat negates this negative side-effect, as you’d have probably been switching out anyways after netting the KO and they send in a counter.White Herb: The worst of the options. This comes at the cost of a better item, such as a Choice item, Leftovers, Expert Belt, or Life Orb. A Specs/Belt/Orb boosted Fire Blast will be doing more damage than a White Herb Overheat.Contrary: Absolutely no drawbacks, besides the fact that this strategy can’t be used in standard play. Give a Reshiram this combo and sweep the world.Power Swap: This comes at the cost of a moveslot and a turn. And having to use Ninetales, which is pretty useless outside of a Sun team. Ninetales would like the slot for a coverage or status move, and the foe can always just switch out from the -2.

There’s only one way to counter the effect. And that is them item White Herb, which sets negative stat changes back to normal. However, it is a one use item.

Well, you could use White Herb.. It restores all Stat Losses.

Source:Serebii