Pokemans

These are all Pearl/Diamond gen, I'm not accustomed with them too well. As far as I know, Close Combat is a new move, and it's not bad, certainly > Brick Break + Focus Punch (FP is better for a switch-prediction though...)

For Hera, I think I used...

Heracross@Leftovers
EVs: 252 HP, rest of EVs can be redistributed to speed, att, or etc. I'd recommend at least 15X+ speed EVs.
Jolly Nature
___________
-Close Combat/Rock Slide/EQ
-Rest
-Sleeptalk
-Megahorn

There's also the typical set-up and sweep Hera, which I don't like to use, since it's TOO predictable. Then there's this:

Heracross@ChoiceBand (back in NB, not sure if it's Chocie Scarf or some shyt now)
EVs: 252 att, 252 speed, 6 HP
Jolly Nature or Adamant nature
__________
-Rock Slide
-Earthquake
-Megahorn
-Close combat / Focus Punch / Brick Break

Yes, I put Focus Punch on there. There are SOME FP'ing Heracrosses with a Choice Band, especially with players that can predict REALLY WELL.

Here's a situation:

Player 1: -has a grass type of the field with low HP-
Player 2: -sends out Heracross-

Turn ends.
Player 2: -presses 'Focus Punch' on Heracross-
Player 1: -switches to some other type, such as a fire type- Go mother pineappleing MAGMAR! (lol, who uses Magmar...)
Player 2: POW!
Player 1: Magmar = dead.

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Heracross gets pretty nice STAB and it does even better with Swarm/Guts activated, but Swarm only works with bug-type moves. Rest/Sleeptalk kinda eliminates Guts a bit, but you can use it if he's about to die. <_< . . . I guess. I used that set on NB, I pulled quite a prank . . .

As for Gardevoir, I used a Mean Looking one (not standard), specifically to counter vaporeons/jolties/and flareons:

Gardevoir@Leftovers
EVs: 252 HP, rest of EVs into physical def and speed
Nature: Bold
Ability: TRACE! GET TRACE! Never get Synchro!
-Psychic
-Calm Mind
-Mean Look
-Rest / Wish

Basically, it's to trap vaporeons that has Water Absorb, jolties with Volt Absorb, etc. You trap them, and making their own attacks obsolete against them. Only thing they can do is Wish+Sub+BP or for a Jolteon, Agility+Sub+BP, assuming they HAVE it. Some of them have a Hidden-Power (back in NB...) that didn't so squat to a Gardy.

Rest works well if you can get a couple CMs in. <_< . . Also, most people don't pay attention when Trace kicks in, so they accidentally heal you using their own attack, it's quite hilarious. <3