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This is a page about the Pokemon Heracross in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Learn Heracross's Moves, Abilities, Rescue Camp, Evolution Chain, and which Dungeons Heracross can be found in.

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Heracross Basic Information

Heracross Pokemon No. and Type

Heracross
Heracross Image
Pokemon No. 214
Type
BugBug
FightingFighting

Heracross Ability

Ability Effect
Swarm When the Pokemon's HP is low, the power of Bug-type moves goes up.

Is Recruiting Heracross Worth It?

Check out our list on Best Pokemon for the Story to find out which Pokemon are best to recruit!

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How to Get Heracross

Dungeons Where Heracross is Found

Dungeon # of Floors Boss Strong Foe
Buried Relic 99
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Great Canyon 13
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Joyous Tower 99
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Purity Forest 99
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Fantasy Strait 30
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Marvelous Sea 20
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Heracross Rescue Camp

Rescue Camp Price
Overgrown Forest 700

Heracross Learned Moves

By Level Up

Lv. Move Type Effect
Base Bullet Seed GrassGrass It fires off a seed at a high speed, damaging a Pokemon, even one far away, 2 to 5 times in a row.
Base Night Slash DarkDark It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
Base Tackle NormalNormal It damages an enemy.
Base Leer NormalNormal It lowers the enemy's Defense.
Base Horn Attack NormalNormal It damages an enemy.
Base Endure NormalNormal You'll get the Enduring status and hang on with 1 HP even if you take big damage. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Base Arm Thrust FightingFighting It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.
7 Feint NormalNormal It breaks through the enemy's Protect, Wide Guard, Quick Guard, or Spiky Shield to damage an enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.
10 Aerial Ace FlyingFlying It damages an enemy. It never misses.
16 Chip Away NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The enemy's stat changes in Defense and evasiveness don't affect this attack, regardless of whether the stats were boosted or reduced.
19 Counter FightingFighting You'll get the Counter status condition, which enables you to counter when you take damage from a physical move.
25 Fury Attack NormalNormal It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.
28 Brick Break FightingFighting It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
31 Pin Missile BugBug It damages a Pokemon, even one far away, 2 to 3 times in a row.
34 Take Down NormalNormal It damages an enemy-but you'll receive recoil damage, too.
37 Megahorn BugBug It damages an enemy.
43 Close Combat FightingFighting It damages an enemy but also lowers your Defense and Sp. Def. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
46 Reversal FightingFighting It damages an enemy. The lower your HP is, the greater the damage it causes.

By TM

Move Type Effect
Aerial Ace FlyingFlying It damages an enemy. It never misses.
Attract NormalNormal It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Brick Break FightingFighting It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
Bulk Up FightingFighting It boosts your Attack and Defense. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Bulldoze GroundGround It damages nearby enemies. It also lowers their Travel Speed.
Confide NormalNormal It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Double Team NormalNormal It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Earthquake GroundGround It damages all Pokemon in the same room except for you. It can also damage Pokemon that are underground while using Dig.
Facade NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The damage it causes goes up if you have a bad status. It also prevents your Attack from being lowered when you use this move while you have a Burn.
False Swipe NormalNormal It damages an enemy. If you knock an enemy out with it, they will be more likely to join you on your adventure!
Fling DarkDark You throw an item in an arc, hitting another Pokemon with it. It causes the same effect as throwing an item at an enemy.
Focus Blast FightingFighting It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
Frustration NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Giga Impact NormalNormal It damages an enemy. But it also gives you the Recoil status, which prevents you from doing anything on the next turn.
Hidden Power NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Hyper Beam NormalNormal It damages Pokemon, even those far away, and causes an explosion that also affects the surroundings. Walls and items on the ground will also disappear. But after you use the move, the Recoil prevents you from doing anything on the next turn.
Protect NormalNormal You'll Protect yourself from enemies' moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Rain Dance WaterWater It changes the floor's weather to Rain. The power of Fire-type moves goes down, and the power of Water-type moves goes up.
Rest PsychicPsychic You'll get the Napping condition. With the Napping condition, you'll fall asleep, awakening later with all your HP restored and bad statuses healed.
Return NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Rock Slide RockRock It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
Rock Tomb RockRock It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.
Round NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Shadow Claw GhostGhost It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
Sleep Talk NormalNormal If you're sleeping, a move you know will be used automatically on an enemy near you. But keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use this while you're wide awake.
Smack Down RockRock It damages an enemy. If the enemy is flying, it will be Grounded, which allows Ground-type moves to hit it. This move also hits a Pokemon that's in the air from using a move like Fly.
Stone Edge RockRock It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
Substitute NormalNormal You'll create a Substitute if you have more than half your max HP. Every time you use this move, your HP decreases. When you create a Substitute, you won't be targeted by enemies, but you can't use moves or items, and you can't restore your HP naturally.
Sunny Day FireFire It changes the floor's weather to Sunny. The power of Fire-type moves goes up, and the power of Water-type moves goes down.
Swagger NormalNormal It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Swords Dance NormalNormal It sharply boosts your Attack. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Thief DarkDark It damages an enemy. You'll also steal an item that the enemy has. If you can't carry any more items, your attempt to steal will fail.
Toxic PoisonPoison It makes the enemy Badly Poisoned. It never misses if used by a Poison-type Pokemon. It will even hit a Pokemon that's used Dig, Fly, or the like.
Venoshock PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. Its power goes up if the enemy is Poisoned or Badly Poisoned.

By Move Tutor

Move Type
Range		 Effect
Bug Bite BugBug
Front		 It damages an enemy. If the enemy is carrying any food, you'll eat it.
Focus Punch FightingFighting
Front		 You'll get the Focus Punch condition, focusing your mind and damaging your enemy during the next turn.
Helping Hand NormalNormal
Entire room		 It boosts the Attack and Sp. Atk of your teammates in the same room. Their stats return to normal when they go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Iron Defense SteelSteel
User		 It sharply boosts your Defense. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Knock Off DarkDark
Front		 It damages an enemy. The power goes up if the enemy has an item. It also knocks the enemy's held item to the floor near it.
Low Kick FightingFighting
Front		 It damages an enemy. The heavier the enemy, the greater the damage.
Snore NormalNormal
1 tile around user		 If you're sleeping, it will be used automatically and will damage enemies around you. It could also make them Flinch. Keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use it while you're wide awake.
Throat Chop DarkDark
It damages an enemy and gives them the Throat Chop condition.

Heracross Evolution

Evolution Chain

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Can Heracross Mega Evolve?

This Pokemon can Mega Evolve.

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