Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Heracross
Astral Radiance · #8 · Common · 2022
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Market reference
$0.05
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 8 / 216
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- aoki
- Pokédex #
- 214
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 40 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Heracross plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Overhead Throw) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Heracross
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
More by aoki
This card was illustrated by aoki.
Building around Heracross?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon has an unparalleled horn. Heracross itself demonstrates tremendous power—it's capable of throwing several people trained in the traditional arts of war at once."
GCHorn Attack — 40
GGCOverhead Throw — 120
This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Heracross was legal.
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Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $30.00 | $0.05 | $0.04 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.08 | $0.25 | $30.00 | $0.25 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.18 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.15 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.22 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Heracross is real?
Heracross is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Heracross worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Heracross is $0.05; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Heracross from?
Heracross is from the Pokémon set "Astral Radiance" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Heracross?
Heracross is a Common card in the Astral Radiance set.
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