Who to bring
CP 1693–1772 · boosted 2116–2215
† Legacy move (Elite TM) · Mega-only move
Weak to2.56x1.6x1.6x1.6x
Mega Heracross against every one of the 18 attacking types. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.
It resists 0.625x0.625x0.625x0.625x
0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.
What the encounter after the fight can hand you.
| IV spread | CP at L20 | CP at L25 (weather boosted) |
|---|---|---|
| 10/10/10floor | 1,693 | 2,116 |
| 11/11/11 | 1,708 | 2,136 |
| 12/12/12 | 1,724 | 2,155 |
| 13/13/13 | 1,740 | 2,175 |
| 14/14/14 | 1,756 | 2,195 |
| 15/15/15hundo | 1,772 | 2,215 |
Caught CP range 1,693 - 1,772, or 2,116 - 2,215 when the weather boosts it.
A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 10/10/10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.
What Mega Heracross throws at you: its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CounterSTAB | 13 | +9 | 1.0s | 0.80s |
| Struggle BugSTAB | 15 | +15 | 1.5s | 1.20s |
| Fury CutterSTAB | 4 | +8 | 0.5s | 0.20s |
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MegahornSTAB | 105 | -100 | 2.0s | 1.50s |
| Close CombatSTAB | 105 | -100 | 2.5s | 1.20s |
| Earthquake | 140 | -100 | 3.5s | 2.60s |
| Upper HandSTAB | 50 | -33 | 2.0s | 2.30s |
Simulating each boss moveset…
Beating Mega Heracross should take 2 trainers with level 40 counters. Caught CP 1,693-1,772 (you catch Heracross).
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Mega Heracross is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.
The chevron on the top 15 opens damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Every column (CP, faints, power, pokebattler.com's own rank) is under All settings.
The same boss is a different fight depending on what it knows. Each row re-simulates the top 6 counters above against one specific moveset; the list is ordered hardest first, and clicking a row filters the whole page to that moveset — the ranking, the estimator and the share link all follow.
| Boss moveset | Win % (2) | Overall | Power | Time to win | Faints | Estimator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Random (any moveset)showing | 85% | 58% | 54.7% | 9:16 | 6.0 | 2.00 |
| Fury Cutter / Rock Tomb | 50% | 43% | 46.7% | 10:51 | 6.0 | 2.34 |
| Counter / Rock Tomb |
Mega Legendary: 22,500 HP, 5:00 timer, boss Attack 275 / Defense 188 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.79).
On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.
| # | Attacker | Moveset | Overall | Power | Est.Estimator | TimeTime to win | Faints | Win % (2) | CP | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mega Rayquaza  megaAir Slash / Dragon Ascent | Air Slash / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets | 100% | 73.9% | 1.48 | 6:52 | 14.7 | 100% | 5,713 | 57.0 | 1599 |
| 2 | Mega Staraptor megaGust / Brave Bird+ | Gust / Brave Bird++19 more movesets | 86% | 63.8% | 1.71 | 7:57 | 14.9 | 100% | 3,979 | 49.2 | 1523 |
| 3 | Mega Mewtwo Y megaPsycho Cut / Future Sight+ | Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets | 72% | 55.8% | 1.96 | 9:06 | 22.4 | 100% | 6,428 | 43.5 | 1100 |
