Is Makuhita Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Available through breeding or uncommon encounters. Fighting-type with AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage. Hariyama at level 24 has massive HP and Attack. Hard to source but solid if obtained.
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.
Catchable
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 Makuhita in Platinum
Makuhita arrives only as a daily Route 225 swarm, already near level 48 by the time it shows. That high level paired with a swarm-only spawn makes it easy to walk right past.
1 location to catch Makuhita
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Makuhita in Pt
- Step 2Evolve into HariyamaBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Makuhita egg.
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Platinum for Makuhita.
How to Get Shiny Makuhita in Platinum
Makuhita trains in the grass on Route 225, common enough to chain to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Makuhita odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Makuhita 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum shiny odds for Makuhita.
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
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x270-318%KO | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x140-165%KO Dream Eater 2x114-135%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x261-307%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x233-275%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x214-252%KO Fly 2x134-157%KO | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Lunatone builds →Future Sight 2x214-252%KO | ||
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x187-220%KO Aerial Ace 2x41-49% | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Makuhita View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x171-202%KO Bounce 2x57-67% | ||
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
Makuhita Evolutions
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 take an average time to hatch. Evolving adds up to 237 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Makuhita easily with 39 breeding partners from the Human-Like egg group. Pass egg moves like Bullet Punch, Counter, Cross Chop and 7 more to offspring.
Pt Makuhita Best Moveset
72 HP and AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage provide early bulk for a Fighting type. 60 Attack with physical Fighting hits is decent for a first-stage. The moveset previews Hariyama's power. Hariyama at 120 Attack takes over.
Best Build
Makuhita best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Bullet Punch
- Fake Out
- Earthquake
- 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
30 of 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It toughens its body by slamming into thick trees. Many snapped trees can be found near its nest.
Makuhita Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Makuhita has 237 BST and evolves into Hariyama. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Makuhita is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Makuhita becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Makuhita appears in 14 games across 7 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 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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