Utility
Wallbreaker
474Average
50Slow
BTier

Without Sheer Force, Hariyama wouldn't see any competitive play. With it? It drops secondary effects for a straight power boost, turning modest base stats into a real offensive threat. Fighting is solid coverage on top of that. Relies on priority moves or Scarf to keep up.

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
474Above
HP144
A
Attack120
A
Defense60
C
Sp. Atk40
D
Sp. Def60
C
Speed50
D
Total474
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Hariyama yields +2 HP
HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch200Easy•Fluctuating1.64M XP•2.3m / 7'07"•253.8kg / 559.5 lbs•166Base XP
Pokedex Entries

HARIYAMA practices its straight-arm slaps in any number of locations. One hit of this POKéMON’s powerful, openhanded, straight-arm punches could snap a telephone pole in two.

Ruby

HARIYAMA’s thick body may appear fat, but it is actually a hunk of solid muscle. If this POKéMON bears down and tightens all its muscles, its body becomes as hard as a rock.

Sapphire

Hariyama Weakness

Avg

Flying and Psychic-type 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.

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
4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
FlyingPsychic
½xResisti
BugRockDark
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
None
STAB (5)i
NormalIceRockDarkSteel
2Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Scorei-1
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
Thick FatHalves damage from fire and ice moves.
GutsIncreases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
Sheer ForceHAStrengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.
Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice to ½x

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.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Makuhita
#296Makuhita
24
Level 24
Hariyama
#297Hariyama
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Makuhita
Fighting
Hariyama
Fighting
HP
72
144+72
ATK
60
120+60
DEF
30
60+30
SP.ATK
20
40+20
SP.DEF
30
60+30
SPE
25
50+25
BST
237D-Tier
474B-Tier+237
ROLE
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
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)
gardevoircacturnevolbeatillumisespindacacneakirliaraltsalakazammachamphypnohariyama
12 of 28·

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. A spread EV build EVs and the remaining moves make it hard to safely switch into.

Best Build

Bulky Support
Ability
Guts
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Nature
Adamant+ATK
EVs

Best Hariyama Moveset

  • Knock Off
  • Brick BreakSTAB
  • Rock Slide
  • Focus PunchSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Starmie
StarmieDecent
Salamence
SalamenceDecent
Blissey
BlisseyDecent

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
——30Normal
Lv 1
Sand Attack
—10015Ground
Lv 1
Tackle
3510035Normal
Lv 4
Sand Attack
—10015Ground
Lv 10
Arm Thrust
1510020Fighting
Lv 13
Vital Throw-1
70—10Fighting
Lv 19
Fake Out+3
4010010Normal
Lv 22
Whirlwind-6
——20Normal
Lv 29
Knock Off
6510020Dark
Lv 33
Smelling Salts
7010010Normal
Lv 40
Belly Drum
——10Normal
Lv 44
Endure+4
——10Normal
Lv 51
Seismic Toss
—10020Fighting
Lv 55
Reversal
—10015Fighting

TM Moves

Src
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TM08
Bulk Up
——20Fighting
TM28
Dig
6010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
10010010Ground
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM01
Focus Punch-3
15010020Fighting
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
HM06
Rock Smash
2010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
609510Rock
TM43
Secret Power
7010020Normal
HM04
Strength
8010015Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
——5Fire
HM03
Surf
9510015Water
TM06
Toxic
—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Counter-5
—10020Fighting
Egg
Cross Chop
100805Fighting
Egg
Detect+4
——5Fighting
Egg
Dynamic Punch
100505Fighting
Egg
Feint Attack
60—20Dark
Egg
Foresight
—10040Normal
Egg
Helping Hand+5
——20Normal
Egg
Revenge-4
6010010Fighting

Tutor Moves

Hariyama can't learn any Tutor moves

A handful of locations for Hariyama with high spawn rates across late-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Where To Catch Hariyama in Ruby & Sapphire

To get Hariyama, start by catching Makuhita through walking and trade encounters at Lv. 6-42. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

  1. Makuhita
    Step 1Catch Makuhita
    Granite Cave - 1F
    RubyGrassLv.6-10CommonEarlyCave
    EFFORTLESS
    Granite Cave - 1F
    SapphireGrassLv.6-10CommonEarlyCave
    EFFORTLESS
    Granite Cave - 1F Room 2
    RubyGrassLv.6-10CommonEarlyCave
    EFFORTLESS
    Granite Cave - 1F Room 2
    SapphireGrassLv.6-10CommonEarlyCave
    EFFORTLESS
    Granite Cave - B1F
    SapphireGrassLv.10-11UncommonEarlyCave
    EASY
    Granite Cave - B1F
    RubyGrassLv.10-11UncommonEarlyCave
    EASY
    Victory Road - 1F
    SapphireGrassLv.36UncommonLateCave
    EASY
    Victory Road - 1F
    RubyGrassLv.36UncommonLateCave
    EASY
    Rustboro City - House
    SapphireIn-game tradeLimitedCityTrade for (give Slakoth)
    LEGENDARY
    Rustboro City - House
    RubyIn-game tradeLimitedCityTrade for (give Slakoth)
    LEGENDARY
  2. Hariyama
    Step 2Hariyama ✓
    Victory Road - 1F
    RubyGrassLv.38-40CommonLateCave
    EFFORTLESS
    Victory Road - 1F
    SapphireGrassLv.38-40CommonLateCave
    EFFORTLESS
    Victory Road - B1F
    RubyGrassLv.38-42CommonLateCave
    EFFORTLESS
    Victory Road - B1F
    SapphireGrassLv.38-42CommonLateCave
    EFFORTLESS
    or evolve from Makuhita (Step 1)

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Makuhita evolves into Hariyama at level 24. Hariyama is the fully evolved form. It sits at 474 BST in its evolved form.

  • 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.

  • Hariyama fills the wallbreaker role. It's leaning toward the physical side (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 appears in 14 games, including Ruby & Sapphire, FireRed & LeafGreen, and Emerald.

Hariyama first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.