Is Hariyama Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Makuhita evolves at level 24. Fighting with AbilityGuts. If imported, the HP and Attack are excellent. AbilityGuts with status makes it hit even harder. Handles Cheren, Grimsley, and Iris's Aggron and Lapras.
Makuhita resists most of Cheren's coverage and hits back hard.
Roxie's typing presses Makuhita's defenses.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Makuhita has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Skyla's team hits Makuhita's weaknesses hard.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Shauntal's team hits Hariyama's weaknesses hard.
Hariyama has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Caitlin's team hits Hariyama's weaknesses hard.
Hariyama trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Hariyama has the type edge here and should clean up Iris's team.
Catch Hariyama on Pinwheel Forest (Hidden Grotto, Lv 55-59).
How to Get Hariyama in Black 2 & White 2
Hariyama can't be caught in Black 2 & White 2. Transfer Makuhita from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or HeartGold & SoulSilver and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Hariyama in B2W2
Step 1Obtain MakuhitaLATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Granite Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Granite Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 225 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Mt. Silver · Radio: Hoenn Sound. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.- 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Hariyama Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Hariyama
 Pidove Normal | C | |
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x55-66% Air Cutter 2x44-52% | ||
 Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x57-67% Dream Eater 2x47-55% | ||
 Unfezant Normal | C | |
 Azelf Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 23 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x93-109%KO Acrobatics 2x34-40% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Alakazam can KO Hariyama with Psychic (93-109%). Salamence's Outrage hits Hariyama for 62-73%.
 Alakazam Psychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Alakazam builds →Focus Blast41-48% Psychic 2x93-109%KO Shadow Ball27-32% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Salamence builds →Earthquake35-41% Outrage62-73% | ||
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 53 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Bullet Punch, Chip Away, Counter and 11 more.
B2W2 Hariyama Best Moveset
144 HP absorbs hits that most Fighting types can't survive, and AbilityGuts turns status conditions into a free Attack boost from 120 base. The moveset fires Fighting TermStab harder when opponents try to burn or paralyze it. AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice as an alternative defensive option.
Best Build
Hariyama best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Bulk Up
- Close Combat
- Heavy Slam
- Fake Out
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Hariyama can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Water and Normal. The offense anchors on Focus Punch and Close Combat while TMs handle everything else.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It loves to match power with big-bodied Pokémon. It can knock a truck flying with its arm thrusts.
Hariyama Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, 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 C-Tier as a wallbreaker. Bulk Up with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Black 2 & White 2, 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 Black 2 & White 2, 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 Black 2 & White 2, run Bulk Up, Close Combat, Heavyslam, and Fakeout on Hariyama. Bulk Up is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.
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