Heracrossin Pokémon Johto Legends
bugfighting
Pokédex Entry
Single Horn Pokémon
With its Herculean powers, it can easily throw around an object that is 100 times its own weight.
Heracross in Pokémon Johto Legends
Heracross is #214 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Johto Legends. This page covers its bug/fighting typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution, and where to find it across 2 encounter locations.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
BugFighting
Dex
#196 Regional Dex · #214 National
Abilities
Growth Rate
Slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
bug
Hatch Rate
Medium Slow (25 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
Base Exp
200
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
fire ×2flying ×4psychic ×2fairy ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5fighting ×0.5ground ×0.5bug ×0.5dark ×0.5
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
You can catch Heracross in Viridian Forest (very rare) in the morning and day-time. Expect to find it at level 63.
Wild Encounters (2)
Level Up Moves (16)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night SlashLevel: 1Night Slash | dark | 70 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| Fury CutterLevel: 1Fury Cutter | bug | 40 | 95 | 20 | ||
| Successive hits raise power. | ||||||
| TackleLevel: 1Tackle | normal | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| A full-body charge attack. | ||||||
| LeerLevel: 1Leer | normal | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Reduces the foe's Defense. | ||||||
| Horn AttackLevel: 1Horn Attack | normal | 65 | 100 | 25 | ||
| An attack using a horn to jab. | ||||||
| EndureLevel: 7Endure | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Always leaves at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Aerial AceLevel: 10Aerial Ace | flying | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Aerial strike that never misses. | ||||||
| Chip AwayLevel: 16Chip Away | normal | 70 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Ignores foe's stat changes. | ||||||
| brickbreakLevel: 19brickbreak | normal | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fury AttackLevel: 25Fury Attack | normal | 15 | 85 | 20 | ||
| Jabs the target 2-5 times. | ||||||
| CounterLevel: 28Counter | fighting | 1 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Returns a physical blow double. | ||||||
| Pin MissileLevel: 31Pin Missile | bug | 25 | 95 | 20 | ||
| Fires pins that strike 2-5 times. | ||||||
| Take DownLevel: 34Take Down | normal | 90 | 85 | 20 | ||
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| MegahornLevel: 37Megahorn | bug | 120 | 85 | 10 | ||
| A powerful charge attack. | ||||||
| Close CombatLevel: 43Close Combat | fighting | 120 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Lowers user's Def and Spcl.Def. | ||||||
| ReversalLevel: 46Reversal | fighting | 1 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Stronger if the user's HP is low. |
Egg Moves (7)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HardenHarden | normal | 0 | 100 | 30 | |
| Raises the user's Defense. | |||||
| FlailFlail | normal | 1 | 100 | 15 | |
| Stronger if the user's HP is low. | |||||
| Double EdgeDouble Edge | normal | 120 | 100 | 15 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | |||||
| MegahornMegahorn | bug | 120 | 85 | 10 | |
| A powerful charge attack. | |||||
| PursuitPursuit | dark | 40 | 100 | 20 | |
| Heavily strikes switching Pokémon. | |||||
| RevengeRevenge | fighting | 60 | 100 | 10 | |
| Go 2nd. Power raised after damage. | |||||
| Seismic TossSeismic Toss | fighting | 1 | 100 | 20 | |
| The user's level equals damage HP. |
TM/HM Moves (29)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DynamicpunchDynamicpunch | fighting | 100 | 50 | 5 | TM01TM01 | |
| An attack that always confuses. | ||||||
| Shadow ClawShadow Claw | ghost | 70 | 100 | 15 | TM03TM03 | |
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| ToxicToxic | poison | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06TM06 | |
| A poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Bulk UpBulk Up | fighting | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM08TM08 | |
| Boosts Attack and Defense. | ||||||
| The power varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny DaySunny Day | fire | 0 | 90 | 5 | TM11TM11 | |
