Heracross

() is a /-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II. It is Pinsir's counterpart.
==Biology==
===Physiology===
Heracross is a large, blue, winged bipedal beetle-like Pokémon. It has a capsule-shaped thorax similar to Pinsir's, a pair of yellow eyes and two clawed arms and feet. Growing from its head is a large T-shaped horn, which is flanked on either side by a smaller antenna. Heracross' horn shape depends on its gender.
Heracross' shiny variation is all pink as opposed to its regular blue. Males differ from females in that the female's horn ends in a heart shape.
====Mega Heracross====
Mega Heracross is bulkier than its previous form. Thin orange markings now rim its head, hands, and shoulders. Additionally, there is a half-circle, orange marking over its eyes. It now has a long, pointed nose that curves slightly upward. Its back now lacks wings and is completely yellow. The horn on its head has grown into a large, simple spike with two smaller spikes on the front. The antennae have lengthened as well and now have ovoid tips. Mega Heracross's forearms have thickened and lost their spines.
===Gender differences===
Male Heracross have a pointed horn like the image above. Female Heracross have a heart-shaped tip on their horn.
===Behavior===
Heracross is a powerful but docile Pokémon. Its natural habitat is forests and its diet consists of tree sap, nectar and honey. Heracross are also shown to work with Butterfree in the wild in order to share sap to eat. Its strength is such that it can topple large trees if it so wished. Heracross's main weapon is its large horn, of which it is particularly proud. However, it only uses it in the wild to deter its foes, not hurt them. Heracross often fight using brute strength, usually pushing pack their foes and lifting them with their arms and horn.
===Habitat===
Heracross live in boreal, temperate, and tropical forests, where it feeds on tree sap.
==Game info==
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===Stats===
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====Breeding====
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====Tutoring====
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===Sprites===
====Mega Evolution Sprites====
Front 	Back
Front (Shiny)	Back (Shiny)
==Appearances==
===Anime===
Ash Heracross.png|Ash's Heracross.
Conway Heracross.png|Conway's Heracross.
Barry Heracross.png|Barry's Heracross.
Alva Mega Heracross.png|Mega Heracross in the anime.
Goh Heracross.png|Goh's Heracross.
====Main====
*Ash's Heracross
*Goh's Heracross
====Supporting====
*Conway's Heracross
*Barry's Heracross
====Minor====
*Forrest's Heracross
*Gordon's Heracross
*Kato's Heracross
*Alva's Heracross
*Harriet's Heracross
==Trivia==
* Heracross was thought to be a pre-evolution of Pinsir before the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver.
* Despite being able to fly, it is unable to learn Fly and is not a -type Pokémon.
* Mega Heracross has the highest Attack of all -type Pokémon, and of all non-legendary Pokémon, at 185.
===Origin===
Heracross is based on a Japanese rhinoceros beetle and a Hercules beetle (the latter's influence is more obvious in its Mega form), both insects popular for insect fighting, a common hobby in Japan and one of the Pokémon franchise's inspirations. It may be inspired by Megalon, a beetle kaiju who fought alongside Gigan and fought Godzilla in the 1973 film "Godzilla vs. Megalon".
===Etymology===
Heracross and Herakurosu come from Heracles (the Greek mythological hero known by the Romans as Hercules, after which the Hercules beetle was named) and "cross" (angry, from its Fighting type).
==Gallery==
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0214Heracross Dream.png
0214Heracross Mega Dream.png
0214Heracross Pokemon Stadium.png
0214Heracross Pokémon Colosseum.png
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0214Heracross Pokémon HOME.png
0214Heracross Female Pokémon HOME.png
0214Heracross Mega Pokémon HOME.png
Heracross trophy SSBM.png
0214Heracross GO.png
0214Heracross GO Shiny.png
Sunflora, Heracross, Chimecho & Poliwag by hyogonosuke.jpg
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