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| − | Heracross is a human-sized bipedal blue rhinoceros beetle. The Pokédex explains that it gathers in forests seeking its choice food, the sweet sap of trees, and is usually docile, but it chases off intruders with its horn if it is disturbed while sipping honey. In battle, it is an outright Herculean menace clad in a steel-hard shell: It charges in a straight line at its foe, slips beneath the foe's grasp, plants its sharp-clawed back legs firmly into the ground to give itself a secure and solid footing, and scoops up and hurls the opponent with its mighty and prized horn. Its power is such that it can easily throw around an object 100 times its own weight (which would equate to 6-tons), and can even topple a massive tree. |
+ | Heracross is a human-sized bipedal blue rhinoceros beetle. The Pokédex explains that it gathers in forests seeking its choice food, the sweet sap of trees, and is usually docile, but it chases off intruders with its horn if it is disturbed while sipping honey so as to keep all the honey to itself. In battle, it is an outright Herculean menace clad in a steel-hard shell: It charges in a straight line at its foe, slips beneath the foe's grasp, plants its sharp-clawed back legs firmly into the ground to give itself a secure and solid footing, and scoops up and hurls the opponent with its mighty and prized horn. Its power is such that it can easily throw around an object 100 times its own weight (which would equate to 6-tons), and can even topple a massive tree. |
In the Pokémon RPGs, Heracross is one of the most powerful physical attackers |
In the Pokémon RPGs, Heracross is one of the most powerful physical attackers |
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==In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''== |
==In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''== |
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Revision as of 20:41, 26 March 2009
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Heracross (ヘラクロス, Herakurosu, Heracros in Japanese language versions) is a fictional creature in the Pokémon media franchise.
Creature description
Heracross is a human-sized bipedal blue rhinoceros beetle. The Pokédex explains that it gathers in forests seeking its choice food, the sweet sap of trees, and is usually docile, but it chases off intruders with its horn if it is disturbed while sipping honey so as to keep all the honey to itself. In battle, it is an outright Herculean menace clad in a steel-hard shell: It charges in a straight line at its foe, slips beneath the foe's grasp, plants its sharp-clawed back legs firmly into the ground to give itself a secure and solid footing, and scoops up and hurls the opponent with its mighty and prized horn. Its power is such that it can easily throw around an object 100 times its own weight (which would equate to 6-tons), and can even topple a massive tree.
In the Pokémon RPGs, Heracross is one of the most powerful physical attackers
In Super Smash Bros. Melee
Heracross has made only one minor appearance.
As a trophy
Heracross features as a collectible trophy, unlocked as one of the 100+ trophies that can be collected randomly during normal play, such as in the Trophy Lottery and throughout the various Single-player Regular Matches. It reads as follows:
- Heracross
- Heracross are powerful creatures that are known to drive their single horns into the bellies of their foes and then toss them over their heads. The immense power of their Megahorn move is said to be the strongest among Bug Pokémon. They are one of several types of Pokémon that can be found by shaking trees.
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