Heracross in Pokémon GO

Type	Bug / Fighting
Pokédex number	#214
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	234 / 179 / 190
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	3,101 / 3,506 / 3,548
Max HP, level 50	172
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	1.5 m / 54 kg

Heracross evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Heracross does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Heracross

Heracross CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,329	1,269	106	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,772	1,693	122	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	2,215	2,116	136	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,658	2,539	149	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,879	2,751	156
40	3,101	2,962	162
45	3,300	3,153	167
50	3,506	3,349	172
51	3,548	3,389	173	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Heracross best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Heracross at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Heracross gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Fury Cutter	Megahorn	12.7
Counter	Megahorn	12.6
Counter	Close Combat	12.2
Fury Cutter	Close Combat	12.0
Counter	Earthquake	11.9

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Counter	Fighting	13	9	1 s	13.0	same type, ×1.2
Fury Cutter	Bug	4	8	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2
Struggle Bug	Bug	15	15	1.5 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Close Combat	Fighting	105	100	2.5 s	42.0	same type, ×1.2
Earthquake	Ground	140	100	3.5 s	40.0
Megahorn	Bug	105	100	2 s	52.5	same type, ×1.2
Rock Blast	Rock	50	33	2 s	25.0
Rock Tomb	Rock	65	50	3 s	21.7
Upper Hand	Fighting	50	33	2 s	25.0	same type, ×1.2

Heracross weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Bug / Fighting. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Flying	×2.56
Fairy	×1.6
Fire	×1.6
Psychic	×1.6
Bug	×0.625
Dark	×0.625
Fighting	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Ground	×0.625

Heracross CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 3,101 · HP 162

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.