Best Heracross counters in Pokémon GO

Looking for the best ways to take down Heracross in Pokémon GO Raid Battles? Our guide has got you covered with a comprehensive list of the top Heracross counters, including the highest DPS and tankiest options.

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Best Heracross counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	82.29	2982.18	2	72.5s	201.9
2	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	63.88	1813.00	2	56.8s	147.4
3	Shadow Moltres	Wing Attack	Sky Attack *	59.73	1296.69	3	65.1s	128.9
4	Yveltal	Gust	Oblivion Wing *	53.29	1399.56	3	78.8s	120.6
5	Mega Pidgeot	Gust *	Brave Bird	53.84	1241.77	3	69.2s	118.0
6	Shadow Honchkrow	Peck	Sky Attack	62.08	752.83	5	60.6s	115.9
7	Moltres	Wing Attack	Sky Attack *	49.14	1269.94	3	77.5s	110.8
8	Shadow Staraptor	Gust *	Brave Bird	55.25	891.55	5	80.7s	110.7
9	Shadow Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Drill Peck	50.08	1185.41	4	94.7s	110.5
10	Shadow Unfezant	Air Slash	Sky Attack	53.74	865.89	5	80.6s	107.7
11	Shadow Lugia	Extrasensory	Aeroblast *	41.81	1743.29	3	125.1s	106.2
12	Mega Y Charizard	Air Slash	Blast Burn *	45.27	1217.61	3	80.7s	103.1
13	Shadow Ho-Oh	Extrasensory	Brave Bird	44.20	1291.39	3	87.7s	102.8
14	Galarian Articuno	Psycho Cut	Brave Bird	42.58	1252.42	3	88.2s	99.2
15	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Brave Bird	46.41	947.89	4	81.7s	98.7
16	Honchkrow	Peck	Sky Attack	50.23	727.89	5	72.5s	98.0
17	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike *	47.92	822.67	5	85.8s	97.5
18	Staraptor	Gust *	Brave Bird	45.85	882.24	5	96.2s	96.0
19	Braviary	Air Slash	Brave Bird	43.42	1011.48	4	93.2s	95.4
20	Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Drill Peck	40.97	1153.83	4	112.6s	94.4

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Heracross in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Heracross down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This table displays a list of best Heracross counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS, TDO, faints, and TTW.

The top-ranked Heracross counter is Mega Rayquaza, followed by Rayquaza, Shadow Moltres, and Yveltal. The table also includes Mega Pidgeot, Shadow Honchkrow, Moltres, and Shadow Staraptor, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Heracross type chart

When fighting Heracross, keep in mind the following that Bug and Fighting-type Pokémon are weak to Flying, Fairy, Fire, and Psychic type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Dark, Fighting, Grass, and Ground type moves.

Weaknesses

Flying	256.0%
Fairy	160.0%
Fire	160.0%
Psychic	160.0%

Resistances

Bug	62.5%
Dark	62.5%
Fighting	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ground	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.