Is Makuhita Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Fighting with AbilityGuts. Hariyama at 24 has enormous HP and strong Attack. If imported, handles Cheren and Grimsley. BW2 has Riolu and Timburr natively for Fighting.
Makuhita has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Roxie's typing presses Makuhita's defenses.
Burgh's typing presses Makuhita's defenses.
Elesa's typing presses Makuhita's defenses.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Skyla's team hits Makuhita's weaknesses hard.
Drayden's typing presses Makuhita's defenses.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Shauntal's team hits Makuhita's weaknesses hard.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Caitlin's team hits Makuhita's weaknesses hard.
Marshal's team hits Makuhita's weaknesses hard.
Makuhita trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Makuhita cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Makuhita in Black 2 & White 2
Makuhita isn't available in the wild in Black 2 & White 2. Start by transferring Makuhita from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or HeartGold & SoulSilver. The evolution path from Makuhita to Makuhita is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Makuhita in B2W2
Step 1Makuhita ✓LATER 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 · Whirl Islands · Radio: Hoenn Sound. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Makuhita Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Makuhita
 Pidove Normal | C | |
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Sigilyph builds →Psybeam 2x124-147%KO Air Cutter 2x104-124%KO | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Braviary builds →Wing Attack 2x133-157%KO | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Baltoy GroundPsychic | C | |
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x131-154%KO Air Cutter 2x104-122%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
 Solosis Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Solosis builds →Future Sight 2x185-218%KO | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x213-251%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x128-151%KO Air Cutter 2x102-121%KO | ||
Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x139-164%KO Dream Eater 2x114-134%KO | ||
 Unfezant Normal | C | |
 Azelf Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 23 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x225-265%KO Acrobatics 2x83-98% | ||
 Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
Makuhita Evolutions
Makuhita is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Hariyama. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners 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 53 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Bullet Punch, Chip Away, Counter and 11 more to offspring.
B2W2 Makuhita Best Moveset
Fighting at 60 Attack with AbilityGuts turning status into a damage boost and AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage. The moveset previews Hariyama's bulky Fighting identity at pre-evolution stats. 72 HP is high for a first stage. One evolution away.
Best Build
Makuhita best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Facade
- Bullet Punch
- Fake Out
- Close Combat
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 10 types means almost nothing walls Makuhita cleanly, with Focus Punch and Close Combat anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
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 toughens its body by slamming into thick trees. Many snapped trees can be found near its nest.
Makuhita Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Makuhita works as a placeholder. Fighting coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Hariyama. That's where the stats start mattering.
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