Heracross

Template:Heracross Heracross (Japanese: ヘラクロス Herakurosu) is a Bug/Fighting-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II.

Biology

Physiology

Heracross is a large, blue, winged bipedal beetle. It has a capsule-shaped thorax similar to Pinsir's, a pair of yellow eyes and two clawed arms and feet. Growing from its head is a large T-shaped horn, which is flanked on either side by a smaller antenna.

Behavior

Heracross is a powerful but docile Pokémon. Its natural habitat is forests and its diet consists of tree sap, nectar and honey. Its strength is such that it can topple large trees if it so wished. Heracross's main weapon is its large horn, of which it is particularly proud. However, it only uses it in the wild to deter its foes, not hurt them.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Gold and Silver	Headbutt trees	Rare
Crystal	Headbutt trees	Rare
Ruby and Sapphire	Safari Zone	Rare
FireRed and LeafGreen	Pattern Bush	Uncommon
Emerald	Safari Zone	Rare
Diamond and Pearl	Honey trees	Rare
Platinum	Honey trees	Rare
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Headbutt trees at Mt. Silver	Common
Black and White	Route 12	Rare
X and Y	Kalos Route 12 (Y Version); Friend Safari	Rare

Side game locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Pokémon Channel	Mt. Snowfall
Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire	Safari Zone (Ruby Field)
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobos Walker, Endless Level 15, Trozei Battle, Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Great Canyon (7F-9F) Joyous Tower (39F-42F)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Mt. Travail (1F-19F)
Pokémon Ranger	Olive Jungle

Pokédex entries

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Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Night Slash	70	100%	15	Dark	Physical
1	Tackle	50	100%	35	Normal	Physical
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
1	Horn Attack	65	100%	25	Normal	Physical
1	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
7	Fury Attack	15	85%	20	Normal	Physical
13	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
19	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
25	Counter	??	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
31	Take Down	90	85%	20	Normal	Physical
37	Close Combat	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
43	Reversal	??	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
49	Feint	30	100%	10	Normal	Physical
55	Megahorn	120	85%	10	Bug	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

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Mega Evolution Sprites

File:Heracross Mega XY Sprite.gif Front	File:Heracross Mega XY Back Sprite.gif Back
File:Heracross Mega XY Shiny Sprites.gif Front (Shiny)	File:Heracross Mega XY Shiny Back Sprite.gif Back (Shiny)

Appearances

In the anime

Ash's Heracross

Main article: Ash's Heracross

In the Pokémon anime, Ash catches a Heracross in the episode A Sappy Ending. The Heracross is powerful, but also is distracted by sap, to the point where it tries to feed off the nectar of Ash's Bulbasaur's flower bulb when Bulbasaur is in sight. It is currently at Professor Oak's lab.

• Conway's Heracross
• Barry's Heracross
• Forrest's Heracross
• Gordon's Heracross
• Kato's Heracross

Trainers with a Heracross

• Ash
• Gordon
• Conway
• Barry

Trivia

• Heracross was thought to be a pre-evolution of Pinsir before the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver.
• Despite being able to fly, it is unable to learn Fly and is not a Flying-type Pokémon.
• It is the only Bug/Fighting-type Pokémon.
• This Pokémon is modeled after the Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle, an insect that is used as a reference in many well known anime/manga.
• The only Bug-type move that Heracross can learn is Megahorn.

Gallery

150px-Bugsy Heracross Endure Adventures.png

Heracross in manga

See also

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data

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