my favorite pokemon in pokerogue, explained in classic without unlocks helped me finish getting all the pokedex to the end of the game
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Game data
Abilities
- Swarm
Boosts the power of the Pokémon’s Bug-type moves by 50% when its HP drops to ⅓ or less of its max.
- Guts
It’s so gutsy that having a status condition boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat by 50%. Being burned does not halve the damage dealt by the Pokémon’s physical moves.
- MoxieHidden
When the Pokémon knocks out a target with an attack, it shows moxie, which boosts its Attack stat.
Boosts the power of the Pokémon’s moves by 50% if their power is 60 or less.
Egg moves
- Rock BlastRockPhysical25 pow · 90%
The user attacks by hurling hard rocks at the target. This move hits 2-5 times in a row.
- Storm ThrowFightingPhysical60 pow · 100%
The user attacks by striking the target with a fierce blow. This move always lands a critical hit.
- Iron HeadSteelPhysical80 pow · 100%
The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This move has a 20% chance of making the target flinch.
- Scale ShotDragonPhysical25 pow · 90%Rare egg move
The user attacks by shooting scales 2-5 times in a row. This move boosts the user’s Speed stat but lowers its Defense stat.
Base stats
Heracross · BST 500
Unlock costs
Candy needed for a cost-5 starter:
- Passive ability
- 25 🍬
- Cost reductions
- 12 / 35 🍬
- Same-species egg
- 18 🍬
- The price only drops once you have hatched enough Heracross eggs: 16 🍬 after 15 hatches, 13 🍬 after 30 hatches, 9 🍬 after 60 hatches.
- Friendship needed per candy
- 150
Expensive starters ask for fewer candies, but earn them far more slowly: Heracross needs 150 friendship per candy, while a cost-1 starter earns one every 25.