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heracross
#214

Heracross

Single Horn Pokémon

BugFighting

It’s proud of its thick horn. In Alola, its biggest rival is Vikavolt, which it’s always fighting with.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 125
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 95
Speed 85
Total 500

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Swarm Guts Moxie (Hidden)

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Single Horn Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 54.0 kg
Base Exp 175
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

heracross Front Front
heracross Back Back
heracross Front Shiny Front Shiny
heracross Back Shiny Back Shiny
heracross Front ♀ Front ♀
heracross Back ♀ Back ♀
heracross Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
heracross Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
heracross Official Art Official Art
heracross Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Wallbreaker
Item
Heracronite
Ability
Moxie / Guts
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 64
Atk 252
Spe 192

Strategy Overview

Mega Heracross stands out as a threatening wallbreaker thanks to having the highest Attack stat in the tier, access to Swords Dance, and its ability Skill Link, which fits perfectly with its multi-hit movepool such as Rock Blast and Pin Missile to form a varied and deadly offensive coverage. Its rare typing in Bug / Fighting alongside its usable bulk helps to soft check Ground-types such as Gliscor and Landorus-T and answer Knock Off from the likes of Choice-locked Weavile and Kartana. However, Mega Heracross is mainly held back by its Speed, being slower than a huge part of the metagame, while its typing leaves it vulnerable to Fairy-, Fire-, Flying- and Psychic-type attacks from faster Pokemon that are fairly common to encounter in the tier, with top threats like Tapu Lele, both Mega Charizard formes, Tornadus-T, and Mega Alakazam to name a few. Mega Heracross also faces competition in the tier from other wallbreakers that are easier to fit on teams thanks to their superior Speed, coverage, or typing, such as Mega Medicham, Mega Mawile, and Mega Charizard X.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
78.0%
Facade
68.3%
Megahorn
25.8%

Most Used Items

Flame Orb
76.3%
Nothing
1.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc