Heracross - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Heracross can learn in Generation 7, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Heracross artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Heracross learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & 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 Sun & Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

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

Moves learnt by TM

Heracross is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & 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 Sun & 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

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 below.

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

Moves learnt by level up

Heracross does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Moves learnt by TM

Heracross cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Heracross egg move parents

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Heracross Mega Heracross

Heracross's egg groups: Bug

The egg moves for Heracross are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Heracross with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Heracross with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Bide

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pineco Forretress Shuckle Nincada Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Kricketot Kricketune Shelmet
Breeding	Ledyba Ledian Heracross
Pre-evolution Level up	Ninjask Accelgor
Generation 1 TM	Butterfree Beedrill Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Scyther Pinsir

Double-Edge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ledyba Ledian Pineco Forretress Volbeat Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Karrablast Escavalier Larvesta
Breeding	Yanma Pineco Forretress Gligar Heracross Yanmega Gliscor Shelmet Accelgor
Pre-evolution Level up	Volcarona
Generation 3 Move tutor	Butterfree Beedrill Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Scyther Pinsir Spinarak Ariados Scizor Shuckle Beautifly Dustox Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sewaddle Dwebble Crustle Karrablast
Breeding	Paras Parasect Pinsir Pineco Forretress Heracross Trapinch Vibrava Flygon
Pre-evolution Level up	Swadloon Leavanny Escavalier

Focus Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Ledyba Ledian Heracross
Move tutor	Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Heracross Volbeat

Harden

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Metapod Kakuna Pinsir Gligar Silcoon Cascoon Nincada Ninjask Gliscor Spewpa
Breeding	Heracross Larvesta Volcarona Grubbin Charjabug Vikavolt Wimpod Golisopod
Evolution	Metapod Kakuna Silcoon Cascoon
Pre-evolution Level up	Butterfree Beedrill Beautifly Dustox Vivillon
Pre-evolution Evolution	Butterfree Beedrill Beautifly Dustox

Megahorn

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Heracross Scolipede
Breeding	Spinarak Ariados Heracross Karrablast Escavalier

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Scyther Yanma Scizor Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede
Breeding	Paras Parasect Spinarak Ariados Yanma Heracross Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Shelmet Accelgor