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Heracross's Type

BUG

FIGHTING

Heracross's Pokédex #s

National #: 214

Galar #: --

Armor #: 121

Crown #: --

Sinnoh #: 62

Heracross's Base Stats

HP:: 80

Attack:: 125

Defense:: 75

Sp. Atk:: 40

Sp. Def:: 95

Speed:: 85

Total:: 500

Misc. Info

Height:: 4'11" (1.5m)

Weight:: 119 lbs. (54 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Bug

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,250,000

EV Yield:: 2 Attack

Base EXP:: 175

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Heracross's Abilities

Here are what abilities Heracross can possibly have, along with their effects.

Swarm: Increases the damage of Heracross's Bug-type moves by 50% when it is at 1/3 or less HP.

Guts: Raises Heracross's Attack by 50% while it is asleep, burned, paralyzed, or poisoned, and ignores the Attack reduction of burn.

Moxie: Raises Heracross's Attack by one stage whenever it knocks out a Pokémon.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Heracross's weakness and resistance is to various types.

4×: FLYING

2×: FIRE

PSYCHIC

FAIRY

½: GRASS

FIGHTING

GROUND

BUG

DARK

Heracross's Evolution Line

Heracross does not evolve into any other known or available Pokémon.

Heracross's Alternate Forms

Gender Differences

Male ♂

Female ♀

Heracross's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Heracross can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Heracross learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
5	Fury Attack Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
10	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
15	Aerial Ace Doesn't miss the target.	FLYING	60	--	20	One Target
20	Horn Attack Damages the target.	NORMAL	65	100%	25	One Target
25	Counter Counters Physical-based damage received this turn.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	Counter
30	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
35	Pin Missile Hits the target two to five times in a row.	BUG	25	95%	20	One Target
40	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using any sound-based moves for the next two turns.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
45	Thrash Confuses Heracross after 2–3 turns.	NORMAL	120	100%	10	Random Enemy
50	Swords Dance Raises Heracross's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
55	Megahorn Damages the target.	BUG	120	85%	10	One Target
60	Close Combat Lowers Heracross's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Heracross can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM07	Pin Missile Hits the target two to five times in a row.	BUG	25	95%	20	One Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Rest Heracross restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Heracross from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Heracross is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM41	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
TM42	Revenge Attacks last; if damaged this turn, hits for double damage.	FIGHTING	60	100%	10	One Target
TM43	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM50	Bullet Seed Hits the target two to five times in a row.	GRASS	25	100%	30	One Target
TM54	Rock Blast Hits the target two to five times in a row.	ROCK	25	90%	10	One Target
TM58	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Heracross's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM74	Venoshock Damage is doubled if the target is already poisoned.	POISON	65	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM79	Retaliate Damage is doubled if one of your Pokémon fainted during the previous turn.	NORMAL	70	100%	5	One Target
TM81	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM94	False Swipe Cannot knock out a Pokémon.	NORMAL	40	100%	40	One Target
TM96	Smart Strike Doesn't miss the target.	STEEL	70	--	10	One Target
TM97	Brutal Swing Damages all nearby Pokémon.	DARK	60	100%	20	All But Self

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Heracross can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR00	Swords Dance Raises Heracross's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR07	Low Kick Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	One Target
TR10	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Heracross's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR21	Reversal Does more damage when Heracross's HP is low.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	15	One Target
TR23	Spikes Sets a layer of spikes to do damage upon switching in. Up to three layers can be set.	GROUND	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Heracross's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR28	Megahorn Damages the target.	BUG	120	85%	10	One Target
TR46	Iron Defense Raises Heracross's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
TR48	Bulk Up Raises Heracross's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	--	--	20	User
TR53	Close Combat Lowers Heracross's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
TR64	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TR75	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	One Target
TR85	Work Up Raises Heracross's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TR94	High Horsepower Damages the target.	GROUND	95	95%	10	One Target
TR95	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using any sound-based moves for the next two turns.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Heracross can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Heracross.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Heracross's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Double-Edge Heracross takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Harden Raises Heracross's Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
EGG	Seismic Toss Does exact damage equal to Heracross's level.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Night Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	DARK	70	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Feint Strikes first and breaks through the target's Protect-like moves.	NORMAL	30	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Take Down Heracross takes 25% of Take Down's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Heracross can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Coaching Raises the Attack and Defense of Heracross's allies by one stage each.	FIGHTING		--	--	10	User

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Heracross learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
5	Fury Attack Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
10	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
15	Aerial Ace Doesn't miss the target.	FLYING	60	--	20	One Target
20	Horn Attack Damages the target.	NORMAL	65	100%	25	One Target
25	Counter Counters Physical-based damage received this turn.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	Counter
30	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
35	Pin Missile Hits the target two to five times in a row.	BUG	25	95%	20	One Target
40	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using any sound-based moves for the next two turns.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
45	Thrash Confuses Heracross after 2–3 turns.	NORMAL	120	100%	10	Random Enemy
50	Swords Dance Raises Heracross's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
55	Megahorn Damages the target.	BUG	120	85%	10	One Target
60	Close Combat Lowers Heracross's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Heracross can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM01	Focus Punch Low priority. Charges for the turn. If hit, lose focus and do nothing for the turn.	FIGHTING	150	100%	20	One Target
TM08	Bulk Up Raises Heracross's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	--	--	20	User
TM09	Bullet Seed Hits the target two to five times in a row.	GRASS	25	100%	30	One Target
TM10	Work Up Raises Heracross's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM15	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Heracross from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM26	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Heracross's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM39	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM40	Aerial Ace Doesn't miss the target.	FLYING	60	--	20	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Heracross is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Heracross restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM52	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TM54	False Swipe Cannot knock out a Pokémon.	NORMAL	40	100%	40	One Target
TM56	Fling Throws Heracross's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM68	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM71	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	One Target
TM75	Swords Dance Raises Heracross's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TM80	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Heracross's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM83	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Heracross's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM93	Cut Damages the target.	NORMAL	50	95%	30	One Target
TM96	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Heracross can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Heracross.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Heracross's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Double-Edge Heracross takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Harden Raises Heracross's Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
EGG	Seismic Toss Does exact damage equal to Heracross's level.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Night Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	DARK	70	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Feint Strikes first and breaks through the target's Protect-like moves.	NORMAL	30	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Take Down Heracross takes 25% of Take Down's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target
EGG	Revenge Attacks last; if damaged this turn, hits for double damage.	FIGHTING	60	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Megahorn Damages the target.	BUG	120	85%	10	One Target
EGG	Rock Blast Hits the target two to five times in a row.	ROCK	25	90%	10	One Target

Heracross's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Heracross's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Heracross's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Heracross is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	270	301	333	364	80
Attack	255	286	318	349	125
Defense	155	186	218	249	75
Sp. Atk	85	116	148	179	40
Sp. Def	195	226	258	289	95
Speed	175	206	238	269	85
Total					500

Where to Find Heracross in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

If you're looking for where to find Heracross, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Heracross in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Exclusive to Pokémon Shield

Heracross is exclusive to Pokémon Shield, so if you are playing Pokémon Sword, you will need to trade with someone playing Pokémon Shield in order to obtain it for your Pokédex.

Special Ways to Get Heracross

Available in some Max Raid Dens (exclusive to Dens in Pokémon Shield) on the Isle of Armor (DLC).

Heracross in the Wild

Training Lowlands

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
Shield 5%	Shield 5%	Shield 5%	Shield 5%	Shield 5%	Shield 5%	Shield 5%	Shield 5%	Shield 5%
Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18

Location information on where to find Heracross in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Heracross

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

Heracross loves sweet sap and will go looking through forests for it. The Pokémon uses its two antennae to pick up scents as it searches.

Shield

This Pokémon takes pride in its strength, which allows it to lift things 100 times heavier than itself with no trouble at all.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

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.

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.

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.

Generation 2 Pokédex Entries

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.