
Is Hariyama Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Fighting with AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice or AbilityGuts boosting Attack when statused. Trade-only. If imported, handles Giovanni and Lorelei. Competes with Machamp for the Fighting slot.
Makuhita has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Makuhita's defenses.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Makuhita here.
Koga's Pokemon outpace and outclass Makuhita here.
Sabrina's team hits Makuhita's weaknesses hard.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Makuhita's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Makuhita's weaknesses hard.
Terry's team hits Makuhita's weaknesses hard.
Hariyama cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 24.
- LV 13FightingVital Throw105100%10
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- HM03WaterSurf90100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Hariyama in FireRed & LeafGreen
Level a Makuhita to 24 for Hariyama. Getting the base form requires a Hoenn trade since Granite Cave isn't in FRLG, making the whole chain external-sourced at the start.
How to Obtain Hariyama in FRLG
Step 1Obtain MakuhitaCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Granite Cave, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Granite Cave, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Mt. Silver · Radio: Hoenn Sound.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Makuhita can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Hariyama ✓
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Hariyama Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Hariyama
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x29-35% Confusion 2x26-31% | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x29-35% Confusion 2x26-31% | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Fearow Normal | C | |
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x29-34% Confusion 2x24-29% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x110-130%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Butterfree builds →Psychic 2x45-53% Aerial Ace 2x27-32% | ||
Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x153-180%KO Aerial Ace 2x44-52% | ||
Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x64-75% Fly 2x50-59% | ||
Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x101-119%KO Aerial Ace 2x34-40% | ||
Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x89-105%KO Fly 2x44-51% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x108-127%KO | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Blissey builds →Ice Beam20-24% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide12-15% Earthquake33-39% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Umbreon builds →Pursuit2-3% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Regice builds →Ice Beam22-26% Thunderbolt22-26% Explosion33-39% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemSalacberry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Glalie builds →Explosion36-43% Ice Beam14-17% | ||
Hariyama Evolutions
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
Breeding
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.
FRLG Hariyama Best Moveset
144 HP with 120 Attack creates one of the bulkiest physical Fighting attackers. AbilityGuts boosts Attack 50%% when statused, or AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice damage. MoveCross Chop for Fighting TermStab at boosted power hits devastatingly. The moveset trades Speed (50) for raw HP and Attack power.
Best Build
Hariyama best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Knock Off
- Brick Break
- Rock Slide
- Focus Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It stomps on the ground to build power. It can send a 10-ton truck flying with a straight-arm punch.
Hariyama FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Hariyama isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
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
- Gen 1RB

Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS

Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut

Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG

FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP

Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS

HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW

Black & White - Gen 5B2W2

Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY

X & Y - Gen 6ORAS

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM

Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh

Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV

Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW

Winds & Waves