Competitive Information for Hariyama [Sun/Moon]
Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Hariyama? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Hariyama is pretty popular Fighting-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty regular sight to see Hariyama out in the 7th generation battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Hariyama is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Flame Orb / Assault Vest
Ability: Guts
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Poison Jab
- Ice Punch
- Bullet Punch / Iron Head
Physical Tank Hariyama (Popular/Trending)
Hariyama is a decent Physical Tank. It's goal is to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Flame Orb will burn Hariyama at the end of the turn which will activate Hariyama's Guts ability. With Guts, if Hariyama is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Bullet Punch is a physical priority-increased 40-base power Steel-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Flame Orb / Fightinium Z
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 spectacular Physical Sweeper. It was 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, unless 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 33% recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ 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: Fightinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Knock Off / Throat Chop
Physical Sweeper Hariyama (Sheer Force)
Hariyama is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Hariyama's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Hariyama. With Sheer Force, Hariyama's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
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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 a pretty decent Physical Tank. It was designed to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Hariyama last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Thick Fat, fire/ice-type moves against Hariyama deal damage with a halved attacking stat.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless 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 Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Item: Flame Orb / Fightinium Z
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Knock Off / Facade
- Detect / Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Hariyama (Guts)
Hariyama is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's 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. Knock Off was added to provide additional threat coverage.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, unless the target is immune).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Hariyama is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ 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: Fightinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Knock Off / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Hariyama (Sheer Force)
Hariyama is a decent Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Hariyama's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Hariyama. With Sheer Force, Hariyama's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects. Knock Off was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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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.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Hariyama can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM 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
- Ability: Sheer force + Item: Life orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Slide
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Body Slam
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fire Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Headbutt
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Ice Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Thunder Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Smash
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Snore
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Mud-Slap
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fake Out
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Secret Power
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Tomb
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fling
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Focus Blast
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Force Palm
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Iron Head
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Poison Jab
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Low Sweep
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Bulldoze
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Power-Up Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Throat Chop
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Helping Hand, Feint, Bullet Punch, Vacuum Wave, Wide Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Hariyama's stats
- Belly Drum
- Bulk Up
- Power-Up Punch
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Hariyama
- Brick Break
- Bullet Punch
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Facade
- Fake Out
- Fire Punch
- Heavy Slam
- Ice Punch
- Iron Head
- Knock Off
- Poison Jab
- Protect
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Stone Edge
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Hariyama in Sun and Moon
- Brave Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0/ )
- Brave Nature ( 248/252/4/0/4/0/ )
- Optimize Hariyama's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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