Best Heracross Raid Counters - Pokémon GO (October 2026)

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Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Rayquaza

Air Slash

Dragon Ascent

0.37
2
Moltres (Shadow)

Wing Attack

Fly

0.38
3
Toucannon (Shadow)

Peck

Beak Blast

0.4
4
Salamence (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fly

0.4
5
Staraptor (Shadow)

Gust

Fly

0.42
6
Enamorus (Incarnate Forme)

Fairy Wind

Fly

0.43
7
Yveltal

Gust

Oblivion Wing

0.44
8
Moltres

Wing Attack

Fly

0.45
9
Honchkrow (Shadow)

Peck

Sky Attack

0.46
10
Toucannon

Peck

Beak Blast

0.46
11
Galarian Articuno

Psycho Cut

Fly

0.47
12
Tornadus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Air Slash

Hurricane

0.47
13
Salamence

Fire Fang

Fly

0.48
14
Enamorus (Therian Forme)

Fairy Wind

Fly

0.48
15
Zapdos (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Drill Peck

0.48
16
Tornadus (Therian Forme)

Gust

Bleakwind Storm

0.48
17
Unfezant (Shadow)

Air Slash

Sky Attack

0.49
18
Staraptor

Gust

Fly

0.49
19
Lugia (Shadow)

Extrasensory

Fly

0.49
20
Lugia (Apex) (Shadow)

Extrasensory

Fly

0.49

The top Heracross counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Heracross's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

What counters Heracross?

The best counter to Heracross is Rayquaza with Air Slash and Dragon Ascent, followed by Moltres (Shadow), Toucannon (Shadow) and Salamence (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Rayquaza with Air Slash and Dragon Ascent.

Heracross weaknesses

Heracross is a Bug/Fighting Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Fire, Psychic and Fairy moves, and doubly weak to Flying moves. Avoid Fighting, Ground, Bug, Grass and Dark moves, which it resists.

Doubly weak to (×2.56) Flying
Weak to (×1.6) Fire, Psychic, Fairy
Resistant to (×0.625) Fighting, Ground, Bug, Grass, Dark