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Pokémon · #214

Heracross

BugFighting Legal in M-C Mega Evolution

Mega Heracross is #233 on the ladder, on 0.0% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 80
Atk 185
Def 115
SpA 40
SpD 105
Spe 75

Base stat total 600

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD · Brave Nature

Types and weaknesses

BugFighting
Weak ×4
Flying
Weak ×2
FirePsychicFairy
Resists ×½
GrassFightingGroundBugDark

Abilities

Skill Link
This Pokemon's multi-hit attacks always hit the maximum number of times. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Heracross holding Heracronite .

Speed tier

Most common
85
Fastest
139 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
95 (0 SP)
Slowest
85 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 85, it outspeeds 8 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 1, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Politoed 90
  2. Sinistcha 90
  3. Armarouge 85
  4. Mega Heracross (this) 85
  5. Farigiraf 80
  6. Grimmsnarl 80
  7. Incineroar 80
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #233 · on 0.0% of teams · 7,190 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rock Blast 87.0%
  2. Close Combat 85.3%
  3. Pin Missile 82.3%
  4. Protect 66.4%
  5. Bullet Seed 37.2%
  6. Detect 13.1%
  7. Swords Dance 6.1%
  8. Rock Slide 6.0%
  9. Focus Punch 5.0%
  10. Megahorn 2.4%

Items

  1. Heracronite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Skill Link 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 85 17.4%
  2. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 85 15.3%
  3. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 95 14.8%
  4. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 127 12.7%
  5. Adamant 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 127 11.2%
  6. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 95 5.6%
  7. Adamant 10/32/0/0/0/24 · Spe 119 2.9%
  8. Adamant 18/32/0/0/0/16 · Spe 111 1.8%

Teammates

  1. Farigiraf 25.7%
  2. Indeedee-F 24.8%
  3. Torkoal 21.3%
  4. Kingambit 19.5%
  5. Incineroar 18.5%
  6. Milotic 17.7%
  7. Basculegion 17.4%
  8. Armarouge 15.7%
  9. Hatterene 15.3%
  10. Talonflame 13.8%
  11. Sneasler 12.5%
  12. Sinistcha 11.6%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #217 · on 0.1% of teams · 7,190 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Pin Missile 84.0%
  2. Rock Blast 83.8%
  3. Close Combat 82.7%
  4. Protect 54.0%
  5. Bullet Seed 31.1%
  6. Detect 29.0%
  7. Knock Off 3.6%
  8. Brick Break 3.5%
  9. Rock Slide 3.5%
  10. Swords Dance 3.5%

Items

  1. Heracronite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Skill Link 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 95 15.6%
  2. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 85 14.0%
  3. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 85 8.6%
  4. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 127 8.4%
  5. Adamant 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 127 4.5%
  6. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 139 3.9%
  7. Jolly 24/32/0/0/0/10 · Spe 115 3.8%
  8. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 95 2.8%

Teammates

  1. Kingambit 18.8%
  2. Indeedee-F 18.6%
  3. Whimsicott 15.3%
  4. Farigiraf 15.2%
  5. Torkoal 13.8%
  6. Milotic 12.0%
  7. Incineroar 12.0%
  8. Talonflame 11.7%
  9. Archaludon 11.4%
  10. Rillaboom 11.1%
  11. Sinistcha 11.0%
  12. Pelipper 10.0%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #214 · on 0.2% of teams · 7,190 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Pin Missile 82.3%
  2. Rock Blast 79.6%
  3. Close Combat 73.8%
  4. Protect 47.5%
  5. Bullet Seed 34.0%
  6. Detect 29.3%
  7. Knock Off 5.2%
  8. High Horsepower 5.0%
  9. Swords Dance 4.4%
  10. Upper Hand 4.3%

Items

  1. Heracronite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Skill Link 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 95 19.3%
  2. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 85 11.8%
  3. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 127 8.3%
  4. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 139 5.0%
  5. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 85 4.9%
  6. Adamant 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 127 4.4%
  7. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 95 3.0%
  8. Jolly 24/32/0/0/0/10 · Spe 115 2.4%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 16.5%
  2. Whimsicott 15.2%
  3. Farigiraf 14.4%
  4. Kingambit 12.1%
  5. Sinistcha 12.0%
  6. Talonflame 12.0%
  7. Milotic 11.1%
  8. Rillaboom 10.7%
  9. Incineroar 10.3%
  10. Pelipper 8.9%
  11. Sneasler 8.0%
  12. Torkoal 7.9%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 6 of 4,299 teams (0.1%) · win rate 51.3% (95% interval 36.2%–66.1%, n = 39 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Talonflame +12.0 pp n = 994 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Mega Heracross teams; Talonflame is on 2% of all teams (7.45× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Hatterene +12.7 pp n = 1,096 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Mega Heracross teams; Hatterene is on 3% of all teams (6.01× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Torkoal +16.3 pp n = 1,535 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Mega Heracross teams; Torkoal is on 5% of all teams (4.19× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Armarouge +9.4 pp n = 1,131 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Mega Heracross teams; Armarouge is on 6% of all teams (2.50× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Farigiraf +10.0 pp n = 1,850 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 26% of Mega Heracross teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (1.64× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Sinistcha +4.2 pp n = 830 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Mega Heracross teams; Sinistcha is on 7% of all teams (1.58× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Milotic +5.8 pp n = 1,271 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Mega Heracross teams; Milotic is on 12% of all teams (1.49× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Indeedee-F +4.5 pp n = 1,782 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Mega Heracross teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (1.22× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Basculegion -3.2 pp n = 1,251 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Mega Heracross teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (0.85× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Kingambit -5.8 pp n = 1,402 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Mega Heracross teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.77× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Incineroar -13.1 pp n = 1,332 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 19% of Mega Heracross teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.58× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -24.6 pp n = 897 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Mega Heracross teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.34× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 80
Atk 125
Def 75
SpA 40
SpD 95
Spe 85

