Heracross counters

Gen 3 FRLG OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Heracross
#0214 Heracross
BugFighting
USAGE 9.1% #18
ABILITYGuts
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 125
DEF 75
SPA 40
SPD 95
SPE 85
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Flying
2×
FirePsychicFairy
½×
GrassFightingGroundBugDark
Moves
Brick Break 92.4% Megahorn 89.0% Swords Dance 72.2% Rock Slide 72.1% Hidden Power Ghost 22.0% Bulk Up 17.3% Rest 16.0% Earthquake 6.0%
Items
Leftovers 90.1% Quick Claw 3.9% Lum Berry 2.1% Black Belt 1.9% Silver Powder 1.7% Cheri Berry 0.2% nothing 0.0% Chesto Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Guts51.5%Swarm48.5%
Common Teammates
Blissey48.5%Skarmory43.0%Tyranitar38.7%Zapdos38.0%Snorlax26.8%Starmie25.3%Scizor24.7%Quagsire23.8%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #18 with 9.07% usage. Sorted by reliability score.