Is Hariyama Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Evolves from Makuhita at level 24. Fighting-type with AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage. Massive HP and strong Attack. If you can breed a Makuhita, Hariyama contributes against Byron and Candice at the Battleground and against the Elite Four in their rematch.
Makuhita resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Fantina's team hits Makuhita's weaknesses hard.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Makuhita has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Makuhita has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Hariyama trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Hariyama has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Hariyama has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Lucian's team hits Hariyama's weaknesses hard.
Hariyama has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Hariyama has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Hariyama has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Hariyama trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Makuhita
Catch Makuhita on Route 225 (walking, Lv 48-49, common). Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 48)
- LV 48FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 48FightingVital ThrowPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Gardenia
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- Post-Game
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Makuhita to Hariyama
Makuhita evolves into Hariyama at Level 24. You get it at Level 48 or higher, past Level 24, so it evolves into Hariyama the next time it levels up.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 24)
- LV 24FightingVital ThrowPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Gardenia
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- After Fantina
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 52FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Hariyama in Platinum
Hariyama grows from a level-24 Makuhita, and Makuhita itself only swarms on Route 225 on its day. So the big Fighting evolution hinges entirely on catching that swarm first.
Wild Hariyama may be holding when caught:
Kings Rock (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It may cause the foe to flinch when the holder inflicts damage.Catch Makuhita at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Hariyama.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Makuhita
- 2Evolve Hariyamaat Lv.24
Badge 8How to Obtain Hariyama in Pt
- Step 2Hariyama ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Makuhita egg.
How to Get Shiny Hariyama in Platinum
Hariyama comes by leveling, so chain a Makuhita on Route 225 to 40 for a shiny and raise it up. Compare Shiny Hariyama odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Hariyama Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Platinum with Hariyama preloaded.
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
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x58-68% Dream Eater 2x47-55% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x108-127%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x97-114%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x89-105%KO Fly 2x55-65% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x77-91% Aerial Ace 2x17-20% | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Lunatone builds →Future Sight 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hariyama View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x71-83% Bounce 2x24-28% | ||
Hariyama Evolutions
Hariyama is the evolved form of Makuhita. Breeding produces Makuhita eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. 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 39 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Bullet Punch, Counter, Cross Chop and 7 more.
Pt Hariyama Best Moveset
Enormous 144 HP absorbs physical and special hits alike, and AbilityGuts with Held ItemFlame Orb pushes 120 Attack 50% higher while blocking other status. The moveset runs MoveClose Combat at devastating physical power. AbilityThick Fat is the defensive alternative.
Best Build
Hariyama best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Close Combat
- Payback
- Ice Punch
- 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
35 of 37 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It loves to match power with big-bodied Pokémon. It can knock a truck flying with its arm thrusts.
Hariyama Platinum Guide
Yes. Hariyama is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Hariyama becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
In Platinum, use Hariyama as a wallbreaker. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
For Platinum, run Adamant on Hariyama. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Game Availability
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.
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 7Let's Go
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
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