#184 · Pokémon Soulgold
Heracross
BugFightingSwarm, Guts, Moxie (hidden)
Level-up moves 21
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle Charges the foe with a full- body tackle. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Leer Frightens the foes with a leer to lower Defense. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Arm Thrust Straight-arm punches that strike the foe 2 to 5 times. | Fighting | Phys | 15 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Bullet Seed Shoots 2 to 5 seeds in a row to strike the foe. | Grass | Phys | 25 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Night Slash Hits as soon as possible. High critical-hit ratio. | Dark | Phys | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 5 | Fury Attack Jabs the foe 2 to 5 times with sharp horns, etc. | Normal | Phys | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 7 | Feint An attack that hits foes using moves like Protect. | Normal | Phys | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 10 | Endure Endures any attack for 1 turn, leaving at least 1HP. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Aerial Ace An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack. | Flying | Phys | 60 | 0 | 20 |
| 16 | Chip Away Strikes through the foe's stat changes. | Normal | Phys | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Horn Attack Jabs the foe with sharp horns. | Normal | Phys | 65 | 100 | 25 |
| 25 | Counter Retaliates any physical hit with double the power. | Fighting | Phys | 1 | 100 | 20 |
| 30 | Brick Break Destroys barriers such as REFLECT and causes damage. | Fighting | Phys | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Take Down A reckless charge attack that also hurts the user. | Normal | Phys | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 35 | Pin Missile Sharp pins are fired to strike 2 to 5 times. | Bug | Phys | 25 | 95 | 20 |
| 40 | Throat Chop Chops the throat to disable sound moves for 2 turns. | Dark | Phys | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 45 | Thrash A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user. | Normal | Phys | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 46 | Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user's HP is down. | Fighting | Phys | 1 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Swords Dance A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 55 | Megahorn A brutal ramming attack using out-thrust horns. | Bug | Phys | 120 | 85 | 10 |
| 60 | Close Combat A strong attack but lowers the defensive stats. | Fighting | Phys | 120 | 100 | 5 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs 40
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Work Up Route 40 (item ball) | Normal | — |
| TM04 | Calm Mind Goldenrod City Underground Storage (item ball) | Psychic | — |
| TM06 | Toxic Lost Woods (item ball) | Poison | — |
| TM08 | Bulk Up Cianwood Gym (gift); Dewford Town Gym (gift) | Fighting | — |
| TM09 | Venoshock Safari Zone Gate (mart) | Poison | 65 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power Lake of Rage House 1 (gift) | Normal | 60 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day Ilex Forest (item ball) | Fire | — |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (mart) | Normal | 150 |
| TM17 | Protect Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (mart) | Normal | — |
| TM18 | Rain Dance Slowpoke Well B2F (gift) | Water | — |
| TM21 | Frustration Gate Route 40 Trainer Hill Courtyard (gift) | Normal | 1 |
| TM23 | Smack Down Goldenrod City (gift) | Rock | 50 |
| TM26 | Earthquake Victory Road 1F (item ball) | Ground | 100 |
| TM27 | Return Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (gift) | Normal | 1 |
| TM31 | Brick Break Rinto Village Mart (mart) | Fighting | 75 |
| TM32 | Double Team Goldenrod City Game Corner (bought) | Normal | — |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb Route 35 (item ball) | Rock | 60 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace Route 37 (item ball) | Flying | 60 |
| TM42 | Facade Rinto Village Mart (mart) | Normal | 70 |
| TM44 | Rest Rinto Village (gift) | Psychic | — |
| TM45 | Attract Goldenrod City Gym (gift) | Normal | — |
| TM46 | Thief Rocket Hideout B2F (item ball) | Dark | 60 |
| TM48 | Round Goldenrod City Radio Tower 3F (gift) | Normal | 60 |
| TM52 | Focus Blast Vajra Desert East (item ball) | Fighting | 120 |
| TM54 | False Swipe Gate Goldenrod City Route 35 (gift) | Normal | 40 |
| TM56 | Fling Snowtop Mountain B1F (item ball); Sstidal Rooms (gift) | Dark | 1 |
| TM59 | Brutal Swing Olivine City Mart (mart) | Dark | 60 |
| TM60 | Trailblaze Ecruteak City Mart (mart) | Grass | 50 |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw Route 42 (item ball) | Ghost | 70 |
| TM67 | Smart Strike Goldenrod Apartment (item ball) | Steel | 70 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact Safari Zone Gate (mart) | Normal | 150 |
| TM71 | Stone Edge Kitakami Well B1F (item ball) | Rock | 100 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance Kitakami Mountain 2F (item ball) | Normal | — |
| TM77 | Dig Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (mart) | Ground | 80 |
| TM78 | Bulldoze Vajra Desert West (item ball) | Ground | 60 |
| TM80 | Rock Slide Route 49 (item ball) | Rock | 75 |
| TM90 | Substitute Mahogany Town Shop (after rocket hideout event) | Normal | — |
| HM01 | Cut Ilex Forest (gift) | Steel | 50 |
| HM04 | Strength Olivine City Cafe (gift) | Normal | 80 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash Route 36 (gift) | Fighting | 40 |
Where to find Heracross
| Area | Method | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route 48 | Grass | 30-34 | 5% rare |
Other changes in this game
- Innates (always active, on top of whichever ability it has): Skill Link, Tough Claws, Defiant
- Mega Evolution (Bugtite) with the Bugtite