Competitive Information for Hariyama [Ruby/Sapphire]
Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Hariyama? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Hariyama is a pretty decent Fighting-typed Pokemon. It's frequent to find yourself dealing with Hariyama when battling in the 3rd generation meta. Hariyama's only type-related weaknesses are Flying and Psychic.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 24 Hp / 248 Def / 180 SpD / 56 Spe
Moveset:
- Brick Break / Cross Chop
- Knock Off
- Rest
- Whirlwind
Double Wall Hariyama (Popular/Trending)
Hariyama is an extraordinary Double Wall. It tries to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Hariyama last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. With Thick Fat, the power of fire- and ice-type attacks against Hariyama is halved.
♦ Cross Chop is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Knock Off is a special 20-base power Dark-type move (target's item is lost and it cannot obtain another).
♦ Rest is a status move (Hariyama sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Whirlwind is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Brick Break / Revenge
- Earthquake / Dig
- Detect / Protect
Physical Sweeper Hariyama (Guts)
Hariyama is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. 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.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Revenge is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Fighting-type move (damage doubles if Hariyama is hit by the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ 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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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Hariyama? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Rock Slide
- Detect / Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Hariyama (Guts)
Hariyama is popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. 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.
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ 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).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ 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 Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS 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: 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
- 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
- Brick Break
- Counter
- Cross Chop
- Earthquake
- Fake Out
- Hidden Power Flying
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Sleep Talk
- Toxic
- Whirlwind
Common Effort Values for Hariyama in Ruby and Sapphire
- Impish Nature ( 24/0/248/0/180/56/ )
- Impish Nature ( 104/0/252/0/152/0/ )
- Optimize Hariyama's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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