What does Makuhita evolve into?

Makuhita evolves into Hariyama at level 24. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 237 BST.

At what level does Makuhita evolve?

Makuhita evolves into Hariyama at level 24. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Makuhita?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.

Where can you catch Makuhita?

Makuhita is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Makuhita - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

25Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Makuhita's spread. It leans physical with HP out front. And you'll get 1 HP EV per KO for it. Follows a standard growth curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP72

Attack60

Defense30

Sp. Atk20

Sp. Def30

Speed25

Total237

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate180 / 255

Growth Rate

Fluctuating1.64M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight86.4 kg

Base XP47

Abilities

Thick Fat

Halves damage from fire and ice moves.

Guts

Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

Sheer ForceHA

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice to ½x

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

It toughens its body by slamming into thick trees. Many snapped trees can be found near its nest.

Makuhita Weakness

Makuhita is weak to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.

Makuhita Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Flying, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Bug, Rock, Dark

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Flying Psychic Fairy

½xResist

Bug Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Makuhita in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Dream Eater 2x 146-173%KO Psychic 2x 132-156%KO Extrasensory 2x 118-139%KO Confusion 2x 75-89% View Bronzong builds →
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 Dazzling GleamTM21 PsybeamLv. 28 Damage vs Makuhita Dream Eater 2x 177-209%KO Psychic 2x 158-187%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 142-168%KO Psybeam 2x 116-137%KO View Mr. Mime builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Makuhita Fly 2x 134-158%KO Air Cutter 2x 77-91% Pluck 2x 90-106%KO Aerial Ace 2x 90-106%KO View Golbat builds →
Chimecho Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 22 Dazzling GleamTM21 Damage vs Makuhita Dream Eater 2x 169-199%KO Psychic 2x 153-180%KO Extrasensory 2x 134-158%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 90-106%KO View Chimecho builds →
Girafarig NormalPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 Zen HeadbuttLv. 32 Dazzling GleamTM21 Damage vs Makuhita Dream Eater 2x 161-190%KO Psychic 2x 146-173%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 118-139%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 86-102%KO View Girafarig builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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

2 Forms

#296Makuhita

Level 24

#297Hariyama

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Makuhita

Fighting

Hariyama

Fighting

144+72

ATK

120+60

DEF

60+30

SP.ATK

40+20

SP.DEF

60+30

SPE

50+25

BST

237D-Tier

474B-Tier+237

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed Makuhita easily with 39 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Bullet Punch, Counter, Cross Chop and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂75.0%♀25.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Makuhita Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Makuhita. Bullet Punch and Counter come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Focus Punch and Close Combat and coverage across 7 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 4

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 7

Arm Thrust

—1510020Fighting

Lv 10

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Lv 13

Force Palm

—6010010Fighting

Lv 16

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Lv 19

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Lv 22

Vital Throw-1

—70—10Fighting

Lv 25

Belly Drum

C——10Normal

Lv 28

Detect+4

C——5Fighting

Lv 31

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Lv 34

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

Lv 37

Endure+4

C——10Normal

Lv 40

Close Combat

C1201005Fighting

Lv 43

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Lv 46

Heavy Slam

D—10010Steel

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM83

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM27

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM84

Poison Jab

D8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM100

Rock Climb

—908520Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM98

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM96

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM95

Surf

D9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM10

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Bullet Punch+1

D4010030Steel

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Cross Chop

C100805Fighting

Egg

Detect+4

C——5Fighting

Egg

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Egg

Feint+2

—3010010Normal

Egg

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Egg

Revenge-4

D6010010Fighting

Egg

Wide Guard+3

C——10Rock

Tutor Moves

Makuhita can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Makuhita Locations

high spawn rates across 2 locations for Makuhita in endgame routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Best Locations to Catch Makuhita in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Route 225

Shining PearlGrass Lv.50-51 Route

40%Post

Swarm active

Route 225

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.50-51 Route

40%Post

Swarm active

Makuhita Guide

Makuhita evolves into Hariyama at level 24. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 237 BST.
Makuhita evolves into Hariyama at level 24. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.
Makuhita is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

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

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Abra Psychic	C
TM Move Moves Dream EaterTM85 Damage vs Makuhita Dream Eater 2x 178-211%KO View Abra builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Fly 2x 143-170%KO Pluck 2x 95-114%KO Aerial Ace 2x 95-114%KO Peck 2x 59-73% View Doduo builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Makuhita Fly 2x 103-122%KO Pluck 2x 68-81% Aerial Ace 2x 68-81% View Zubat builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Makuhita Fly 2x 108-130%KO Wing Attack 2x 76-89% Aerial Ace 2x 76-89% Pluck 2x 76-89% View Starly builds →

Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Aerial Ace 2x 81-98% Gust 2x 70-84% View Beautifly builds →
Abra Psychic	C
TM Move Moves Dream EaterTM85 Damage vs Makuhita Dream Eater 2x 165-195%KO View Abra builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Fly 2x 130-153%KO Pluck 2x 88-105%KO Aerial Ace 2x 88-105%KO Peck 2x 58-70% View Doduo builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Makuhita Fly 2x 88-105%KO Pluck 2x 65-77% Aerial Ace 2x 65-77% View Zubat builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Makuhita Fly 2x 100-119%KO Wing Attack 2x 70-84% Aerial Ace 2x 70-84% Pluck 2x 70-84% View Starly builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Dream Eater 2x 152-179%KO Psychic 2x 138-163%KO Extrasensory 2x 122-143%KO Confusion 2x 77-91% View Bronzong builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Makuhita Fly 2x 138-163%KO Air Cutter 2x 79-95% Pluck 2x 93-111%KO Aerial Ace 2x 93-111%KO View Golbat builds →
Chimecho Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 22 Dazzling GleamTM21 Damage vs Makuhita Dream Eater 2x 177-209%KO Psychic 2x 158-186%KO Extrasensory 2x 141-166%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 93-111%KO View Chimecho builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 FlyTM94 Damage vs Makuhita Sky Attack 2x 152-179%KO Dream Eater 2x 107-126%KO Psychic 2x 98-115%KO Fly 2x 99-117%KO View Noctowl builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 Zen HeadbuttLv. 1 PsybeamLv. 20 Damage vs Makuhita Dream Eater 2x 124-147%KO Psychic 2x 113-134%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 102-121%KO Psybeam 2x 83-98% View Medicham builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Dream Eater 2x 152-179%KO Psychic 2x 138-163%KO Extrasensory 2x 122-143%KO Confusion 2x 77-91% View Bronzong builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Makuhita Fly 2x 138-163%KO Air Cutter 2x 79-95% Pluck 2x 93-111%KO Aerial Ace 2x 93-111%KO View Golbat builds →
Chimecho Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 22 Dazzling GleamTM21 Damage vs Makuhita Dream Eater 2x 177-209%KO Psychic 2x 158-186%KO Extrasensory 2x 141-166%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 93-111%KO View Chimecho builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 FlyTM94 Damage vs Makuhita Sky Attack 2x 152-179%KO Dream Eater 2x 107-126%KO Psychic 2x 98-115%KO Fly 2x 99-117%KO View Noctowl builds →
Girafarig NormalPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 Dazzling GleamTM21 PsybeamLv. 19 Damage vs Makuhita Dream Eater 2x 168-199%KO Psychic 2x 152-179%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 90-107%KO Psybeam 2x 111-130%KO View Girafarig builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Makuhita Dream Eater 2x 151-179%KO Psychic 2x 135-160%KO Extrasensory 2x 121-143%KO Confusion 2x 77-91% View Bronzong builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Makuhita Fly 2x 135-160%KO Air Cutter 2x 79-94% Pluck 2x 91-107%KO Aerial Ace 2x 91-107%KO View Golbat builds →
Chimecho Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 22 Dazzling GleamTM21 Damage vs Makuhita Dream Eater 2x 172-204%KO Psychic 2x 156-184%KO Extrasensory 2x 140-165%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 94-110%KO View Chimecho builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 FlyTM94 Damage vs Makuhita Sky Attack 2x 150-176%KO Dream Eater 2x 107-127%KO Psychic 2x 96-114%KO Fly 2x 98-116%KO View Noctowl builds →
Girafarig NormalPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 Zen HeadbuttLv. 32 Dazzling GleamTM21 Damage vs Makuhita Dream Eater 2x 166-195%KO Psychic 2x 150-176%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 121-143%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 88-105%KO View Girafarig builds →

Hatterene PsychicFairy	A
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Bounce ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Dazzling Gleam Trick Room PsychicSTAB ProtectPriority Damage vs Makuhita Dazzling Gleam 2x 256-302%KO Psychic 2x 289-340%KO View Hatterene builds →
Tapu Fini WaterFairy	A
Recommended Build AbilityMisty Surge ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves MoonblastSTAB ProtectPriority Muddy Water Calm Mind Damage vs Makuhita Moonblast 2x 216-255%KO View Tapu Fini builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Talonflame FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves Brave Bird Flare Blitz RoostRecovery Swords Dance Damage vs Makuhita Flare Blitz 135-159%KO View Talonflame builds →
Mimikyu GhostFairy	B
Recommended Build AbilityDisguise ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves Play Rough Swords Dance Drain Punch Shadow Sneak Damage vs Makuhita Play Rough 2x 257-302%KO Drain Punch 72-84% Shadow Sneak 58-68% View Mimikyu builds →