Base stat total 500

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe · Jolly Nature

Types and weaknesses

BugFighting
Weak ×4
Flying
Weak ×2
FirePsychicFairy
Resists ×½
GrassFightingGroundBugDark

Abilities

Swarm
At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5× with Bug attacks. · used by 1%
Guts
If this Pokemon is statused, its Attack is 1.5×; ignores burn halving physical damage. · used by 9%
Moxie
This Pokemon's Attack is raised by 1 stage if it attacks and KOes another Pokemon. · used by 90%

Speed tier

Most common
150
Fastest
150 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
105 (0 SP)
Slowest
94 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

With Scarf (Speed 225), it outspeeds 48 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Indeedee 241 (Scarf)
  2. Annihilape 234 (Scarf)
  3. Heracross (this) 225 (Scarf)
  4. Mega Lucario Z 223
  5. Basculegion 214 (Scarf)
  6. Mega Delphox 204
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #297 · on 0.0% of teams · 1,298 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 95.4%
  2. Megahorn 72.4%
  3. Rock Slide 46.9%
  4. Protect 43.5%
  5. Stone Edge 28.0%
  6. Earthquake 24.3%
  7. Knock Off 17.7%
  8. High Horsepower 17.6%
  9. Lunge 12.9%
  10. Brick Break 4.5%

Items

  1. Choice Scarf 42.4%
  2. Wide Lens 26.8%
  3. Life Orb 16.0%
  4. Expert Belt 4.0%
  5. Focus Sash 2.5%
  6. Leftovers 2.1%

Abilities

  1. Moxie 89.9%
  2. Guts 9.0%
  3. Swarm 1.1%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 150 62.1%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 137 20.3%
  3. Jolly 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 150 2.6%
  4. Adamant 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 137 1.8%
  5. Adamant 4/32/0/0/6/24 · Spe 129 1.7%
  6. Adamant 21/0/22/0/12/11 · Spe 116 1.5%
  7. Adamant 2/32/0/0/25/7 · Spe 112 1.5%
  8. Adamant 12/32/0/0/0/22 · Spe 127 1.4%

Teammates

  1. Mega Charizard Y 41.1%
  2. Indeedee-F 31.8%
  3. Whimsicott 27.3%
  4. Incineroar 26.7%
  5. Empoleon 24.6%
  6. Alakazam 24.6%
  7. Gallade 24.6%
  8. Rillaboom 22.7%
  9. Milotic 17.3%
  10. Mega Golisopod 15.7%
  11. Vivillon 13.7%
  12. Volcarona 13.7%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #304 · on 0.0% of teams · 1,298 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 95.8%
  2. Megahorn 62.9%
  3. Protect 39.7%
  4. Rock Slide 36.9%
  5. Stone Edge 29.2%
  6. Lunge 26.3%
  7. Earthquake 24.7%
  8. High Horsepower 13.3%
  9. Knock Off 11.7%
  10. Detect 7.7%

Items

  1. Choice Scarf 38.5%
  2. Wide Lens 25.4%
  3. Life Orb 19.9%
  4. Leftovers 2.5%
  5. Focus Sash 2.3%
  6. Expert Belt 2.1%

Abilities

  1. Moxie 91.0%
  2. Guts 8.1%
  3. Swarm 0.9%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 150 70.9%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 137 8.6%
  3. Jolly 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 150 2.9%
  4. Adamant 2/32/0/0/25/7 · Spe 112 2.5%
  5. Adamant 4/32/0/0/6/24 · Spe 129 2.2%
  6. Adamant 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 137 1.9%
  7. Adamant 12/32/0/0/0/22 · Spe 127 1.3%
  8. Jolly 8/0/18/0/16/24 · Spe 141 1.2%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 31.3%
  2. Mega Charizard Y 29.7%
  3. Gallade 24.3%
  4. Empoleon 22.9%
  5. Alakazam 22.7%
  6. Incineroar 15.7%
  7. Mega Golisopod 14.7%
  8. Rillaboom 14.2%
  9. Kleavor 12.8%
  10. Whimsicott 12.8%
  11. Volcarona 12.6%
  12. Araquanid 12.0%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Alakazam +24.4 pp n = 319 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Heracross teams; Alakazam is on 0% of all teams (99.76× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Empoleon +23.8 pp n = 320 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Heracross teams; Empoleon is on 1% of all teams (29.21× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Gallade +23.4 pp n = 319 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Heracross teams; Gallade is on 1% of all teams (19.91× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Vivillon +12.6 pp n = 178 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Heracross teams; Vivillon is on 1% of all teams (11.64× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Charizard Y +31.6 pp n = 534 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 41% of Heracross teams; Mega Charizard Y is on 10% of all teams (4.32× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Whimsicott +18.4 pp n = 354 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 27% of Heracross teams; Whimsicott is on 9% of all teams (3.05× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Volcarona +5.5 pp n = 177 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Heracross teams; Volcarona is on 8% of all teams (1.67× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Indeedee-F +9.4 pp n = 413 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 32% of Heracross teams; Indeedee-F is on 22% of all teams (1.42× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Milotic +4.3 pp n = 224 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Heracross teams; Milotic is on 13% of all teams (1.33× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Incineroar -2.0 pp n = 346 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 27% of Heracross teams; Incineroar is on 29% of all teams (0.93× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Golisopod -2.7 pp n = 204 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Heracross teams; Mega Golisopod is on 18% of all teams (0.85× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -20.3 pp n = 295 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Heracross teams; Rillaboom is on 43% of all teams (0.53× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon

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