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Pokédex No.0214
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Heracross

No.0214 · Single Horn Pokémon

Heracross

ヘラクロス

BugFighting
Forms
Height
1.5 m
Weight
54.0 kg
Color
Blue
Shape
Humanoid
Abilities

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

Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

MoxieHidden

Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.

02 //Base stats

Base stats
StatBase
HP80
270–364
Attack125
229–383
Defense75
139–273
Sp. Atk40
76–196
Sp. Def95
175–317
Speed85
157–295
Total500Higher than 70% of all Pokémon

Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).

HP 80Attack 125Defense 75Speed 85Sp. Def 95Sp. Atk 40
  • HPtop 32%
  • Attacktop 8%
  • Defensetop 43%
  • Sp. Atktop 88%
  • Sp. Deftop 18%
  • Speedtop 29%

03 //Type matchups

Defensive multipliers
Type matchups
Takes 4× damage
Flying
Takes 2× damage
FirePsychicFairy
Takes ½× damage
GrassFightingGroundBugDark
Damage taken from every type
Normal1×
Fire2×
Water1×
Electric1×
Grass½×
Ice1×
Fighting½×
Poison1×
Ground½×
Flying4×
Psychic2×
Bug½×
Rock1×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark½×
Steel1×
Fairy2×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
NormalGrassIcePsychicRockDarkSteel

04 //Easily confused with

Most similar silhouettes
Easily confused with
Heracross silhouette
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.

05 //Where to find it

By game
Where to find it
GamesLocationMethod
SV
Fellhorn GorgeAtlas
The Teal Mask
Wild
SV
Kitakami Hall
The Teal Mask
Wild
SV
Kitakami Wilds
The Teal Mask
Static
SV
Mossfell Confluence
The Teal Mask
Wild
SV
North Province Area TwoAtlasStatic
SV
North Province Area TwoAtlasWild
SV
Oni MountainAtlas
The Teal Mask
Wild
SV
Reveler's RoadAtlas
The Teal Mask
Static
SV
Reveler's RoadAtlas
The Teal Mask
Wild
SV
Socarrat TrailAtlasWild
SV
Tera Raid Battles
4★
Tera Raid
SV
Tera Raid Battles
6★
Tera Raid
ZA
Hyperspace Lumiose
Fighting zone · 4★
Hyperspace
ZA
Hyperspace Lumiose
Bug zone · 4★
Hyperspace
ZA
Hyperspace Lumiose
Special zone · 5★
Hyperspace
ZA
Wild Zone 13Wild
ZA
Wild Zone 20Wild

Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.

06 //Moves

76 moves
Moves
LvMoveTypeCat.Pow
1Page →Fighting15
1Page →Normal—
1Page →Normal40
5Page →Normal15
10Page →Normal—
15Page →Flying60
20Page →Normal65
25Page →Fighting—
30Page →Fighting75
35Page →Bug25
40Page →Dark80
45Page →Normal120
50Page →Normal—
55Page →Bug120
60Page →Fighting120

Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.

07 //Pokédex entries

17 unique entries
Pokédex entries
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.
Legends Arceus
This Pokémon takes pride in its strength, which allows it to lift things 100 times heavier than itself with no trouble at all.
Shield
Heracross loves sweet sap and will go looking through forests for it. The Pokémon uses its two antennae to pick up scents as it searches.
Sword
It roams through forests searching for sweet nectar. Although it boasts fantastic physical strength, it’s not that good at flying.
Ultra Moon
It’s proud of its thick horn. In Alola, its biggest rival is Vikavolt, which it’s always fighting with.
Ultra Sun
No matter how heavy its opponents, it flings them far away with its prized horn.
Black 2White 2

08 //Names in other languages

9 languages
Names in other languages
Japanese
ヘラクロス
Rōmaji
Heracros
Korean
헤라크로스
Chinese (Simplified)
赫拉克罗斯
Chinese (Traditional)
赫拉克羅斯
French
Scarhino
German
Skaraborn
Spanish
Heracross
Italian
Heracross

09 //Training & breeding

Training & breeding

Training

EV yield2 Attack
Catch rate45 (11.9% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship70
Base experience175
Growth rateSlow

Breeding

Egg groupsBug
Egg cycles25
Gender50% ♂ · 50% ♀
Gender differencesYes
Habitatforest

Other names

Japaneseヘラクロス
Korean헤라크로스
GermanSkaraborn
FrenchScarhino
SpanishHeracross
ItalianHeracross

Regional Pokédex numbers

Original Johto #113Hoenn #168Original Sinnoh #62Extended Sinnoh #62Updated Johto #114Updated Unova #145Kalos Coastal #131Updated Hoenn #175Updated Alola #367Updated Poni #114Isle Of Armor #121Hisui #75Paldea #262Kitakami #49

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Heracross summary

Heracross is a Bug/Fighting-type Single Horn Pokémon introduced in Generation 2, number 214 in the National Pokédex. It has a base stat total of 500 (HP 80, Attack 125, Defense 75, Sp. Atk 40, Sp. Def 95, Speed 85). It is weak to Flying (4×), Fairy, Fire and Psychic moves. Its abilities are swarm and guts, with moxie as a hidden ability.

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