Heracross
ヘラクロス Heracros
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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
Heracross is surprisingly strong for its size, and is able to knock down massive trees with it's mighty horn. Heracross can use said horn to lift other Pokémon, and its shell is said to be as tough as Steel.
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 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. It also helped Absol and Ash's, May's and Brock's Pokémon, with a long-range attack to push 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.
Another Heracross appeared in Steeling Peace of Mind! under the ownership of Barry.
Pokédex entries
| Episode
| Pokémon
| Pokédex
| Entry
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| EP119
| Heracross
| Ash's Pokédex
| Heracross, a Single Horn Pokémon. Though gentle and docile, Heracross posesses great strength and power, their favorite food is the fresh sap of leafy trees.
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| This concludes the entries from the Original series.
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| Pokémon
| Pokédex
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| DP052
| Heracross
| Dawn's Pokédex
| Heracross, the Single Horn Pokémon. Using the sharp claws on its feet, it generates enough power to throw its opponent with amazing force.
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| This concludes the entries from the Diamond & Pearl series.
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In the manga
Pokémon Special
Heracross is first seen in Volume 7. 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
| Gen
| Game
| Pokédex entry
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| I
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
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| II
| Gold
| This powerful Pokémon thrusts its prized horn under the enemies' bellies then lifts and throws them.
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| Silver
| Usually docile, but if disturbed while sipping honey, it chases off the intruder with its horn.
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| Crystal
| With its Herculean powers, it can easily throw around an object that is 100 times its own weight.
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| Stadium 2
| This powerful Pokémon thrusts its prized horn under the enemies' bellies then lifts and throws them.
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| III
| Ruby
| 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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| Sapphire
| 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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| Emerald
| 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
| Usually docile, but if disturbed while sipping honey, it chases off the intruder with its horn.
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| LeafGreen
| This powerful Pokémon thrusts its prized horn under the enemies' bellies then lifts and throws them.
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| IV
| Diamond
| It gathers in forests to search for tree sap, its favorite food. It's strong enough to hurl foes.
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| Pearl
| With powerful legs and claws, it generates enough power to hurl foes over great distances.
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| Platinum
| It loves sweet honey. To keep all the honey to itself, it hurls rivals away with its prized horn.
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Game locations
In side games
Base stats
Type effectiveness
| Weak to
| Resistant to
| Immune to
| Normal effectiveness
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Learnset
Heracross is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.
- Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.
Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: II - III
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| Father
| Move
| Type
| Cat.
| Pwr.
| Acc.
| PP
| Contest
| Appeal
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Pineco, Forretress
Shuckle
Kricketot, Kricketune
| Bide
| Normal
| Physical
| —
| —%
| 10
| Tough
| 2 ♥♥
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Pineco, Forretress
Ledyba, Ledian
Volbeat
| Double-Edge
| Normal
| Physical
| 120
| 100%
| 15
| Tough
| 0 |
Scyther, Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask
| False Swipe
| Normal
| Physical
| 40
| 100%
| 40
| Cool
| 0 |
Paras, Parasect
Pinsir
Pineco, Forretress
| Flail*
| Normal
| Physical
| —
| 100%
| 15
| Cute
| 2 ♥♥
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Metapod, Butterfree
Kakuna, Beedrill
Pinsir
Gligar
Silcoon, Beautifly
Cascoon, Dustox
Nincada, Ninjask
| Harden
| Normal
| Status
| —
| —%
| 30
| Tough
| 2 ♥♥
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Beedrill
Scyther, Scizor
Yanma, Yanmega
| Pursuit
| Dark
| Physical
| 40
| 100%
| 20
| Smart
| 1 ♥
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| Pinsir
| Revenge
| Fighting
| Physical
| 60
| 100%
| 10
| Tough
| 2 ♥♥
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Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon
*Indicates a move only available by chain breeding
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Special moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Heracross is the only Bug-type 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.
- 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.
- Heracross is the only Fighting-type Pokémon to not have an evolutionary relative.
- Heracross is the only non-Flying-type that learns Aerial Ace via level-up.
- Despite being seen possesing both the ability to fly and the strength to eaily carry people in the anime, Heracross cannot learn Fly.
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 incredible strength, and use in insect fighting, which explains its Fighting-type.
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. Its name is also possibly based upon a corruption of the word 'crosshair', a reference to its sharp aim.
In other languages
Related articles
External links
( Fighting )
Body size: 1
For other sprites and images, please see Heracross images on Bulbagarden Archives.
