Heracross

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Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
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Heracross is a Bug/Fighting type Pokémon introduced in Generation 2. It is known as the Single Horn Pokémon.

Heracross has a Mega Evolution, available from X & Y onwards.

Pokédex data

National №	214
Type	Bug Fighting
Species	Single Horn Pokémon
Height	1.5 m (4′11″)
Weight	54.0 kg (119.0 lbs)
Abilities	1. Swarm 2. Guts Moxie (hidden ability)
Local №	113 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 168 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) 062 (Diamond/Pearl) 062 (Platinum) 114 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 145 (Black 2/White 2) 131 (X/Y — Coastal Kalos) 175 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire) 367 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 121 (The Isle of Armor)

Training

EV yield	2 Attack
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	70 (normal)
Base Exp.	175
Growth Rate	Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Bug
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	25 (6,169–6,425 steps)

Base stats

HP	80	270	364
Attack	125	229	383
Defense	75	139	273
Sp. Atk	40	76	196
Sp. Def	95	175	317
Speed	85	157	295
Total	500	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Heracross.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	2			½		½		½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
4	2	½				½		2

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	214
Type	Bug Fighting
Species	Single Horn Pokémon
Height	1.7 m (5′07″)
Weight	62.5 kg (137.8 lbs)
Abilities	1. Skill Link
Local №	113 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 168 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) 062 (Diamond/Pearl) 062 (Platinum) 114 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 145 (Black 2/White 2) 131 (X/Y — Coastal Kalos) 175 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire) 367 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 121 (The Isle of Armor)

Training

EV yield	2 Attack
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	70 (normal)
Base Exp.	210
Growth Rate	Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Bug
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	25 (6,169–6,425 steps)

Base stats

HP	80	270	364
Attack	185	337	515
Defense	115	211	361
Sp. Atk	40	76	196
Sp. Def	105	193	339
Speed	75	139	273
Total	600	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Heracross.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	2			½		½		½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
4	2	½				½		2

Evolution chart

Heracross does not evolve.

Heracross changes

In Generations 2-4, Heracross has a base experience yield of 200.

Pokédex entries

Heracross

Gold	This powerful POKéMON thrusts its prized horn under its enemies’ bellies then lifts and throws them.
Silver	Usually docile, but if disturbed while sipping honey, it chases off the intruder with its horn.
Crystal	With its Herculean powers, it can easily throw around an object that is 100 times its own weight.
Ruby	HERACROSS charges in a straight line at its foe, slips beneath the foe’s grasp, and then scoops up and hurls the opponent with its mighty horn. This POKéMON even has enough power to topple a massive tree.
Sapphire	HERACROSS has sharp claws on its feet. These are planted firmly into the ground or the bark of a tree, giving the POKéMON a secure and solid footing to forcefully fling away foes with its proud horn.
FireRed	Usually docile, but if disturbed while sipping honey, it chases off the intruder with its horn.
LeafGreen	This powerful POKéMON thrusts its prized horn under its enemies’ bellies, then lifts and throws them.
Emerald	They gather in forests seeking the sweet sap of trees. It is completely clad in a steel-hard shell. It is proud of its horn, which it uses to fling foes.
Diamond	It gathers in forests to search for tree sap, its favorite food. It’s strong enough to hurl foes.
Pearl	With powerful legs and claws, it generates enough power to hurl foes over great distances.
Platinum	It loves sweet honey. To keep all the honey to itself, it hurls rivals away with its prized horn.
HeartGold	This powerful Pokémon thrusts its prized horn under its enemies’ bellies, then lifts and throws them.
SoulSilver	It is usually docile, but if it is disturbed while sipping honey, it chases off the intruder with its horn.
Black White	It loves sweet honey. To keep all the honey to itself, it hurls rivals away with its prized horn.
Black 2 White 2	No matter how heavy its opponents, it flings them far away with its prized horn.
X	This powerful Pokémon thrusts its prized horn under its enemies’ bellies, then lifts and throws them.
Y	With its Herculean powers, it can easily throw around an object that is 100 times its own weight.
Omega Ruby	Heracross charges in a straight line at its foe, slips beneath the foe’s grasp, and then scoops up and hurls the opponent with its mighty horn. This Pokémon even has enough power to topple a massive tree.
Alpha Sapphire	Heracross has sharp claws on its feet. These are planted firmly into the ground or the bark of a tree, giving the Pokémon a secure and solid footing to forcefully fling away foes with its proud horn.
Ultra Sun	It’s proud of its thick horn. In Alola, its biggest rival is Vikavolt, which it’s always fighting with.
Ultra Moon	It roams through forests searching for sweet nectar. Although it boasts fantastic physical strength, it’s not that good at flying.

