Heracross #0214 Mega
| Max CP | L404814L505443L51 (Best Buddy)5508 |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Released | Apr 13, 2024Apr 13, 2024 |
| Mega Evolution | 200 Mega Energy the first time |
| After That | Free after a 7-day rest, or 40 Mega Energy to skip it |
Type Effectiveness
Heracross takes 256% from Flying, and 160% from Fire, Psychic and Fairy moves.
Mega Heracross is a Bug/Fighting-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, doubly weak to Flying and weak to Fire, Psychic and Fairy.
It reaches 5443 CP at level 50, or 5508 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Fury Cutter with Megahorn at Mega Level 3 (Max).
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| Level | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | BugFury Cutter | BugMegahorn | 17.4 |
| High | BugFury Cutter | BugMegahorn | 17.4 |
| Max | BugFury Cutter | BugMegahorn | 17.4 |
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BugFury Cutter | BugMegahorn | 17.4 | 396 | |
| 2 | FightingCounter | BugMegahorn | 17.2 | 392 |
| 3 | FightingCounter | FightingClose Combat | 16.6 | 378 |
| 4 | BugFury Cutter | FightingClose Combat | 16.5 | 374 |
| 5 | FightingCounter | FightingUpper Hand | 16.4 | 374 |
| 6 | FightingCounter | GroundEarthquake | 16.3 | 370 |
| 7 | BugFury Cutter | FightingUpper Hand | 16.0 | 363 |
| 8 | BugFury Cutter | GroundEarthquake | 15.9 | 362 |
10 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | BugStruggle Bug | BugMegahorn | 15.3 | 347 |
| 10 | BugStruggle Bug | FightingUpper Hand | 15.1 | 343 |
| 11 | FightingCounter | RockRock Blast | 15.0 | 342 |
| 12 | BugStruggle Bug | FightingClose Combat | 14.7 | 334 |
| 13 | BugStruggle Bug | GroundEarthquake | 14.4 | 328 |
| 14 | BugFury Cutter | RockRock Blast | 14.1 | 321 |
| 15 | FightingCounter | RockRock Tomb | 13.8 | 314 |
| 16 | BugStruggle Bug | RockRock Blast | 13.6 | 309 |
| 17 | BugFury Cutter | RockRock Tomb | 12.5 | 284 |
| 18 | BugStruggle Bug | RockRock Tomb | 12.3 | 280 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | Fighting | 13 | 9 | 1.0s | 13.0 | 9.0 | |
| Struggle Bug | Bug | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 4 | 8 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 16.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megahorn | Bug | 105 | 100 | 2.0s | 52.5 | 1.05 | |
| Close Combat | Fighting | 105 | 100 | 2.5s | 42.0 | 1.05 | |
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 100 | 3.5s | 40.0 | 1.40 | |
| Upper Hand | Fighting | 50 | 33 | 2.0s | 25.0 | 1.52 | |
| Rock Blast | Rock | 50 | 33 | 2.0s | 25.0 | 1.52 | |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 65 | 50 | 3.0s | 21.7 | 1.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | Fighting | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Struggle Bug | Bug | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close CombatLowers its Defense by 2 stages. | Fighting | 100 | 45 | 2.22 | |
| Megahorn | Bug | 110 | 55 | 2.00 | |
| Earthquake | Ground | 120 | 65 | 1.85 | |
| Upper Hand30% chance: lowers the opponent’s Defense. | Fighting | 70 | 40 | 1.75 | |
| Rock Blast | Rock | 50 | 40 | 1.25 | |
| Rock TombLowers the opponent’s Attack. | Rock | 75 | 50 | 1.50 |
DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy.
Top Counters
As a Mega raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega RayquazaFlyingAir SlashFlyingDragon AscentK58.8 eDPS - 2
Mega StaraptorFlyingGustEFlyingBrave Bird+45.2 eDPS - 3
Mega SkarmoryFlyingAir SlashFlyingDrill Peck+40.8 eDPS - 4
Shadow ToucannonFlyingPeckFlyingBeak BlastE40.4 eDPS - 5
Shadow MoltresFlyingWing AttackFlyingFly40.3 eDPS - 6
Shadow SalamenceFireFire FangFlyingFly39.3 eDPS
Stronger than the baseline against 43 of 135 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.
The baseline is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that baseline would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
Mega MalamarMega RaidBugFury CutterBugMegahorn+2.6% Gainover Volcarona
Mega SharpedoMega RaidFightingCounterBugMegahorn+2.2% Gainover Lucario
Mega AbsolMega RaidFightingCounterBugMegahorn+1.5% Gainover Blaziken
Hoopa UnboundTier 5 RaidBugFury CutterBugMegahorn+1.4% Gainover Volcarona
Mega KangaskhanMega RaidFightingCounterFightingClose Combat+1.3% Gainover Blaziken
Mega GyaradosMega RaidBugFury CutterBugMegahorn+1.3% Gainover Lucario
Mega StarmieMega RaidBugFury CutterBugMegahorn+1.1% Gainover Tyranitar
NecrozmaTier 5 RaidBugFury CutterBugMegahorn+0.9% Gainover Tyranitar
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 198710/10/10 | 206315/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 265010/10/10 | 275115/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 331210/10/10 | 343915/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 42930/0/0 | 481415/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 48540/0/0 | 544315/15/15 | |
| L51 (Best Buddy) | 51 | 49120/0/0 | 550815/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 2063 | 1840 |
| Level 20 | 2751 | 2453 |
| Level 25 | 3439 | 3067 |
| Level 30 | 4127 | 3680 |
| Level 35 | 4470 | 3987 |
| Level 40 | 4814 | 4293 |
| Level 45 | 5124 | 4569 |
| Level 50 | 5443 | 4854 |
| Level 51 | 5508 | 4912 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 50 Candy, 50,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.7 m / 62.5 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 50.0%50.0% |
| Trading | Not TradableNot Transferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Heracross in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/11 | 1499 | 11.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 1/14/11 | 1500 | 11.5 | 99.87% |
| #3 | 0/14/11 | 1496 | 11.5 | 99.57% |
| #4 | 0/14/12 | 1500 | 11.5 | 99.57% |
| #5 | 2/15/9 | 1500 | 11.5 | 99.49% |
| #6 | 1/13/11 | 1497 | 11.5 | 99.45% |
| #7 | 0/11/14 | 1497 | 11.5 | 99.39% |
| #8 | 2/12/11 | 1498 | 11.5 | 99.33% |
| #9 | 1/10/14 | 1499 | 11.5 | 99.27% |
| #10 | 3/11/11 | 1500 | 11.5 | 99.20% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #3244 of 4,096, with 92.26% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/14/15 | 2496 | 19 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 1/15/13 | 2496 | 19 | 99.87% |
| #3 | 1/13/15 | 2498 | 19 | 99.87% |
| #4 | 2/14/13 | 2498 | 19 | 99.75% |
| #5 | 2/12/15 | 2500 | 19 | 99.74% |
| #6 | 3/13/13 | 2500 | 19 | 99.62% |
| #7 | 3/15/11 | 2499 | 19 | 99.62% |
| #8 | 0/15/13 | 2489 | 19 | 99.57% |
| #9 | 0/15/14 | 2495 | 19 | 99.57% |
| #10 | 0/13/15 | 2490 | 19 | 99.57% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #829 of 4,096, with 96.90% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.