Is Makuhita Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Fighting from Hoenn with AbilityThick Fat or AbilityGuts. Trade-only. Hariyama at 24 is a physical powerhouse. Kanto has Machamp, Primeape, and Hitmonlee filling the Fighting role.
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.
Makuhita 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.
- LV 13FightingVital Throw105100%10
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- HM03WaterSurf90100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Makuhita in FireRed & LeafGreen
Granite Cave in Hoenn, not any FRLG cave, is where Makuhita lives. Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald all have it, so trading one in is the only way for FireRed and LeafGreen players to start the family.
How to Obtain Makuhita in FRLG
Step 1Makuhita ✓CARTRIDGE 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 2Evolve into Hariyama
Makuhita Weakness
Makuhita is weak to Flying and Psychic. Not many exploitable gaps in the Fighting typing defensive chart. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread.
| 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 Makuhita Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Makuhita
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x65-78% Confusion 2x56-67% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
 Spearow Normal | C | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x65-78% Confusion 2x56-67% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Spearow Normal | C | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x63-74% Confusion 2x55-65% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x249-294%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Butterfree builds →Psychic 2x100-118%KO Aerial Ace 2x61-72% | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x370-435%KO Aerial Ace 2x106-125%KO | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x154-181%KO Fly 2x120-141%KO | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x245-288%KO Aerial Ace 2x81-96% | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x214-252%KO Fly 2x103-122%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x261-307%KO | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Porygon's Psychic hits Makuhita for 65-76%.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Porygon builds →Psychic 2x65-76% Facade34-40% | ||
Makuhita Evolutions
Makuhita is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Hariyama. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool 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
Breeding
Breed Makuhita easily with 28 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Counter, Cross Chop, Detect and 5 more to offspring.
FRLG Makuhita Best Moveset
72 HP with AbilityGuts or AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage. Hariyama's bulky Fighting moveset is one evolution away at 120 Attack.
Best Build
Makuhita best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Fake Out
- Brick Break
- Earthquake
- Bulk Up
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Makuhita. Counter and Cross Chop come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Focus Punch and Cross Chop and Normal and Dark coverage and more.
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 grows stronger by enduring harsh training. It is a gutsy POKéMON that can withstand any attack.
Makuhita FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Makuhita isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it over.
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
- 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