Its strongest point is Attack — higher than 92% of species. On the other hand, Sp. Atk — lower than 87% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. In defense it has 4 weaknesses and 5 resistances at its disposal. Watch out for the Flying type — damage from it is quadrupled.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Attack; weak point: Sp. Atk.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (125) is 85 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 70% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
- Guts raises Attack by 50% when the Pokémon has a status condition, so a nature that raises Attack scales with this ability. Without a status condition there is no extra multiplier.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 14
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Johto | #113 | Gold / Silver , Crystal |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #114 | HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Hoenn | #168 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
| Hoenn | #175 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Sinnoh | #062 | Diamond / Pearl , Platinum , Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl |
| Unova | #145 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Kalos | #131 | X / Y |
| Alola | #367 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Isle of Armor | #121 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor |
| Hisui | #075 | Legends: Arceus |
| Paldea | #262 | Scarlet / Violet |
| Kitakami | #049 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask |
| Lumiose City | #179 | Legends: Z-A |
| Pokémon Champions | #214 | Champions |
Abilities
- Swarm Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
- Guts Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
- Moxie Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.
How players use it
Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.
Rank 305 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.01% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
It is usually docile, but if it is disturbed while sipping honey, it chases off the intruder with its horn.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Heracross takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
1999–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Heracross appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (18)
All Heracross cards →Heracross has 18 cards in 15 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 90 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 25 cycles, which is roughly 6,600 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (51)
All locations →The first 40 of 51 locations. The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Galar
Hoenn
Johto
Kalos
Kanto
Orre
Sinnoh
Moves (100)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (82 via TM/TR, 14 via Egg, 23 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arm Thrust | Fighting | Physical | 15 | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 5 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85% | 20 |
| 5 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100% | 15 |
| 7 | Feint | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100% | 10 |
| 10 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 15 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| 16 | Chip Away | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 20 | Horn Attack | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100% | 25 |
| 21 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 25 | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 |
| 30 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100% | 15 |
| 34 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85% | 20 |
| 35 | Pin Missile | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95% | 20 |
| 37 | Double Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 |
| 40 | Throat Chop | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 45 | Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 10 |
| 46 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 15 |
| 50 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 55 | Megahorn | Bug | Physical | 120 | 85% | 10 |
| 60 | Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100% | 5 |