In FireRed & LeafGreen, Don't let Hariyama's 474 base stat total fool you. Sheer Force is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it B-Tier as a wallbreaker. Knock Off with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Hariyama weak to?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, watch for Dodrio (Flying) and Espeon (Psychic) when using Hariyama. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Hariyama?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Run Sheer Force on Hariyama. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Hariyama also gets Thick Fat and Guts, but they don't compare.

What role does Hariyama play in battle?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Hariyama fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 120 Attack. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Hariyama - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Wallbreaker

BTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Hariyama's spread is anchored by HP, with balanced defenses backing it up. Sp. Atk is the clear weak point. Worth 2 HP EVs per KO, and the standard growth curve keeps leveling painless.

Base Stats

Above

HP144

Attack120

Defense60

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def60

Speed50

Total474

Details

Catch Rate

Easy200 / 255

Growth Rate

Fluctuating1.64M XP

Height2.3 m

Weight253.8 kg

Base XP166

Abilities

Thick FatNiche

Halves damage from fire and ice moves.

GutsTop Pick

Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

Sheer ForceHANot in game

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice to ½x

EV Yield

HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training target

Pokedex Entries

It stomps on the ground to build power. It can send a 10-ton truck flying with a straight-arm punch.

Hariyama Weakness

Flying and Psychic moves hit Hariyama for super-effective damage. Its Fighting typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread. With 144 HP and balanced defenses, Hariyama can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Hariyama Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Bug, Rock, Dark

Type ChartAvg

2Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-1

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Flying Psychic

½xResist

Bug Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Hariyama in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

BlisseyWears down with Toxic, cures status via Natural Cure, outspeeds Normal	S
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves Soft Boiled Ice Beam Seismic Toss Thunder Wave Damage vs Hariyama Ice Beam 20-24% View Blissey builds →
TyranitarOutspeeds, excellent bulk RockDark	S
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Rock Slide Earthquake Dragon Dance Hidden Power Bug Damage vs Hariyama Rock Slide 19-22% Earthquake 33-39% View Tyranitar builds →
RegiceWalls special sets Ice	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Ice Beam Thunderbolt Explosion Thunder Wave Damage vs Hariyama Ice Beam 34-39% Thunderbolt 22-26% Explosion 33-39% View Regice builds →
GlalieOutspeeds Ice	C
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemSalacberry NatureTimid Moves SpikesHazard Explosion Ice Beam TauntUtility Damage vs Hariyama Explosion 36-43% Ice Beam 22-26% View Glalie builds →
UmbreonWears down with Toxic, outspeeds, excellent bulk Dark	C
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves WishRecovery ProtectPriority ToxicUtility PursuitSTAB Damage vs Hariyama Pursuit 3-4% View Umbreon builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

Hariyama is the evolved form of Makuhita. Breeding produces Makuhita eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Makuhita gave Hariyama the biggest boost in HP (+72), bringing the total to 474 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#296Makuhita

Level 24

#297Hariyama

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Makuhita

Fighting

Hariyama

Fighting

144+72

ATK

120+60

DEF

60+30

SP.ATK

40+20

SP.DEF

60+30

SPE

50+25

BST

237D-Tier

474B-Tier+237

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Hariyama to get Makuhita eggs easily using 28 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Counter, Cross Chop, Detect and 5 more.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂75.0%♀25.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Hariyama Best Moveset

Bulk and offense in one package. Hariyama runs Leftovers for passive recovery each turn with a Adamant nature, so it survives long enough to threaten with Knock Off. Spread EVs and the remaining moves make it hard to safely switch into.

Best Build

Highly recommended

Bulky Support

Ability

Guts

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Hariyama

Adamant+ATK

Hariyama best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def

EVs

Atk

Def

SpD

Spe

Bulky Support Moveset

Knock Off
Brick BreakSTAB
Rock Slide
Focus PunchSTAB

Recommended Teammates

StarmieDecent

SalamenceDecent

BlisseyDecent

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Hariyama picks up Counter and Cross Chop only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Focus Punch and Cross Chop while Normal and Dark coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Arm Thrust

—1510020Fighting

Lv 1

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Lv 1

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 4

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 10

Arm Thrust

—1510020Fighting

Lv 13

Vital Throw-1

—70—10Fighting

Lv 19

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Lv 22

Whirlwind-6

B——20Normal

Lv 29

Knock Off

S6510020Dark

Lv 33

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Lv 40

Belly Drum

D——10Normal

Lv 44

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Lv 51

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Lv 55

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

S7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM01

Focus Punch-3

A15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

D150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

HM03

Surf

D9510015Water

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Cross Chop

B100805Fighting

Egg

Detect+4

———5Fighting

Egg

Dynamic Punch

C100505Fighting

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Foresight

——10040Normal

Egg

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Egg

Revenge-4

—6010010Fighting

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Tutor

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Tutor

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Tutor

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Tutor

Metronome

D——10Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Rock Slide

A759010Rock

Tutor

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

How to Get Hariyama in FireRed & LeafGreen

No wild encounters for Hariyama in FireRed & LeafGreen. Bring Makuhita over from Ruby, Emerald, or HeartGold, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Hariyama in FireRed & LeafGreen

Step 1Obtain Makuhita
Catch in the wild in:
RubyWalking · Granite Cave EmeraldWalking · Granite Cave
Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Diamond Platinum HeartGold
Train until Level 24
Step 2Hariyama ✓

Hariyama Guide

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Don't let Hariyama's 474 base stat total fool you. Sheer Force is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it B-Tier as a wallbreaker. Knock Off with Leftovers is the standard set.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, watch for Dodrio (Flying) and Espeon (Psychic) when using Hariyama. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Run Sheer Force on Hariyama. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Hariyama also gets Thick Fat and Guts, but they don't compare.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Hariyama fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 120 Attack. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Hariyama's hidden ability is Sheer Force. Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects. Better than the standard options for competitive play.

Game Availability

Hariyama first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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