Heracross in Pokémon Platinum: locations, stats and moves
Find Heracross’s Platinum locations, Generation IV Bug/Fighting typing, base stats, original abilities, evolution requirements and exact Platinum moves.
Original Nintendo DS release; not Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl.
Generation IV identity and base stats
Heracross is Sinnoh #062 and National #214. Its Platinum typing is Bug / Fighting. The stats below describe its standard Platinum form on the original Nintendo DS cartridge. Later Fairy typing, stat buffs and Hidden Abilities are excluded.
The existing Platinum sprite shows its standard Platinum form; gender, cloak or alternate forms can have different appearances.
| Stat | Base value |
|---|---|
| HP | 80 |
| Attack | 125 |
| Defense | 75 |
| Sp. Atk | 40 |
| Sp. Def | 95 |
| Speed | 85 |
| Total | 500 |
Where to obtain it in Platinum
Check the location, method and conditions before travelling. A gift, trade, Honey Tree, daily replacement or stationary interaction is different from ordinary grass. Level ranges combine matching documented encounter slots.
These records are filtered to Platinum. Time, Poké Radar, swarm, GBA insertion, daily and story conditions remain separate. Postgame areas require their story access; no listed area is promised to be open on a fresh save.
Encounter methods · Legendaries, gifts and historical requirements · Sinnoh map and routes
| Location / area | Method | Level | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Windworks | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Eterna Forest | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Fuego Ironworks | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 205 South Towards Floaroma Town | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 205 East Towards Eterna City | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 206 | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 207 | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 208 | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 209 | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 210 South Towards Solaceon Town | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 210 West Towards Celestic Town | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 211 East Towards Celestic Town | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 212 North Towards Hearthome City | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 212 East Towards Pastoria City | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 213 | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 214 | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 215 | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 218 | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 221 | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Route 222 | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
| Floaroma Meadow | Honey Tree | 5–15 | Honey Tree encounter group B; Apply Honey and check after six hours; Encounter expires after 24 hours |
Evolution family and Generation IV requirements
Heracross has no evolution within Platinum’s regional roster. Form changes and evolutions added in later generations do not create a new Platinum evolution.
Original abilities, breeding and training
| Ability | Original slot |
|---|---|
| Swarm | Regular ability slot 1 |
| Guts | Regular ability slot 2 |
Hidden Abilities did not exist in Generation IV. The table restores original ability slots where a species changed in later games; an ability’s modern behavior must not be assumed to match Platinum.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Gender ratio | 50% female / 50% male |
| Egg group(s) | Bug |
| Base hatch cycles | 25 |
| Experience growth | Slow |
| Base capture rate | 45 / 255 (not a percentage chance) |
| EV yield when defeated | Attack +2 |
The Solaceon Town Day Care supports breeding before the League. Undiscovered species cannot produce Eggs. Some baby forms require the matching incense on a parent, while trade evolutions still need the trade rather than only a Day Care level.
Platinum level-up moves
| Level | Move |
|---|---|
| 1 / starting move | Endure |
| 1 / starting move | Horn Attack |
| 1 / starting move | Leer |
| 1 / starting move | Night Slash |
| 1 / starting move | Tackle |
| 7 | Fury Attack |
| 13 | Aerial Ace |
| 19 | Brick Break |
| 25 | Counter |
| 31 | Take Down |
| 37 | Close Combat |
| 43 | Reversal |
| 49 | Feint |
| 55 | Megahorn |
Every row uses the Platinum version group. Level 1 moves include starting and reminder moves; a later caught specimen need not already know every entry. Evolution timing affects which stage learns a move. Pastoria’s Move Reminder charges a Heart Scale.
Compatible Platinum TMs and HMs
| Machine | Move | Type | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status |
| TM08 | Bulk Up | Fighting | Status |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical |
| TM52 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical |
| TM71 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status |
| TM78 | Captivate | Normal | Status |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status |
| TM83 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical |
Platinum TMs are single-use: teaching one consumes that copy. HMs are reusable and require the Move Deleter to be forgotten. Defog is HM05 and Rock Climb is HM08; these are the Generation IV field moves, with their own badge requirements.
Egg moves and Platinum Move Tutors
Recorded Platinum Egg moves: Bide, Double-Edge, False Swipe, Flail, Harden, Pursuit, Revenge.
Recorded Platinum tutor compatibility: Fury Cutter, Helping Hand, Iron Defense, Knock Off, Snore, Vacuum Wave.
Tutor compatibility does not mean every listed technique comes from the same shard tutor. Starter ultimate moves, Draco Meteor and other special services have their own requirements.
Tutor locations, shard costs, special tutors and the Move Reminder
Related species and return to the Pokédex
Return to Heracross in the illustrated Sinnoh Pokédex.
Use Heracross’s exact Platinum method and condition. Daily encounters, counterpart-game species, original evolution rules and external Egg requirements need separate collection plans.