| Boosts fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Hyper BeamHyper Beam | normal | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15TM15 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| ProtectProtect | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| BulldozeBulldoze | ground | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM21TM21 | |
| Runs foe over and lowers its Speed. | ||||||
| EarthquakeEarthquake | ground | 100 | 100 | 10 | TM26TM26 | |
| Tough but useless vs. flying foes. | ||||||
| ReturnReturn | normal | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| brickbreakbrickbreak | normal | 0 | 0 | 0 | TM31TM31 | |
| Double TeamDouble Team | normal | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32TM32 | |
| Heightens evasiveness. | ||||||
| Rock TombRock Tomb | rock | 60 | 95 | 15 | TM39TM39 | |
| Lowers Speed by piling rocks. | ||||||
| Aerial AceAerial Ace | flying | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM40TM40 | |
| Aerial strike that never misses. | ||||||
| Rock SlideRock Slide | rock | 75 | 90 | 10 | TM43TM43 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| RestRest | psychic | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM44TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| AttractAttract | normal | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| ThiefThief | dark | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Focus BlastFocus Blast | fighting | 120 | 70 | 5 | TM51TM51 | |
| Spcl.Def can be lowered. | ||||||
| Sleep TalkSleep Talk | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM57TM57 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| PoweruppunchPoweruppunch | fighting | 40 | 100 | 20 | TM58TM58 | |
| Will always raise user's Attack. | ||||||
| Stone EdgeStone Edge | rock | 100 | 80 | 5 | TM59TM59 | |
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| X ScissorX Scissor | bug | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM60TM60 | |
| Slices foe with crossed limbs. | ||||||
| Iron HeadIron Head | steel | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM65TM65 | |
| Can cause flinch with a hard head. | ||||||
| Swords DanceSwords Dance | normal | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM66TM66 | |
| A dance that increases Attack. | ||||||
| Poison JabPoison Jab | poison | 80 | 100 | 20 | TM68TM68 | |
| Powerful jab that can poison foe. | ||||||
| VenoshockVenoshock | poison | 65 | 100 | 10 | TM69TM69 | |
| Deals 2x damage on poisoned foe. | ||||||
| Giga ImpactGiga Impact | normal | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM70TM70 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest |
Move Tutor Moves (3)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThunderpunchThunderpunch | electric | 75 | 100 | 15 | TutorTutor | |
| An electric punch. It may paralyze. | ||||||
| Ice PunchIce Punch | ice | 75 | 100 | 15 | TutorTutor | |
| An icy punch. May cause freezing. | ||||||
| Drain PunchDrain Punch | fighting | 75 | 100 | 10 | TutorTutor | |
| Punch that heals the user. |
Type Summary
4
Weaknesses
5
Resistances
0
Immunities
9
Neutral
Weaknesses
Types that deal increased damage to Heracross. Use these types to counter it effectively.
Resistances & Immunities
Types that Heracross resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.
Best Counters
Pokémon that have type advantages against Heracross, either offensively or defensively.
Noctowl
ghostflying
4× STAB damage • Resists bug
4×Good
Zubat
poisonflying
4× STAB damage • Resists bug
4×Good
Golbat
poisonflying
4× STAB damage • Resists bug
4×Good
Crobat
poisonflying
4× STAB damage • Resists bug
4×Good
Togetic
fairyflying
4× STAB damage • Resists bug
4×Good
Togekiss
fairyflying
4× STAB damage • Resists bug
4×Good
Charizard
fireflying
4× STAB damage • Resists bug
4×Good
Butterfree
bugflying
4× STAB damage • Resists bug
4×Good
Scyther
bugflying
4× STAB damage • Resists bug
4×Good
Galarian Zapdos
fightingflying
4× STAB damage • Resists bug
4×Good
Moltres
fireflying
4× STAB damage • Resists bug
4×Good
Ledyba
bugflying
4× STAB damage • Resists bug
4×Good
Yanma
bugflying
4× STAB damage • Resists bug
4×Good
Ho-Oh
fireflying
4× STAB damage • Resists bug
4×Good
Ninetales
fireghost
2× STAB damage • Resists bug
2×Good
Alolan Marowak
fireghost
2× STAB damage • Resists bug
2×Good
Hisuian Typhlosion
fireghost
2× STAB damage • Resists bug
2×Good
Mismagius
ghostfairy
2× STAB damage • Resists bug
2×Good
Gyarados
waterflying
4× STAB damage • Resists bug
4×Good
Galarian Articuno
psychicflying
4× STAB damage • Resists fighting
4×Good
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