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.
This powerful Pokémon thrusts its prized horn under its enemies’ bellies, then lifts and throws them.
With its Herculean powers, it can easily throw around an object that is 100 times its own weight.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Flying |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Ground, Bug, Dark |
 Combee Bug | D | |
 Flabébé Fairy | D | |
 Fletchling Normal | D | |
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Ralts PsychicFairy | D | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Archen builds →Wing Attack 4x134-159%KO Pluck 4x134-159%KO Aerial Ace 4x134-159%KO | ||
 Drifloon Ghost | D | |
 Woobat Psychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Woobat builds →Heart Stamp 2x37-44% Aerial Ace 4x75-88% Confusion 2x29-35% Gust 4x51-62% | ||
 Doduo Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Doduo builds →Aerial Ace 4x112-132%KO Peck 4x66-79% | ||
 Ducklett Water | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Ducklett builds →Wing Attack 4x75-88% Aerial Ace 4x75-88% | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Hawlucha builds →Bounce 4x149-175%KO Wing Attack 4x104-122%KO Aerial Ace 4x104-122%KO | ||
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x91-108%KO Psybeam 2x51-61% Air Cutter 4x93-111%KO Aerial Ace 4x79-93% | ||
 Emolga Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Emolga builds →Aerial Ace 4x88-105%KO Acrobatics 4x83-99% | ||
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Archen builds →Wing Attack 4x123-146%KO Pluck 4x123-146%KO Aerial Ace 4x123-146%KO Acrobatics 4x114-134%KO | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 4x173-204%KO Fire Fang 2x43-50% Wing Attack 4x118-140%KO Aerial Ace 4x118-140%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Hawlucha builds →Fly 4x153-181%KO Bounce 4x149-175%KO Wing Attack 4x104-122%KO Aerial Ace 4x104-122%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x91-108%KO Fly 4x114-134%KO Psybeam 2x51-61% Air Cutter 4x93-111%KO | ||
Emolga Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Emolga builds →Aerial Ace 4x88-105%KO Acrobatics 4x83-99% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Drifloon builds →Acrobatics 4x64-76% Gust 4x44-52% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 4x173-204%KO Fire Fang 2x43-50% Wing Attack 4x118-140%KO Aerial Ace 4x118-140%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Hawlucha builds →Fly 4x153-181%KO Bounce 4x149-175%KO Wing Attack 4x104-122%KO Aerial Ace 4x104-122%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x91-108%KO Fly 4x114-134%KO Psybeam 2x51-61% Air Cutter 4x93-111%KO | ||
Emolga Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Emolga builds →Aerial Ace 4x88-105%KO Acrobatics 4x83-99% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Drifloon builds →Acrobatics 4x64-76% Gust 4x44-52% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 4x178-210%KO Fire Fang 2x43-52% Wing Attack 4x118-140%KO Aerial Ace 4x118-140%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Hawlucha builds →Fly 4x161-190%KO Bounce 4x153-180%KO Wing Attack 4x110-130%KO Aerial Ace 4x110-130%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x98-115%KO Fly 4x114-135%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x43-52% Psybeam 2x53-63% | ||
Emolga Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Emolga builds →Aerial Ace 4x93-110%KO Acrobatics 4x85-100%KO | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Drifloon builds →Acrobatics 4x63-75% Gust 4x47-55% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 4x178-210%KO Fire Fang 2x43-51% Wing Attack 4x121-143%KO Aerial Ace 4x121-143%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Hawlucha builds →Fly 4x162-190%KO Bounce 4x153-181%KO Wing Attack 4x109-129%KO Aerial Ace 4x109-129%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x94-112%KO Fly 4x113-133%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x43-51% Psybeam 2x52-62% | ||
Emolga Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Emolga builds →Aerial Ace 4x93-110%KO Acrobatics 4x85-100%KO | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Drifloon builds →Acrobatics 4x64-76% Gust 4x48-57% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Hawlucha builds →Sky Attack 4x243-286%KO Fly 4x157-186%KO Bounce 4x151-178%KO Wing Attack 4x108-128%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Sigilyph builds →Sky Attack 4x171-201%KO Synchronoise 2x95-112%KO Psychic 2x72-85% Fly 4x112-132%KO | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 4x154-182%KO Synchronoise 2x55-65% Fly 4x102-120%KO Psychic 2x41-49% | ||
 Gligar Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Gligar builds →Aerial Ace 4x92-108%KO Acrobatics 4x85-101%KO | ||
Emolga Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Emolga builds →Aerial Ace 4x92-108%KO Acrobatics 4x85-101%KO | ||
In X & Y, Clefable's Moonblast hits Heracross for 68-81%. Zapdos deals 57-68% with Heat Wave.
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x68-81% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Heatran builds →
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 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Zapdos builds →Heat Wave 2x57-68% Thunderbolt41-48% | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Latios builds →Draco Meteor96-113%KO Psyshock 2x119-140%KO | ||
 Staraptor Normal | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Heracross View Staraptor builds →Close Combat29-34% Double Edge86-101%KO U Turn17-20% | ||
X & Y 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
Breeding
Breed Heracross easily with 68 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Bide, Double-Edge, Flail and 7 more to offspring.
X & Y Heracross Best Moveset
the remaining moves gives Heracross answers even while choice-locked. Choice Scarf provides speed patching through item lock, and max Attack and Speed EVs with Moxie mean every prediction that lands hits hard.
Best Build
Heracross best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- Megahorn
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
- Stone Edge
Recommended Teammates
Doubles Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Facade
- Megahorn
- Rock Blast
- Thief
Recommended Teammates
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 Close Combat. The egg moves push it further.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
X & Y Heracross Locations
Heracross sits at moderate rates across 2 spots in mid-game routes. Pick one from the sorted list and commit to it. Jumping between areas wastes more time than waiting in the right location.
Best Locations to Catch Heracross in X & Y
Heracross Guide
For X & Y, we rate Heracross C-Tier: a niche pick in X & Y's meta. At 500 BST, it fits the wallbreaker role. Megahorn with Choice Scarf is the standard set.
In X & Y, 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.
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
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves