Is Heracross viable in Gen 9 PU?

Heracross is ranked #20 in Gen 9 PU with 10.64% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Heracross in Gen 9 PU

Gen 9 PU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0214 Heracross

BugFighting

USAGE 10.6% #20

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 97.5% Knock Off 90.1% Trailblaze 48.0% Facade 42.7% Stone Edge 29.7% Swords Dance 29.1% Megahorn 28.9% Spikes 17.9%

Items

Flame Orb 53.8% Choice Scarf 27.7% Leftovers 3.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.5% Eject Pack 2.5% Muscle Band 2.1% Choice Band 1.9% Loaded Dice 1.8%

Abilities

Guts64.5%Moxie35.3%Swarm0.2%

Tera Types

Normal 38.0% Fighting 23.4% Dark 21.5% Rock 5.0% Bug 3.3% Ghost 2.5% Steel 2.4% Ground 1.9%

Common Teammates

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 #20 with 10.64% usage. Sorted by conservative score.