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heracross
#214

Heracross

Single Horn Pokémon

BugFighting

This powerful Pokémon thrusts its prized horn under its enemies’ bellies, then lifts and throws them.

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

Life Orb
Moves
Swords Dance / Stone Edge / Facade
Item
Life Orb / Lum Berry
Ability
Tough Claws
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Tough Claws / Tinted Lens
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Heracross possesses a great Attack stat, making it one of the best physical attackers in the metagame. With its fantastic offensive typing, two very strong STAB moves in Megahorn and Close Combat, and access to coverage moves such as Stone Edge and Knock Off, it can be extremely hard to switch into. Due to its wallbreaking capability, Heracross has an excellent matchup against more defensive teams. Although Heracross's typing is amazing offensively, it isn't great defensively. Heracross's huge weakness to Gale Wings and Pixilate users such as Staraptor, Lucario, and Entei really hurts it, especially due to how common these Pokemon are. It can also be considered one of the most predictable Pokemon, usually running a Tough Claws set. Lastly, it has a lackluster Speed stat and mediocre bulk, which means it has a hard time performing well against more offensive teams.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
100.0%
Megahorn
100.0%
Facade
13.6%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc