For Sun & Moon, we rate Heracross C-Tier: a niche pick in Sun & Moon's meta. At 500 BST, it fits the wallbreaker role. Close Combat with Flame Orb is the standard set.

Does Heracross mega evolve?

In Sun & Moon, Heracross can Mega Evolve into Mega Heracross. That's 600 BST, up from 500. The stat redistribution often changes its best role. Mega Stone required, one per battle.

What is Heracross weak to?

In Sun & Moon, Heracross's biggest threats include Dodrio (Flying), Charizard (Fire), and Espeon (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Dodrio is the most dangerous since Flying moves deal 4x damage. Fairy-type attackers are also a problem.

What is the best ability for Heracross?

Swarm is the go-to ability for Heracross. It strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. Its hidden ability Moxie can work in specific setups. Guts is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.

What role does Heracross play in battle?

Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Heracross is a physical attacker with base 125 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a wallbreaker.

Heracross - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Wallbreaker

CTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Attack leads and Sp. Atk gets almost nothing. That's Heracross's stat line in a nutshell. 4 stats sit in respectable range, but the spread is brutal. Tough to catch and yields 2 Attack EVs.

Base Stats

High

HP80

Attack125

Defense75

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def95

Speed85

Total500

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.5 m

Weight54.0 kg

Base XP175

Abilities

Swarm

Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

GutsPopular

Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

MoxieHAPopular

Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

No Sun Moon entries available

It loves sweet nectar. To keep all the nectar to itself, it hurls rivals away with its prized horn.

Heracross Weakness

Type-wise, Heracross takes extra damage from Flying, Fire, Psychic, and Fairy. Watch out for Flying attacks, those deal 4x damage. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses.

Heracross Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Flying
2x (Weak)	Fire, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Ground, Bug, Dark

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-5

4xCritical

Flying

2xWeak

Fire Psychic Fairy

½xResist

Grass Fighting Ground Bug Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (7)

Grass Psychic Dark Normal Ice Rock Steel

How to Beat Heracross in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)

Volcanion FireWater	A
Fire is super effective against HeracrossView Volcanion →
Tapu Koko ElectricFairy	A
Fairy is super effective against HeracrossView Tapu Koko →
Tapu Lele PsychicFairy	A
Psychic is super effective against HeracrossView Tapu Lele →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Flying deals 4x damage to HeracrossView Gliscor →
Staraptor NormalFlying	C
Flying deals 4x damage to HeracrossView Staraptor →

Sun & Moon Evolution

What you see is what you get. Heracross sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and plenty of partners from one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#214HeracrossDoes not evolve

Breeding

Easy

Breed Heracross easily with 77 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Bide, Double-Edge, Flail and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Sun & Moon Heracross Best Moveset

Ground coverage keeps opponents guessing about Heracross's real targets. Flame Orb provides self-burn for Guts activation while max Attack and Speed EVs and Jolly nature handle the stat profile. Guts ties it together.

Best Build

Situational pick

Ability

Guts

Item

Flame Orb

Best Nature for Heracross

Jolly+SPE

Heracross best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Sweeper Moveset

Close CombatSTAB
Knock Off
MegahornSTAB
EarthquakeCoverage

Recommended Teammates

SnorlaxDecent

GliscorDecent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Bide and Double-Edge give Heracross options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 8 types already covers a decent range on top of Focus Punch and Megahorn. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Arm Thrust

D1510020Fighting

Lv 1

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Lv 1

Endure+4

C——10Normal

Lv 1

Horn Attack

—6510025Normal

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Night Slash

C7010015Dark

Lv 1

Tackle

—4010035Normal

Lv 7

Feint+2

B3010010Normal

Lv 10

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

Lv 16

Chip Away

—7010020Normal

Lv 19

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Lv 25

Fury Attack

D158520Normal

Lv 28

Brick Break

A7510015Fighting

Lv 31

Pin Missile

D259520Bug

Lv 34

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 37

Megahorn

S1208510Bug

Lv 43

Close Combat

S1201005Fighting

Lv 46

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

A7510015Fighting

TM59

Brutal Swing

C6010020Dark

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM100

Confide

D——20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

A10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

A7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

A—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

D150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

B759010Rock

TM39

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM23

Smack Down

C5010015Rock

TM71

Stone Edge

B100805Rock

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

B——20Normal

TM46

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

TM01

Work Up

C——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Bide+1

———10Normal

Egg

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

Egg

Harden

D——30Normal

Egg

Megahorn

S1208510Bug

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Revenge-4

C6010010Fighting

Egg

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

Egg

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Tutor Moves

Heracross can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 2

Curse

C——10Ghost

Gen 6

Cut

—509530Normal

Gen 2

Detect+4

C——5Fighting

Gen 6

Dig

C8010010Ground

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

C409520Bug

Gen 4

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 6

Retaliate

C701005Normal

Gen 6

Rock Smash

C4010015Fighting

Gen 6

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 6

Strength

—8010015Normal

Gen 6

Struggle Bug

D5010020Bug

Gen 4

Vacuum Wave+1

D4010030Fighting

How to Get Heracross in Sun & Moon

Heracross can't be caught in Sun & Moon. Bring it over from Gold, Crystal, or Diamond instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Heracross is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Gold Crystal Ruby Emerald FireRed Diamond

Heracross Guide

For Sun & Moon, we rate Heracross C-Tier: a niche pick in Sun & Moon's meta. At 500 BST, it fits the wallbreaker role. Close Combat with Flame Orb is the standard set.
In Sun & Moon, Heracross can Mega Evolve into Mega Heracross. That's 600 BST, up from 500. The stat redistribution often changes its best role. Mega Stone required, one per battle.
In Sun & Moon, Heracross's biggest threats include Dodrio (Flying), Charizard (Fire), and Espeon (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Dodrio is the most dangerous since Flying moves deal 4x damage. Fairy-type attackers are also a problem.
Swarm is the go-to ability for Heracross. It strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. Its hidden ability Moxie can work in specific setups. Guts is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Heracross is a physical attacker with base 125 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a wallbreaker.

Game Availability

Since debuting in Gold & Silver, Heracross has appeared in 19 titles over 9 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 7, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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