Heracross counters

Gen 9 PU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Heracross
#0214 Heracross
BugFighting
USAGE 16.2% #9
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
Close Combat 92.1% Knock Off 87.9% Trailblaze 64.4% Facade 54.6% Megahorn 23.5% Swords Dance 22.6% Spikes 14.1% Stone Edge 12.0%
Items
Flame Orb 63.3% Choice Scarf 20.1% Loaded Dice 9.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.9% Leftovers 1.6% Salac Berry 0.3% Toxic Orb 0.2% Occa Berry 0.1%
Abilities
Guts69.4%Moxie29.0%Swarm1.5%
Tera Types
Normal 51.7% Fighting 15.9% Dark 11.6% Rock 8.4% Steel 4.1% Bug 2.9% Ground 2.6% Poison 1.7%
Common Teammates
Salazzle53.2%Rhydon50.9%Hoopa29.9%Slowbro-Galar28.0%Trevenant25.8%Galvantula25.6%Avalugg-Hisui17.2%Brute Bonnet16.6%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #9 with 16.16% usage. Sorted by reliability score.