Elite Redux LeafGreen
#214

Heracross

The Single Horn Pokémon

Bug Fighting

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.

Base stat total
500
Height
1.5 m
Weight
54 kg
Catch rate
45

Base stats

500 total
HP 80 301 364
Atk 125 257 383
Def 75 167 273
SpA 40 104 196
SpD 95 203 317
Spe 85 185 295

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Flying 4× Fire 2× Psychic 2× Fairy 2×
Takes less
Fighting ½× Ground ½× Bug ½× Grass ½× Dark ½×

The other 9 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Skill Link Multi-hit moves hit 5 times. Violent Rush Boosts Speed by 50% + Attack by 20% on first turn. Moxie KOs raise Attack.
Innate always active, all of them Swarm Boosts Bug moves by 20%, or 50% at low HP. Battle Armor Blocks critical hits. Guts Ups Attack if suffering.

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Moxie new Skill Link Violent Rush now innate Swarm Guts
Innates added Battle Armor

Details

Height
1.5 m
Weight
54 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Bug
Egg cycles
25
Catch rate
45
Base exp
175
Growth rate
Slow
EV yield
2 Atk
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Blue

Moves

8 level-up · 10 egg · 105 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Leer Normal Status — 100 30
6 Horn Attack Normal Physical 65 100 25
12 Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
19 Fury Attack Normal Physical 20 100 20
27 Counter Fighting Physical 1 100 20
35 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
44 Reversal Fighting Physical 1 100 15
54 Megahorn Bug Physical 120 85 10
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Revenge Fighting Physical 60 100 10
Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100 20
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20
Megahorn Bug Physical 120 85 10
Rock Blast Rock Physical 25 90 10
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 ∞ 20
Arm Thrust Fighting Physical 15 100 20
Assurance Dark Physical 60 100 10
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 15
Brutal Swing Dark Physical 60 100 20
Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100 20
Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100 10
Bulk Up Fighting Status — ∞ 20
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
Bullet Seed Grass Physical 25 100 30
Calm Mind Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Chip Away Normal Physical 70 100 20
Circle Throw Fighting Physical 60 90 10
Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Coaching Fighting Status — ∞ 10
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Counter Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Cut Steel Physical 60 100 20
Detect Fighting Status — ∞ 5
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 10
Endeavor Normal Physical 1 100 5
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
False Swipe Normal Physical 120 100 20
Feint Normal Physical 30 100 10
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Fling Dark Physical 90 100 10
Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70 5
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Fury Attack Normal Physical 20 100 20
Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 5
Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
High Horsepower Ground Physical 95 95 10
Horn Attack Normal Physical 65 100 25
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
Iron Defense Steel Status — ∞ 15
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Leer Normal Status — 100 30
Low Kick Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Lunge Bug Physical 80 100 15
Megahorn Bug Physical 120 85 10
Mimic Normal Status — ∞ 10
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100 15
Outrage Dragon Physical 120 100 10
Pin Missile Bug Physical 25 95 20
Pounce Bug Physical 50 100 20
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100 20
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Retaliate Normal Physical 70 100 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Revenge Fighting Physical 60 100 10
Reversal Fighting Physical 1 100 15
Rock Blast Rock Physical 25 90 10
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
Rock Smash Fighting Physical 60 100 15
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100 15
Silver Wind Bug Special 60 100 5
Skitter Smack Bug Physical 70 90 10
Skull Bash Normal Physical 130 100 10
Slash Normal Physical 60 100 20
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Smack Down Rock Physical 50 100 15
Smart Strike Steel Physical 70 ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Spikes Ground Status — ∞ 20
Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80 5
Strength Normal Physical 80 100 15
Struggle Bug Bug Special 50 100 20
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swords Dance Normal Status — ∞ 20
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
Thrash Normal Physical 120 100 10
Throat Chop Dark Physical 80 100 15
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Trailblaze Grass Physical 50 100 20
Upper Hand Fighting Physical 65 100 15
Vacuum Wave Fighting Special 40 100 30
Venoshock Poison Special 65 100 10
Work Up Normal Status — ∞ 30

Where to find it

1 method
Walking in grass