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Height
4′11″ Imperial
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1.5 m Metric
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4′11″/1.5 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
119.0 lbs. Imperial
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54.0 kg Metric
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119.0 lbs./54.0 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 0
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 200
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Battle Exp.: 2001*
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Heracross (Japanese: ヘラクロス Heracros) is a dual-type Bug/Fighting Pokémon.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Heracross are large beetle-like Pokémon covered in a blue exoskeleton. The most notable feature is a large horn which they use to defend themselves or to simply show their power.
Gender differences
A female Heracross's horn has a heart-like shape at the end, whereas the male's end in an 'X' shape.
Special abilities
It is surprisingly strong for its size, much like real-world insects.
Behavior
Heracross live in groups in deep forests. They bite through the bark of trees with their strong jaws to get to the sweet sap inside. This suggests a relation to fellow bug-type, Pinsir, who share many of the same habits. Heracross's eating habits unwittingly enter them into a symbiotic relationship with Butterfree, who also love tree sap, but lack the strength to get to it. Despite their size, great strength, and powerful horns, Heracross are really docile creatures who prefer peace over resorting to violence.
Habitat
Heracross prefer to live in deep forests, where there are many trees for them to suck sap from.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
Heracross's preferred diet is mainly made up of sap and other plant juices. This makes them unpopular among grass-type Pokémon like Ash's Bulbasaur, as Heracross often try to suck nourishment from them. This makes them easy to attract with Honey.
In the anime
Heracross first appeared in A Sappy Ending. Groups of Pinsir and Heracross were having a dispute due to the fact that Team Rocket was siphoning all the tree sap from the Pinsir side of the forest. One Heracross decided to help Ash and his friends for this crisis. Ash captured Heracross at the end of the episode.
Ash sent Heracross back to Professor Oak's lab in Tricks Of The Trade in exchange for his Tauros, at Oak's request.
A Heracross appeared in All in a Day's Wurmple, under the ownership of Forrest Franklin.
In Absol-ute Disaster, a Heracross was owned by a teenager named Gordon. Gordon's Heracross saved Ash's Pikachu from falling while Ash's Swellow was busy saving Max from falling and it helped Absol and Ash's, May's and Brock's Pokémon, with a long-range attack, pushed a boulder in order to stop a flood.
A Heracross appeared in Smells Like Team Spirit! under the ownership of Dawn's tag battle partner, Conway.
In the manga
Pokémon Special
Heracross is first seen in Template:PSV. While Silver is communicating with Blue, he stands in a full shot of Sprout Tower with a bunch of Johto Pokémon in the background, Heracross being one of them.
Heracross is later seen as one of the Pokémon under Bugsy's control.
In the TCG
- Main article: Heracross (TCG)
Other appearances
Heracross only appears as a random trophy.
Trophy information
Heracross are powerful creatures that are known to drive their single horns into the bellies of their foes and then toss them over their heads. The immense power of their Megahorn move is said to be the strongest among Bug Pokémon. They are one of several types of Pokémon that can be found by shaking trees.
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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Gold
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This powerful Pokémon thrusts its prized Template:M2 under the enemies' bellies then lifts and throws them.
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Silver
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Usually docile, but if disturbed while sipping honey, it chases off the intruder with its horn.
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Crystal
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With its Herculean powers, it can easily throw around an object that is 100 times its own weight.
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Stadium 2
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This powerful Pokémon thrusts its prized Template:M2 under the enemies' bellies then lifts and throws them.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Heracross charges in a straight line at its foe, slips beneath the foe's grasp, and then scoops up and hurls the opponent with its mighty horn. This Pokémon even has enough power to topple a massive tree.
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Heracross has sharp claws on its feet. These are planted firmly into the ground or the bark of a tree, giving the Pokémon a secure and solid footing to forcefully fling away foes with its proud horn.
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They gather in forests seeking the sweet sap of trees. It is completely clad in a steel-hard shell. It is proud of its horn, which it uses to fling foes.
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FireRed
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Usually docile, but if disturbed while sipping honey, it chases off the intruder with its horn.
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LeafGreen
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This powerful Pokémon thrusts its prized Template:M2 under the enemies' bellies then lifts and throws them.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It gathers in forests to search for tree sap, its favorite food. It's strong enough to hurl foes.
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Pearl
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With powerful legs and claws, it generates enough power to hurl foes over great distances.
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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SoulSilver
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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80
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140 - 187
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270 - 364
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125
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117 - 194
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229 - 383
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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Total: 500
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Of the second generation Bug Pokémon, Heracross has the highest base HP.
Of the second generation Fighting Pokémon, Heracross has the highest base HP, Attack, SpAtk and Speed.
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Special moves
Side game data
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Evolution
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Sprites
Trivia
- Heracross is the only Template:Type2 Pokémon to learn Megahorn, even though Megahorn is a Bug-type move. The reason for this may be that when Megahorn was introduced in Generation II, it was exclusive to Heracross.
- Since its debut in Generation II, Heracross has been featured in all regional Pokédexes.
- In 2007, employees of Nintendo of America put Heracross up on the Global Trade Station for Japanese Roselia.
- No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Heracross.
- Heracross is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect foreign Pokédex entries for in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
- In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Heracross can use both of its abilities: Guts and Swarm. When both are activated, Heracross' Bug-type moves, such as Megahorn, gain terrifying power.
- Scizor's cry seems to be a modified version of that of Heracross. This usually happens only with Pokémon related by evolution.
- Heracross is the only Fighting-type Pokémon to not have an evolutionary relative.
Origin
Heracross is most likely based on the kabutomushi, a very popular species of rhinoceros beetle found in Japan and other parts of Asia. These beetles are known for their use in insect fighting, which explains its Template:Type2.
It may also be based on the elephant beetle or the Hercules beetle, both of which live in the rainforests of Central and South America.
- Being based off of one of these beetles would explain its high Attack stat; these beetles are (weight-for-weight) the strongest animals in the world, capable of lifting over 850 times their own weight.
Name origin
Heracross's name is a combination of Hercules, or Heracles, and the word cross. This Pokémon is based on the Hercules beetle, hence the first part of its name. However, its appearance is obviously based on the common species in Japan.
In other languages
Related articles
External links
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