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Hariyama (Japanese: ハリテヤマ Hariteyama) is a Fighting-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III.

It evolves from Makuhita starting at level 24.

It is said to be an ancestor of the Paradox Pokémon Iron Hands[1] or a version of it from a different timeline[2].

Biology

Hariyama is a large, bulky humanoid Pokémon that is modeled after a sumo wrestler. It has narrow eyes and rounded ears. On its head is a short, triangular crest. Dark blue hair grows across the tops of its eyes, around the head crest, and extends down its back to form a long ponytail. The upper half of its body is cream-colored, while the lower half is dark blue. Yellow extensions encircle its waist, resembling a skirt. There is a small, orange half-circle marking in the center of its torso just above the skirt. Hariyama has large hands with three fingers and small, two-toed feet. Both its hands and feet are orange.

Hariyama's body consists mostly of muscle instead of fat. When its body tenses, its muscles become as hard as stone. It likes to match power with other big-bodied Pokémon and can stomp the ground to build its own power. Trucks can be sent flying, telephone poles broken in two, and trains can even be stopped by its powerful slapping arms. They are kindhearted and practice etiquette, praising its battle opponents. As it grows older, it focuses more on training Makuhita. It lives in mountainous areas. Iron Hands bear a resemblance to Hariyama.

Hariyama and its pre-evolved form, Makuhita, are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Smelling Salts by leveling up. Prior to Generation V, Arm Thrust was also one of its signature moves.

Evolution

Hariyama evolves from Makuhita.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

By breeding

By a prior evolution

Side game data

Evolution data

Sprites

In the anime

Major appearances

Brawly's Hariyama

Hariyama debuted in Brave the Wave. Brawly's Makuhita evolved into the Arm Thrust Pokémon while battling against Ash during a Gym battle.

Other

In Choose It or Lose It!, Tyson was revealed to own a Hariyama. In the next episode, it was used in his Ever Grande Conference battle with Ash, where it was able to defeat Torkoal and Corphish before losing to Swellow.

In Wheel of Frontier, Greta used a Hariyama during her battle against Ash at the Battle Arena. It defeated Grovyle before being defeated by Snorlax despite the latter being at a type disadvantage.

In Pikachu's Island Adventure, a Hariyama, Chatot, and Exploud assisted Meowth and his cronies in claiming an island and kicking out its current residents. As a result, Pikachu and his friends agreed to help the original resident Pokémon reclaim the island.

In A Pyramiding Rage!, Paul used a Hariyama in his battle against Brandon. It lost to Brandon's Regirock.

In To Top a Totem!, Hala owns a Hariyama. In Trial and Tribulation!, it was used in a battle against Ash's Pikachu, eventually losing. Hariyama has since made further appearances in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon.

In Serving Up the Flute Cup!, Hodge used a Hariyama during the Battle Frontier Flute Cup. It defeated a Metagross before losing to Mimey, who was being used by Ash at the time. Hariyama reappeared in Absol Absolved! alongside Hodge.

In HZ046, a Hariyama appeared under the ownership of Dendra.

Minor appearances

A Hariyama appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

In Pasta La Vista!, the Fighting Dojo has a Hariyama that battled Master Hamm's Hitmonlee in order to get some training.

A Hariyama appeared in a fantasy in Pinch Healing!.

A Hariyama appeared in Shapes of Things to Come!, under the ownership of a miner.

In Another One Gabites the Dust!, a Coordinator's Hariyama competed in the Chocovine Contest.

In To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!, a Trainer's Hariyama competed in the Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament.

In The Journalist from Another Region!, a Trainer's Hariyama was entered into the Pokémon Sumo Tournament on Harvest Island.

A Hariyama appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.

In Rocking Clawmark Hill!, two Hariyama were training up on Clawmark Hill.

In Drawn with the Wind!, a Hariyama serves as public transport for tourists in Malie Garden. It gave Lana, Mallow, Lillie, and their Pokémon a ride.

A Hariyama appeared in A Squad's Worth of Passion!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Hariyama appears in Mashing Makuhita as the evolved form of Brawly's signature Pokémon. Despite the new-found power that it got from evolving during its Gym battle with Sapphire, it was unable to defeat Chic. Hariyama is later used when Brawly is attacked by Blaise of Team Magma.

A Hariyama appears with its Trainer at the Mini-game Corner in Sylveon Enchants.

Hala's Hariyama first showed up in Thieving and Boss Crabominable, protecting Melemele Island from some Ultra Beasts.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Hodge's Hariyama appeared in Battle Frontier Challenge: The Flute Cup!.

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

A Hariyama appeared in Clefairy In The Match Of The Century!.

In the TCG

In the TFG

One Hariyama figure has been released.

Trivia

• Each of Hariyama's base stats is exactly double those of its pre-evolution Makuhita.
• Hariyama has a higher catch rate than its pre-evolution.

Origin

Hariyama seems to be based on a sumo wrestler, also known as a rikishi or sumōtori. Its bald head and long hair resemble a chonmage (a traditional hairstyle for sumo wrestlers) before it is tied into a topknot. Its two-toed feet resemble geta or zōri (Japaense wooden sandals). The square flaps surrounding its midsection resemble sagari (stiff strings) that hang off a wrestler's mawashi (cloth belt). Its large hands, category, and ability to learn Arm Thrust may be a reference to harite (an open-hand strike), and its habit of stomping the ground in battle may be a reference to shiko (an exercise/ritual used to drive away spirits).

Its ability to learn Brine and signature move Smelling Salts may be a reference to the ritual of throwing salt before a match to purify the dohyō (wrestling ring), and its ability to learn Whirlwind could be a reference to the god of thunder, Takemikazuchi, who is believed to have fought in the first recorded sumo wrestle. Hariyama's behavior - attempting to derail trains with its punches, challenging larger Pokémon, and elderly Hariyama training younger Makuhita - is comparable to the Great Gama, a wrestler famed worldwide for his Herculean strength and 50-year win streak, who fought people much larger and older than himself from a young age, and, after retiring, threatened to stop a moving train with his bare hands in protest for free travel fees for impoverished people, and went on to train his nephew during his retirement years.

Name origin

Hariyama and Hariteyama may be combinations of 張り手 harite (an open-hand strike), 張り合う hariau (to compete with), 張り倒す haritaosu (to knock down), 針山 hariyama (pincushion, referring to its plump body), and 山 yama (mountain, referring to its large size).

In other languages

More languages Hindi हारियामा Hariyama Transcription of English name Russian Харияма Khariyama Transcription of English name Thai ฮาริเทยามะ Haritheyama Transcription of Japanese name

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