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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II
#214 Heracross
BugFighting
- SpeciesSinglehorn Pokémon
- Japanese nameHerakurosu
- PronunciationHER-AH-CROSS
- Height4′ 11″ 1.50 m
- Weight119.0 lb 53.55 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from HERA which is from HERACLES, a Greek mythic hero. CROSS for the cross-shaped horn.
Evolution
HeracrossThis Pokémon didn’t evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.
Pokédex entries
| GoldStadium 2 | This powerful POKEMON thrusts its prized horn under the enemies’ bellies then lifts and throws them. |
|---|---|
| Silver | Usually docile, but if disturbed while sipping honey, it chases off the intruder with its horn. |
| Crystal | With its Herculean powers, it can easily throw around an object that is 100 times its own weight. |
Where to find Heracross
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Headbutt mountain trees in the Johto region | Any | Few |
| Silver | Any | Few | |
| Crystal | Any | Few |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×2
- Water×1
- Electric×1
- Grass×0.5
- Ice×1
- Fighting×0.5
- Poison×1
- Ground×0.5
- ×4
- Psychic×2
- Bug×0.5
- Rock×1
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×0.5
- Steel×1
- 3 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 3 : 5 (60%).
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Grass1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Fighting1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Poison1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- 1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Psychic1st: Good 2nd: Bad
- Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ghost1st: Bad 2nd: No Effect
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Good 2nd: Good
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Good
- 8 advantages and 11 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 8:11 (~72.72%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Leer | Normal | Status |
| 6 | Horn Attack | Normal | Physical |
| 12 | Endure | Normal | Status |
| 19 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical |
| 27 | Counter | Fighting | Physical |
| 35 | Take Down | Normal | Physical |
| 44 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical |
| 54 | Mega Horn | Bug | Physical |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM26Earthquake
- TM27Return
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- TM49Fury Cutter
- HM01Cut
- HM04Strength
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Bug Pokémon group 2 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Caterpie Family
- Gligar
- Heracross
- Ledyba Family
- Paras Family
- Pineco Family
- Pinsir
- Scyther Family
- Shuckle
- Spinarak Family
- Venonat Family
- Weedle Family
- Yanma
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Bide | Mate with a male Pineco/Forrestress or Shuckle. |
| Flail | Breed a male Magikarp with a female from Horsea Family, then breed the male offspring with a female Squirtle. Breed the male offspring (Squirtle) with a female from Chikorita Family and breed the male offspring to a female Paras. Lastly, breed a male Paras from that union with a female Heracross. |
| Harden | Mate with a male Gligar, Kakuna/Beedrill, Metapod/Butterfree, or Pinsir. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 80 | 333-363 | 18/4565.54% |
| Attack | 125 | 318-348 | 3/4997.72% |
| Defense | 75 | 218-248 | 22/5557.93% |
| Speed | 85 | 238-268 | 14/4775.80% |
| Special Attack | 40 | 148-178 | 37/4615.87% |
| Special Defense | 95 | 258-288 | 13/4181.59% |
| Total | 500 | 1513-1693 | 14/8781.59% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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