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Heracross
Single Horn Pokémon
This Pokémon has an unparalleled horn. Heracross itself demonstrates tremendous power—it's capable of throwing several people trained in the traditional arts of war at once.
Details
Height1.5 m
Weight54.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth rateslow
Appears in these games
Gold · Silver · Crystal#113Ruby · Sapphire · Emerald#168Diamond · Pearl#062Platinum · BDSP#062HeartGold · SoulSilver#114Black 2 · White 2#145X · Y — Coastal Kalos#131Omega Ruby · Alpha Sapphire#175Ultra Sun · Ultra Moon#367SwSh — Isle of Armor#121Legends: Arceus#075Scarlet · Violet#262SV — The Teal Mask#049Legends: Z-A#179
Base stats
HP
80
Attack
125
Defense
75
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
95
Speed
85
Total
500
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Bulk Up
- Item
- Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
- Ability
- Guts
- Nature
- Jolly
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
- Tera
- DragonSteel
Guts Wallbreaker
- Item
- Flame Orb
- Ability
- Guts
- Nature
- Jolly
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
- Tera
- DarkNormal
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Heracross can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Heracross.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | 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 | Flying | 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 |
Breeding & egg moves
Heracross can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