| 4 | Mega Skarmory  megaAir Slash / Drill Peck+ | Air Slash / Drill Peck++9 more movesets | 72% | 55.7% | 1.96 | 9:07 | 22.9 | 100% | 3,741 | 43.6 | 1049 |
| 5 | Rayquaza Air Slash / Dragon Ascent | Air Slash / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets | 70% | 54.8% | 1.99 | 9:15 | 24.7 | 98% | 3,835 | 42.8 | 987 |
| 6 | Shadow Galarian Articuno shadowPsycho Cut / Fly | Psycho Cut / Fly+7 more movesets | 67% | 53.2% | 2.05 | 9:32 | 26.9 | 88% | 3,590 | 41.8 | 950 |
| 7 | Shadow Salamence shadowFire Fang / Fly | Fire Fang / Fly+20 more movesets | 64% | 51.0% | 2.14 | 9:56 | 31.6 | 62% | 3,749 | 40.4 | 776 |
| 8 | Mega Salamence megaFire Fang / Fly | Fire Fang / Fly+20 more movesets | 65% | 49.5% | 2.20 | 10:15 | 19.8 | 0% | 5,031 | 38.1 | 1198 |
| 9 | Shadow Toucannon  shadowPeck / Beak Blast | Peck / Beak Blast+11 more movesets | 59% | 48.8% | 2.23 | 10:23 | 46.3 | 68% | 2,689 | 40.7 | 569 |
| 10 | Shadow Moltres shadowWing Attack / Fly | Wing Attack / Fly+11 more movesets | 59% | 48.7% | 2.24 | 10:24 | 41.4 | 82% | 3,465 | 40.4 | 767 |
| 11 | Shadow Tornadus (Therian) shadowGust / Bleakwind Storm | Gust / Bleakwind Storm+9 more movesets | 58% | 47.2% | 2.31 | 10:45 | 36.2 | 20% | 3,215 | 37.5 | 684 |
| 12 | Moltres Wing Attack / Fly | Wing Attack / Fly+11 more movesets | 58% | 46.5% | 2.35 | 10:55 | 31.1 | 0% | 3,465 | 36.5 | 827 |
| 13 | Enamorus (Incarnate) Fairy Wind / Fly | Fairy Wind / Fly+8 more movesets | 58% | 46.4% | 2.35 | 10:56 | 29.5 | 0% | 3,425 | 36.3 | 880 |
| 14 | Shadow Lugia shadowExtrasensory / Aeroblast++ | Extrasensory / Aeroblast+++15 more movesets | 61% | 46.0% | 2.37 | 11:01 | 19.2 | 0% | 3,703 | 35.4 | 1377 |
| 15 | Shadow Staraptor shadowGust / Fly | Gust / Fly+15 more movesets | 54% | 45.6% | 2.39 | 11:07 | 51.4 | 30% | 2,825 | 38.0 | 515 |
| 16 | Mega Pidgeot megaGust / Brave Bird | Gust / Brave Bird+27 more movesets | 56% | 45.4% | 2.40 | 11:10 | 36.1 | 0% | 3,680 | 36.0 | 668 |
| 17 | Mega Mewtwo X megaConfusion / Psystrike | Confusion / Psystrike+26 more movesets | 58% | 45.4% | 2.40 | 11:10 | 25.7 | 0% | 6,112 | 35.2 | 1041 |
| 18 | Yveltal Gust / Oblivion Wing | Gust / Oblivion Wing+17 more movesets | 56% | 45.3% | 2.41 | 11:12 | 34.4 | 0% | 3,781 | 35.8 | 725 |
| 19 | Toucannon Peck / Beak Blast | Peck / Beak Blast+11 more movesets | 54% | 44.7% | 2.44 | 11:21 | 41.9 | 0% | 2,689 | 35.8 | 583 |
| 20 | Galarian Articuno Psycho Cut / Fly | Psycho Cut / Fly+7 more movesets | 56% | 44.6% | 2.45 | 11:23 | 28.7 | 0% | 3,590 | 34.7 | 912 |
| 21 | Shadow Galarian Moltres shadowWing Attack / Fly | Wing Attack / Fly+7 more movesets | 55% | 44.5% | 2.45 | 11:24 | 36.3 | 0% | 3,167 | 35.2 | 670 |
| 22 | Shadow Galarian Zapdos shadowLow Kick / Fly | Low Kick / Fly+7 more movesets | 55% | 43.5% | 2.51 | 11:40 | 27.2 | 0% | 3,548 | 33.8 | 855 |
| 23 | Shadow Zapdos  shadowThunder Shock / Drill Peck | Thunder Shock / Drill Peck+11 more movesets | 53% | 43.3% | 2.52 | 11:43 | 38.7 | 0% | 3,527 | 34.4 | 620 |
| 24 | Shadow Tornadus (Incarnate) shadowAir Slash / Hurricane | Air Slash / Hurricane+7 more movesets | 52% | 42.9% | 2.54 | 11:49 | 42.0 | 0% | 3,345 | 34.3 | 579 |
