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** It is also not part {{type2|Flying}}, nor can it have the ability {{a|Levitate}}. It shares this trait with {{p|Beedrill}}, {{p|Venomoth}}, {{p|Dustox}}, {{p|Volbeat}}, {{p|Illumise}} and {{p|Volcarona}}. | ** It is also not part {{type2|Flying}}, nor can it have the ability {{a|Levitate}}. It shares this trait with {{p|Beedrill}}, {{p|Venomoth}}, {{p|Dustox}}, {{p|Volbeat}}, {{p|Illumise}} and {{p|Volcarona}}. | ||
* Heracross can be seen as a counterpart to {{p|Pinsir}}. Both are {{type|Bug}} Pokémon based on beetles who lack an evolutionary family. Unlike Pinsir, Heracross is part {{type|Fighting}}, however, Pinsir does learn several Fighting-type moves by leveling up. | * Heracross can be seen as a counterpart to {{p|Pinsir}}. Both are {{type|Bug}} Pokémon based on beetles who lack an evolutionary family. Unlike Pinsir, Heracross is part {{type|Fighting}}, however, Pinsir does learn several Fighting-type moves by leveling up. | ||
*Heracross' | * Heracross's {{v2|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} Sugimori artwork has the exact same pose as its original [[Generation II]] artwork. It shares this trait with {{p|Nidorina}} and {{p|Furret}}, whose artwork was in the same pose in both their original [[Generation I]] and {{gen|II}} and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} art respectively. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Heracross is most likely based on the {{wp|Japanese rhinoceros beetle|kabutomushi}}, a very popular species of {{wp|rhinoceros beetle}} found in Japan and other parts of Asia. These beetles are known for their incredible strength, and use in {{wp|insect fighting}}, which explains its {{type2|Fighting}}. | Heracross is most likely based on the {{wp|Japanese rhinoceros beetle|kabutomushi}}, a very popular species of {{wp|rhinoceros beetle}} found in Japan and other parts of Asia. These beetles are known for their incredible strength, and use in {{wp|insect fighting}}, which explains its {{type2|Fighting}}. | ||