#0297 · Hoenn · Generation 3

Hariyama

Arm Thrust Pokémon · Fighting-type

Hariyama is a Fighting-type Pokémon, the Arm Thrust Pokémon, number 297 (#0297) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 2.3 m tall and weighs 253.8 kg.

Hariyama is the Arm Thrust Pokémon, a sumo-wrestler Fighting type that loves to test its strength on big opponents. The Pokédex says one slap can send a truck flying or stop a train, yet it is polite enough to praise the Pokémon it beats.

How to pronounce Hariyama

Hariyama is pronounced har-ee-YAH-muh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Hariyama said out loud:

In Japanese it is ハリテヤマ (Hariteyama).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Hariyama is a huge biped, 2.3 m tall and 253.8 kg, with a cream upper body, a dark blue lower body and dark blue hair that runs down its back in a long ponytail. A yellow skirt-like band circles its waist, and its hands and feet are orange. The Pokédex says its body looks fat but is solid muscle, as hard as rock when it tenses.

Behaviour

Hariyama challenges others to tests of strength without hesitation, enjoys pitting its power against bulky Pokémon, and stamps on the ground to build up power. It values etiquette and is described as kind. As it grows older, the Pokédex says it spends more time training Makuhita, and one entry notes that big, fat Hariyama are not necessarily the strongest.

Habitat

The Pokédex lists Hariyama as a mountain Pokémon. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in places such as Alfornada Cavern, Dalizapa Passage and Glaseado Mountain, and appears in 5-star Tera Raids. It cannot be obtained in Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Hariyama has Thick Fat and Guts, with Sheer Force hidden. It hits with Arm Thrust, Force Palm, Close Combat, Knock Off and Headlong Rush, and can power up with Bulk Up. Its base HP is 144 and base Attack is 120, which makes it a hard-hitting wall, but its Speed of 50 means it usually moves late.

Name origin

Hariyama may combine harite (an open-hand strike), hariau ('to compete'), haritaosu ('to knock down'), hariyama ('pincushion', for its plump body) and yama ('mountain'). The Japanese name is Hariteyama (ハリテヤマ).

Design inspiration

Hariyama is modelled on a sumo wrestler. Its long hair resembles a chonmage before it is tied up, and the square flaps round its middle look like the sagari strings hanging from a wrestler's belt. Its open-hand move Arm Thrust may refer to harite, and its stamping to shiko, a sumo exercise. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Hariyama is the final form of the line and evolves from Makuhita at level 24.

In the games

Hariyama is the Pokémon Brawly always leads with at the Pokémon World Tournament in Black 2 and White 2, and it first appeared in Ruby and Sapphire.

In the anime

Brawly's Makuhita evolved into Hariyama during his Gym battle with Ash in 'Brave the Wave'. In 'Drawn with the Wind!', a Hariyama gives tourists a ride through Malie Garden as public transport.

Fun facts

• Among Generation III Fighting types it is the tallest, the heaviest and has the highest HP.
• Bulbapedia says Hariyama and Makuhita are the only Pokémon that can learn Smelling Salts by levelling up, which may nod to the salt thrown before a sumo bout.
• In 'Pasta La Vista!', a dojo Hariyama fights Master Hamm's Hitmonlee for training.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Hariyama (Pokémon) · Serebii: Hariyama (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 144
• Attack: 120
• Defense: 60
• Sp. Atk: 40
• Sp. Def: 60
• Speed: 50

Hariyama’s base stat total is 474. Its highest stat is HP.

Type matchups

What is Hariyama weak to?

Hariyama takes extra damage from Flying (2×), Psychic (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.

It resists Bug (½×), Rock (½×), Dark (½×).

Evolution

What does Hariyama evolve from?

Hariyama evolves from Makuhita at level 24.

Hariyama is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Makuhita, Hariyama.

Abilities

• Thick Fat: Halves damage from Fire and Ice moves.
• Guts: Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
• Sheer Force (hidden ability): Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

Moves

Moves Hariyama learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (57)

Hariyama can learn 57 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Scary Face, Protect, Low Kick, Thief, Chilling Water, Facade, Bulldoze, Swift, Mud Shot, Rock Tomb, Low Sweep, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Drain Punch, Metronome, Poison Jab, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Taunt, Body Press, Iron Head, Substitute, Heavy Slam, Surf, Helping Hand, Reversal, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Hyper Beam, Close Combat, Tera Blast, Smack Down, Knock Off, Vacuum Wave, Focus Punch, Lash Out, Double-Edge, Coaching, Throat Chop, Curse, Upper Hand.

Egg moves (7), which Makuhita can hatch knowing:Bullet Punch, Counter, Cross Chop, Dynamic Punch, Feint, Helping Hand, Wide Guard.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 75% male, 25% female.
• Egg groups: Human-Like.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 200 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Fast Then Very Slow (1,640,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 HP effort values.
• Base experience yield: 166.

Pokédex entries

Hariyama that are big and fat aren't necessarily strong. There are some small ones that move nimbly and use moves skillfully. (Ultra Moon)

Although they enjoy comparing their strength, they're also kind. They value etiquette, praising opponents they battle. (Ultra Sun)

They love to compare their freakish strength— strength enough to send a truck flying with a single slap. (Moon)

It is known for its fantastic strength, but as it grows older, it focuses more on training Makuhita. (Sun)

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, Alpha Sapphire)

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, Omega Ruby)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Heaviest Fighting type in Gen 3: 253.8 kg.
• Tallest Fighting type in Gen 3: 2.3 m.
• Highest HP among Fighting types in Gen 3: 144.
• Taller than 92% of all Pokémon (2.3 m).
• Heavier than 95% of all Pokémon (253.8 kg).
• Base stat total 474, ranked #442 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is HP, ranked #16 of 1,025.
• One of 73 Fighting-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 147 brown Pokémon.
• Number 46 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 75 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 200: about 26.1% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 10 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Hariyama (Pokémon), Serebii: Hariyama (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (har-ee-YAH-muh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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