What Beats Heracross?
Heracross is 4× weak to Flying and weak to Fire, Psychic, and Fairy
Heracross Weaknesses
Lead with Flying attacks — Heracross's Bug/Fighting typing stacks the weakness to 4× damage.
Heracross Resistances
Avoid these attack types — Heracross takes reduced damage from them.
Best Heracross Counters
The strongest attackers among the types that hit Heracross for 4× and 2× damage. Pick the game you're playing to only see Pokémon you can actually get:
Your Party vs Heracross
Your party is empty — add some Pokémon! Open any Pokémon's page and tap ♥ Add to Party (and star up to 4 of its moves), then come back to see exactly which of your Pokémon — and which attack — beats Heracross.
Heracross Weakness Q&A
- What is Heracross weak to?
- Heracross takes extra damage from Flying (4×), Fire (2×), Psychic (2×), and Fairy (2×) type attacks.
- What is Heracross 4× weak to?
- Heracross takes 4× damage from Flying attacks — its Bug/Fighting typing doubles the weakness twice, so these are the fastest way to take it down.
- What attacks does Heracross resist?
- Heracross takes reduced damage from Fighting (½×), Ground (½×), Grass (½×), Bug (½×), and Dark (½×) type attacks.
- What is the best counter to Heracross?
- Strong Flying attackers like Rayquaza, Archeops, and Salamence beat Heracross — their attacks hit it for 4× damage.