What does Makuhita evolve into?

Makuhita evolves into Hariyama at level 24. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 237 BST.

At what level does Makuhita evolve?

Makuhita evolves into Hariyama at level 24. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Makuhita?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Makuhita works as a placeholder. Fighting coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Hariyama . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Makuhita?

Makuhita is catchable in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Makuhita - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

25Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Makuhita's spread. It leans physical with HP out front. And you'll get 1 HP EV per KO for it. Follows a standard growth curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP72

Attack60

Defense30

Sp. Atk20

Sp. Def30

Speed25

Total237

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate180 / 255

Growth Rate

Fluctuating1.64M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight86.4 kg

Base XP47

Abilities

Thick Fat

Halves damage from fire and ice moves.

Guts

Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

Sheer ForceHA

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+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

Makuhita is tenacious—it will keep getting up and attacking its foe however many times it is knocked down. Every time it gets back up, this Pokémon stores more energy in its body for evolving.

Makuhita Weakness

Makuhita is weak to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.

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

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Flying Psychic Fairy

½xResist

Bug Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Makuhita in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Wing Attack 2x 107-128%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	C
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Peck 2x 46-56% View Chatot builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Makuhita Wing Attack 2x 113-133%KO Pluck 2x 113-133%KO View Archen builds →
Mawile SteelFairy	C
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Fairy Wind 2x 52-61% View Mawile builds →
Gothita Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves PsybeamLv. 16 ConfusionLv. 3 Damage vs Makuhita Psybeam 2x 74-89% Confusion 2x 61-72% View Gothita builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution

Makuhita is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Hariyama. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 237 stat points total. 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 Makuhita easily with 56 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Bullet Punch, Chip Away, Counter and 11 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂75.0%♀25.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Makuhita Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 10 types means almost nothing walls Makuhita cleanly, with Focus Punch and Close Combat anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 4

Sand Attack

——10015Ground

Lv 7

Arm Thrust

—1510020Fighting

Lv 10

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Lv 13

Force Palm

—6010010Fighting

Lv 16

Whirlwind-6

C——20Normal

Lv 19

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Lv 22

Vital Throw-1

—70—10Fighting

Lv 25

Belly Drum

C——10Normal

Lv 28

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Lv 31

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Lv 34

Wake-Up Slap

—7010010Fighting

Lv 37

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Lv 40

Close Combat

C1201005Fighting

Lv 43

Reversal

——10015Fighting

Lv 46

Heavy Slam

D—10010Steel

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM47

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM84

Poison Jab

D8010020Poison

TM98

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM23

Smack Down

D5010015Rock

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

HM03

Surf

D9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Bullet Punch+1

D4010030Steel

Egg

Chip Away

—7010020Normal

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Cross Chop

C100805Fighting

Egg

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

Egg

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Egg

Feint+2

D3010010Normal

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

Egg

Foresight

———40Normal

Egg

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Egg

Revenge-4

—6010010Fighting

Egg

Wake-Up Slap

—7010010Fighting

Egg

Wide Guard+3

C——10Rock

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

Tutor

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Tutor

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Role Play

———10Psychic

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Superpower

C1201005Fighting

Tutor

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Kick

D120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Metronome

———10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Vacuum Wave+1

D4010030Fighting

Gen 4

Whirlpool

—358515Water

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Makuhita Locations

Makuhita is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 8 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Makuhita in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

8 walking and trade encounters at Lv. 6-12 for Makuhita across Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

Granite Cave - Area 1

Alpha SapphireGrass Lv.6 Cave

35%Early

Horde battle

Granite Cave - Area 1

Omega RubyGrass Lv.6 Cave

35%Early

Horde battle

Granite Cave - Area 1

Alpha SapphireGrass Lv.9-12 Cave

30%Early

Granite Cave - Area 1

Omega RubyGrass Lv.9-12 Cave

30%Early

Rustboro City - House

Omega RubyIn-game trade Lv.9 City

Early

One-timeTrade for (give Slakoth)

Rustboro City - House

Alpha SapphireIn-game trade Lv.9 City

Early

One-timeTrade for (give Slakoth)

Granite Cave - Area 2

Omega RubyGrass Lv.10-12 Cave

10%Early

Granite Cave - Area 2

Alpha SapphireGrass Lv.10-12 Cave

10%Early

Makuhita Guide

Makuhita evolves into Hariyama at level 24. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 237 BST.
Makuhita evolves into Hariyama at level 24. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Makuhita works as a placeholder. Fighting coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Hariyama. That's where the stats start mattering.
Makuhita is catchable in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Makuhita appears in 14 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 12 Aerial AceTM40 Sky DropTM58 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Air Cutter 2x 57-67% Aerial Ace 2x 91-108%KO Sky Drop 2x 91-108%KO Peck 2x 54-64% View Skarmory builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Sky DropTM58 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Makuhita Wing Attack 2x 111-131%KO Sky Drop 2x 111-131%KO Aerial Ace 2x 111-131%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Psychic 2x 100-118%KO Confusion 2x 57-67% View Solrock builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 13 Air CutterLv. 19 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Makuhita Wing Attack 2x 91-108%KO Air Cutter 2x 76-91% Aerial Ace 2x 91-108%KO View Golbat builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves ChatterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Chatter 2x 108-128%KO Aerial Ace 2x 76-91% Peck 2x 45-54% View Chatot builds →

Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 12 Aerial AceTM40 Sky DropTM58 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Air Cutter 2x 56-66% Aerial Ace 2x 91-107%KO Sky Drop 2x 91-107%KO Peck 2x 56-66% View Skarmory builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Sky DropTM58 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Makuhita Wing Attack 2x 113-133%KO Sky Drop 2x 113-133%KO Aerial Ace 2x 113-133%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Psychic 2x 101-120%KO Confusion 2x 59-69% View Solrock builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 13 Air CutterLv. 19 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Makuhita Wing Attack 2x 91-107%KO Air Cutter 2x 77-92% Aerial Ace 2x 91-107%KO View Golbat builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves ChatterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Chatter 2x 109-129%KO Aerial Ace 2x 77-92% Peck 2x 47-57% View Chatot builds →

Latios DragonPsychic	A
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Luster PurgeLv. 24 PsychicTM29 FlyHM02 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Makuhita Luster Purge 2x 214-252%KO Psychic 2x 201-237%KO Fly 2x 100-118%KO Aerial Ace 2x 68-80% View Latios builds →
Latias DragonPsychic	B
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves Mist BallLv. 24 PsychicTM29 FlyHM02 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Makuhita Mist Ball 2x 183-216%KO Psychic 2x 175-207%KO Fly 2x 91-108%KO Aerial Ace 2x 61-72% View Latias builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 12 Aerial AceTM40 Sky DropTM58 Damage vs Makuhita Fly 2x 137-162%KO Air Cutter 2x 58-69% Aerial Ace 2x 91-108%KO Sky Drop 2x 91-108%KO View Skarmory builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 1 Sky DropTM58 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Makuhita Fly 2x 168-198%KO Wing Attack 2x 114-135%KO Sky Drop 2x 114-135%KO Aerial Ace 2x 114-135%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 AcrobaticsTM62 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Psychic 2x 104-123%KO Acrobatics 2x 64-76% Confusion 2x 58-69% View Solrock builds →

Latios DragonPsychic	A
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Luster PurgeLv. 24 PsychicTM29 FlyHM02 Zen HeadbuttLv. 41 Damage vs Makuhita Luster Purge 2x 222-262%KO Psychic 2x 211-248%KO Fly 2x 103-122%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 138-162%KO View Latios builds →
Latias DragonPsychic	B
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves Mist BallLv. 24 PsychicTM29 FlyHM02 Zen HeadbuttLv. 41 Damage vs Makuhita Mist Ball 2x 192-226%KO Psychic 2x 182-214%KO Fly 2x 94-111%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 126-149%KO View Latias builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 1 Sky DropTM58 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Makuhita Fly 2x 176-208%KO Wing Attack 2x 119-140%KO Sky Drop 2x 119-140%KO Aerial Ace 2x 119-140%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Xatu PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 FlyHM02 Dazzling GleamTM99 Air SlashLv. 25 Damage vs Makuhita Psychic 2x 162-192%KO Fly 2x 134-158%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 95-113%KO Air Slash 2x 136-160%KO View Xatu builds →
Hypno Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 37 PsychicTM29 Zen HeadbuttLv. 41 Dazzling GleamTM99 Damage vs Makuhita Synchronoise 2x 174-205%KO Psychic 2x 132-156%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 117-138%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 77-92% View Hypno builds →

Latios DragonPsychic	A
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Luster PurgeLv. 24 PsychicTM29 FlyHM02 Zen HeadbuttLv. 41 Damage vs Makuhita Luster Purge 2x 217-256%KO Psychic 2x 206-243%KO Fly 2x 101-119%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 135-159%KO View Latios builds →
Latias DragonPsychic	B
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves Mist BallLv. 24 PsychicTM29 FlyHM02 Zen HeadbuttLv. 41 Damage vs Makuhita Mist Ball 2x 189-223%KO Psychic 2x 178-210%KO Fly 2x 92-109%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 124-146%KO View Latias builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 1 Sky DropTM58 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Makuhita Fly 2x 172-203%KO Wing Attack 2x 116-137%KO Sky Drop 2x 116-137%KO Aerial Ace 2x 116-137%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Xatu PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 FlyHM02 Dazzling GleamTM99 Air SlashLv. 25 Damage vs Makuhita Psychic 2x 157-185%KO Fly 2x 131-154%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 93-110%KO Air Slash 2x 133-157%KO View Xatu builds →
Hypno Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 37 PsychicTM29 Zen HeadbuttLv. 41 Dazzling GleamTM99 Damage vs Makuhita Synchronoise 2x 171-201%KO Psychic 2x 129-152%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 114-135%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 76-90% View Hypno builds →

Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Makuhita Draco Meteor 238-280%KO Psyshock 2x 294-346%KO View Latios builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Makuhita Earthquake 89-105%KO Knock Off 19-23% View Gliscor builds →
Whimsicott GrassFairy	B
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves TailwindUtility EncoreUtility TauntUtility SafeguardUtility View Whimsicott builds →
Talonflame FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemLife Orb NatureHasty Moves Brave Bird Flare Blitz TailwindUtility ProtectPriority Damage vs Makuhita Flare Blitz 160-189%KO View Talonflame builds →