Heracross

Mega Heracross sits at 0.16% usage in singles, ranked 145th — a fringe pick. Skill Link locks Rock Blast, Pin Missile, and Bullet Seed to their maximum hit counts, giving it a burst ceiling few physical attackers can match. Speed 85 is the binding constraint: it ties with the 100-tier benchmark and falls behind faster threats like Archaludon.

Playstyle：Skill Link multi-hit coverage defines the set: Bullet Seed, Pin Missile, and Rock Blast together account for nearly 70% of selections, picked to shred bulky walls like Farigiraf and Hippowdon under Trick Room. Close Combat (16.1%) and Earthquake (10.3%) cover Steel- and Rock-types such as Aggron and Tyranitar. The Jolly 252 Atk / 252 Spe spread at 39.8% confirms players prioritise outspeeding the 85-tier benchmark over bulk, while Adamant builds appear when the set needs to survive a hit and retaliate.

Doubles usage is 0.10%, ranked 183rd — barely present in matches. Even with Skill Link maximising multi-hit damage per turn, the lack of Protect in its core moveset leaves it with no answer when focused.

Playstyle：Close Combat climbs to 22.4% in doubles (up from 16.1% in singles) because Fairy-types appear more often and Fighting STAB is needed for coverage. Detect (10.7%) and Protect (9.3%) together account for roughly 20%, confirming a defensive pivot built around staying alive. Adamant 252 HP / 252 Atk at 23.2% is the dominant spread, with the build dropping speed investment entirely in favour of bulk.

Heracross is absent from the singles ladder. The Champion roster offers no sand setters, no Stealth Rock, no Thunder Wave support, and no slow defensive walls for its physical ceiling to pressure. Without an environment that lets it click a chooser and trade hits, the 125 Attack and 85 Speed statline has nowhere to land.

At 0.06 percent of doubles, Heracross is a fringe choice. Moxie variants rely on Choice Scarf to outspeed and threaten with Close Combat and Megahorn. Its doubles profile is rough: Fire, Psychic, and Fairy all hit it for double damage, and the 95 Special Defense stat is paper against choice-specs users.

Playstyle：Revenge killing with Scarf is its only entry. Choice Scarf at 63.3 percent is the dominant item, paired with Close Combat at 25 percent and Earthquake at 20.7 percent. Against Fairy or Flying, it has to switch or it falls immediately.