Pokemon Champions Build Guide

Best Heracross Build in Pokemon Champions

Heracross is best used as a physical wallbreaker in Pokemon Champions. Its strongest builds focus on powerful Bug and Fighting-type damage with strong coverage.

Heracross Form

Normal Form

Heracross

Last Updated: Regulation M-2

Page Status: This Heracross build guide will be updated when new Pokemon Champions regulations, items, buffs or nerfs change its best set.

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Best Heracross Builds in Pokemon Champions

Heracross has two main builds in Pokemon Champions. The Guts wallbreaker is the strongest damage option, while the Choice Scarf build gives Heracross more Speed.

Build 1: Guts Wallbreaker

This is the main Heracross build. It uses Guts to punish status and turn Heracross into a dangerous physical attacker.

Build 2: Choice Scarf Attacker

This version gives Heracross more immediate Speed and lets it revenge KO frailer threats.

Heracross Stats

Heracross stats are shown below for easy comparison.

Best Items for Heracross

Flame Orb is the best item for Guts builds because it activates Heracross’s main damage boost.

Choice Scarf is best when Heracross needs Speed more than flexibility.

Best Pokemon to Pair with Heracross

Heracross works best with Pokemon that cover its weaknesses, support its preferred speed control or help it find safer turns.

What Heracross Is Good Against

Heracross is strong against Normal, Dark, Psychic, Grass, Rock and Steel-type Pokemon. Its STAB coverage gives it strong wallbreaking value.

Guts lets Heracross punish opponents who rely on burns or status to stop physical attackers.

Potential Counters for Heracross

Heracross is threatened by Flying, Fire, Psychic and Fairy-type attacks. It also takes steady damage from Flame Orb on Guts sets.

Heracross All Moves

Heracross can learn Bug, Fighting, Rock, Dark and coverage moves across different Pokemon games. Use the section below to view the full move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Arm Thrust	Fighting	Physical	15	100
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
5	Fury Attack	Normal	Physical	15	85
10	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
15	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
20	Horn Attack	Normal	Physical	65	100
25	Counter	Fighting	Physical	–	100
30	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
35	Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	25	95
40	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
45	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100
50	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
55	Megahorn	Bug	Physical	120	85
60	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100
TM	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	90	100
TM	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100
TM	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100
TM	Coaching	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	95	95
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
TM	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Lunge	Bug	Physical	80	100
TM	Pounce	Bug	Physical	50	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Rock Blast	Rock	Physical	25	90
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100
TM	Smart Strike	Steel	Physical	70	–
TM	Spikes	Ground	Status	–	–
TM	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
TM	Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	50	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100
TM	Upper Hand	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Vacuum Wave	Fighting	Special	40	100

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100
Flail	Normal	Physical	–	100
Harden	Normal	Status	–	–
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100
Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	–	100

Heracross Pokemon Champions Regulation History

This section keeps older Heracross builds available in case a previous regulation returns.

Should You Use Heracross?

Heracross is worth using if your team wants a physical wallbreaker that punishes Dark, Psychic, Steel and Normal-type Pokemon.

The Guts build has the most power, while Choice Scarf is better when Heracross needs to outspeed key threats.

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