Mega Heracross

Ultra Sun	It can grip things with its two horns and lift 500 times its own body weight.
Ultra Moon	A tremendous influx of energy builds it up, but when Mega Evolution ends, Heracross is bothered by terrible soreness in its muscles.

Moves learned by Heracross

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Sword/Shield Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Heracross learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
5	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
10	Endure	Normal	—	—
15	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
20	Horn Attack	Normal	65	100
25	Counter	Fighting	—	100
30	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
35	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
40	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100
45	Thrash	Normal	120	100
50	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
55	Megahorn	Bug	120	85
60	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100

Egg moves

Heracross learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Heracross egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Feint	Normal	30	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Harden	Normal	—	—
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
Take Down	Normal	90	85

Move Tutor moves

Heracross can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Coaching	Fighting		—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Heracross is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
07	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
42	Revenge	Fighting	60	100
43	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
50	Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100
54	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
59	Fling	Dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
74	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
79	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
94	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
96	Smart Strike	Steel	70	—
97	Brutal Swing	Dark	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

Heracross is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
07	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
21	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
23	Spikes	Ground	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
28	Megahorn	Bug	120	85
46	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
48	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
53	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
64	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
75	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
85	Work Up	Normal	—	—
94	High Horsepower	Ground	95	95
95	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Heracross learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Arm Thrust	Fighting	15	100
1	Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100
1	Endure	Normal	—	—
1	Horn Attack	Normal	65	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
7	Feint	Normal	30	100
10	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
16	Chip Away	Normal	70	100
19	Counter	Fighting	—	100
25	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
28	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
31	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
34	Take Down	Normal	90	85
37	Megahorn	Bug	120	85
43	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
46	Reversal	Fighting	—	100

Egg moves

Heracross learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Heracross egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bide	Normal	—	—
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Harden	Normal	—	—
Megahorn	Bug	120	85
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Revenge	Fighting	60	100
Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Heracross can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Throat Chop	Dark	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Heracross is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Work Up	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
59	Brutal Swing	Dark	60	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Heracross can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Detect	Fighting	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Retaliate	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Struggle Bug	Bug	50	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Heracross sprites

Type	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8
Normal							—
Shiny							—

See all Heracross sprites

Where to find Heracross

Gold Silver	Route 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46
Crystal	Route 33, 42, 44, Azalea Town
Ruby Sapphire	Safari Zone
FireRed LeafGreen	Pattern Bush
Emerald	Safari Zone
Diamond Pearl Platinum	Route 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 221, 222, Eterna Forest, Floaroma Meadow, Fuego Ironworks, Valley Windworks
HeartGold	Route 7, 11, 16, 28, 33, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, Azalea Town, Celadon City, Mt. Silver, Vermilion City
SoulSilver	Route 7, 11, 16, 28, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, Azalea Town, Celadon City, Mt. Silver, Vermilion City
Black White	Route 12
Black 2	Route 12, Lostlorn Forest
White 2	Trade/migrate from another game
X	Trade/migrate from another game
Y	Route 12
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Safari Zone
Sun Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Poni Grove
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Trade/migrate from another game
Sword	Location data not yet available
Shield	Training Lowlands

Answers to Heracross questions

Other languages

English	Heracross
Japanese	ヘラクロス (Heracros)
German	Skaraborn
French	Scarhino

Name origin

Hercules: Greek god (aka Heracles) and type of beetle
cross: intersecting lines