Competitive Information for Hariyama [Diamond/Pearl]


Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Hariyama? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Hariyama is an extraordinary Fighting-typed Pokemon. Hariyama are common Pokemon to see in the DP metagame. Hariyama is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Hariyama's only type-related weaknesses are Flying and Psychic.
Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Earthquake
- Detect / Protect
Physical Sweeper Hariyama (Guts)
Hariyama is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Hariyama at the end of the turn which will activate Hariyama's Guts ability. Use Detect or Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Hariyama is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Hariyama a sweet boost.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Hariyama is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Hariyama this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Hariyama this turn).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 88 Hp / 199 Atk / 223 Def
Moveset:
- Bullet Punch
- Brick Break
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
Hariyama Physical Tank (Phaze Me Bro)
Hariyama is pretty popular Physical Tank. It's goal is to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Hariyama last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Thick Fat, the power of fire- and ice-type attacks against Hariyama is halved.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Hariyama must be asleep. uses another known move).
♦ Rest is a status move (Hariyama sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Hariyama? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Earthquake
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Detect / Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Hariyama (Guts)
Hariyama is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Hariyama at the end of the turn which will activate Hariyama's Guts ability. Use Detect or Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Hariyama is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Hariyama a sweet boost.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Hariyama is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Hariyama this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Hariyama this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Hariyama learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Hariyama can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Hariyama
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Ability: Guts + Item: Flame orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Helping Hand, Feint, Bullet Punch, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Hariyama's stats
- Belly Drum
- Bulk Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Hariyama
- Earthquake
- Fake Out
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Hariyama in Diamond and Pearl
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