Heracross

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Ilex Forest · Lv 5-6 Ilex Forest · Lv 5-6 Ilex Forest · Lv 5-6 Open in the guide Compare

In HeartGold Generations: First found in Ilex Forest (Grass (morning / day), Lv 5-6). Its type (Bug / Fighting) and base stats (total 500) are the same as in the official games. Abilities: it loses Swarm. 7 of its 21 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver, including Arm Thrust and Bullet Seed.

Level-up moves 23

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Tackle A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the foe with its whole body.	Normal	Phys	40	100	35
1	Leer The foe is given an intimidating leer with sharp eyes. The target’s Defense stat is reduced.	Normal	Stat	—	100	30
1	Arm Thrust The user looses a flurry of open-palmed arm thrusts that hit two to five times in a row.	Fighting	Phys	15	100	20
1	Bullet Seed The user forcefully shoots seeds at the foe. Two to five seeds are shot in rapid succession.	Grass	Phys	25	100	30
1	Night Slash The user slashes the foe the instant an opportunity arises. It has a high critical-hit ratio.	Dark	Phys	70	100	15
1	Horn Attack The foe is jabbed with a sharply pointed horn to inflict damage.	Normal	Phys	65	100	25
1	Endure The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.	Normal	Stat	—	—	10
7	Feint An attack that hits a foe using Protect or Detect. It also lifts the effects of those moves.	Normal	Phys	30	100	10
10	Endure The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.	Normal	Stat	—	—	10
12	Aerial Ace The user confounds the foe with speed, then slashes. The attack lands without fail.	Flying	Phys	60	—	20
14	Fury Attack The foe is jabbed repeatedly with a horn or beak two to five times in a row.	Normal	Phys	15	85	20
16	Chip Away An attack which is not affected by the target’s stat changes.	Normal	Phys	70	100	20
20	Horn Attack The foe is jabbed with a sharply pointed horn to inflict damage.	Normal	Phys	65	100	25
22	Counter A retaliation move that counters any physical attack, inflicting double the damage taken.	Fighting	Phys	—	100	20
29	Brick Break The user attacks with tough fists, etc. It can also break any barrier such as Light Screen and Reflect.	Fighting	Phys	75	100	15
33	Pin Missile Sharp pins are shot at the foe in rapid succession. They hit two to five times in a row.	Bug	Phys	25	95	20
34	Take Down A reckless, full-body charge attack for slamming into the foe. It also damages the user a little.	Normal	Phys	90	85	20
40	Throat Chop The user attacks the target's throat, preventing the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.	Dark	Phys	80	100	15
45	Thrash The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. It then becomes confused, however.	Normal	Phys	120	100	10
46	Megahorn Using its tough and impressive horn, the user rams into the foe with no letup.	Bug	Phys	120	85	10
46	Reversal An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.	Fighting	Phys	—	100	15
50	Swords Dance A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. It sharply raises the user’s Attack stat.	Normal	Stat	—	—	20
52	Close Combat The user fights the foe up close without guarding itself. It also cuts the user’s Defense and Sp. Def.	Fighting	Phys	120	100	5

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs 39

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150
TM06	Toxic	Poison	—
TM08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—
TM09	Bullet Seed	Grass	25
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	60
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	—
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150
TM17	Protect	Normal	—
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	—
TM21	Frustration	Normal	—
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	100
TM27	Return	Normal	—
TM28	Dig	Ground	80
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	75
TM32	Double Team	Normal	—
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60
TM42	Facade	Normal	70
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	70
TM44	Rest	Psychic	—
TM45	Attract	Normal	—
TM46	Thief	Dark	60
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120
TM54	False Swipe	Normal	40
TM56	Fling	Dark	—
TM58	Endure	Normal	—
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	150
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	100
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	—
TM78	Captivate	Normal	—
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	75
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	—
TM87	Swagger	Normal	—
TM90	Substitute	Normal	—
HM01	Cut	Normal	50
HM04	Strength	Normal	80
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40

Where to find Heracross

Area	Method	Level
Ilex Forest	Grass (morning / day)	5-6	5% rare
Ilex Forest	Grass (morning / day, Hoenn Sound)	5-6	5% rare
Ilex Forest	Grass (morning / day, Sinnoh Sound)	5-6	5% rare

Other changes in this game

Egg moves: Harden, Bide, Flail, False Swipe, Revenge, Pursuit, Double-Edge
Tutor moves: Fury Cutter, Snore, Helping Hand, Vacuum Wave, Iron Defense, Knock Off, Low Kick, Bug Bite, Headbutt