| 25 | Braviary Air Slash / Fly | Air Slash / Fly+9 more movesets | 52% | 42.5% | 2.57 | 11:57 | 38.3 | 0% | 3,088 | 33.6 | 627 |
| 26 | Enamorus (Therian) Fairy Wind / Fly | Fairy Wind / Fly+23 more movesets | 54% | 42.3% | 2.58 | 11:60 | 27.2 | 0% | 3,388 | 32.8 | 957 |
| 27 | Staraptor Wing Attack / Fly | Wing Attack / Fly+15 more movesets | 50% | 42.0% | 2.60 | 12:04 | 44.7 | 0% | 2,825 | 33.7 | 542 |
| 28 | Mega Delphox megaFire Spin / Mystical Fire+ | Fire Spin / Mystical Fire++23 more movesets | 50% | 41.0% | 2.66 | 12:22 | 41.0 | 0% | 4,783 | 32.8 | 662 |
| 29 | Shadow Unfezant shadowAir Slash / Sky Attack | Air Slash / Sky Attack+5 more movesets | 48% | 40.7% | 2.68 | 12:27 | 56.3 | 0% | 2,734 | 33.8 | 467 |
| 30 | Tornadus (Therian) Gust / Bleakwind Storm | Gust / Bleakwind Storm+9 more movesets | 50% | 40.4% | 2.70 | 12:33 | 35.1 | 0% | 3,215 | 31.7 | 701 |
Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.
Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.
Ranked 30 attackers in 1.2 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.
Of the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ also breaks two Super Mega shields at once; that part is not simulated. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.
 Rock Blast |
| 50 |
| -33 |
| 2.0s |
| 1.50s |
| Rock Tomb | 65 | -50 | 3.0s | 2.05s |
| 53% |
| 43% |
| 48.4% |
| 10:29 |
| 6.0 |
| 2.25 |
| Fury Cutter / Close Combat | 68% | 58% | 49.0% | 10:21 | 6.0 | 2.23 |
| Struggle Bug / Rock Tomb | 68% | 45% | 49.5% | 10:15 | 6.0 | 2.20 |
| Struggle Bug / Close Combat | 75% | 60% | 51.4% | 9:52 | 6.0 | 2.12 |
| Counter / Close Combat | 83% | 59% | 52.5% | 9:40 | 6.0 | 2.08 |
| Fury Cutter / Rock Blast | 75% | 47% | 53.6% | 9:28 | 6.0 | 2.04 |
| Counter / Rock Blast | 83% | 47% | 54.4% | 9:19 | 6.0 | 2.01 |
| Struggle Bug / Rock Blast | 79% | 49% | 54.7% | 9:16 | 6.0 | 1.99 |
| Fury Cutter / Megahorn | 85% | 63% | 55.8% | 9:05 | 6.0 | 1.95 |
| Struggle Bug / Megahorn | 96% | 62% | 56.0% | 9:03 | 6.0 | 1.95 |
| Counter / Megahorn | 90% | 59% | 56.1% | 9:03 | 6.0 | 1.95 |
| Fury Cutter / Upper Hand | 90% | 89% | 56.9% | 8:55 | 6.0 | 1.92 |
| Fury Cutter / Earthquake | 99% | 83% | 56.9% | 8:54 | 6.0 | 1.92 |
| Counter / Earthquake | 100% | 76% | 57.3% | 8:52 | 6.0 | 1.91 |
| Counter / Upper Hand | 100% | 85% | 57.5% | 8:49 | 6.0 | 1.90 |
| Struggle Bug / Earthquake | 100% | 81% | 57.5% | 8:49 | 6.0 | 1.90 |
| Struggle Bug / Upper Hand | 100% | 86% | 57.9% | 8:46 | 6.0 | 1.89 |
Measured over the top 6 attackers on the list above rather than by re-ranking the whole roster once per moveset — the ordering is what the table is for, and a full re-rank per moveset would cost ten times the page's whole simulation budget. Win % is the share of runs 2 trainers of those attackers finish inside the raid timer. Overall is Pokebattler's published blend on its own absolute scale (higher is easier), not a percentage of the best row the way the ranked table's Overall column is — which is why an easy boss reads well above 100% here.
