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Hariyama Movesets and Best Builds

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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Hariyama in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Hariyama, as well as its strengths and weakness.

Hariyama Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Paldea #117 Type
Hariyama ImageHariyama
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Fighting Icon
Abilities
Thick Fat
Guts
Sheer Force (Hidden)
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Ability Name Description
Thick Fat Damage received from Fire-type and Ice-type moves is reduced to 50%.
Guts Increases the user's Attack by 50% if it has a status condition.
Sheer Force
(Hidden)
Moves with additional effects get an increase in damage by 30% but lose their additional effects in favor of extra damage.

Base Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
144
15
Atk
120
78
Def
60
509
SpAtk
40
686
SpDef
60
503
Speed
50
568
Total
474
398
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 251 251 219 219 204
Atk 189 172 140 126 112
Def 123 112 80 72 58
SpAtk 101 92 60 54 40
SpDef 123 112 80 72 58
Spd 112 102 70 63 49
  • Max: Max IVs & EVs and a stat-boosting Nature
  • 0Nat: Max IVs & EVs and a neutral Nature
  • 0EV: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a neutral Nature
  • -Nat: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
  • Min: 0 IVs & EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
Introduction to EVs, IVs, and Natures

Best Nature for Hariyama

Best Natures
Adamant
(+Atk, -Sp. Atk)
Brave
(+Atk, -Spe)

What are Natures?

Doubles Moveset for Hariyama

Build Name Recommendation
Physical Trick Room Attacker ★★★★★

Physical Trick Room Attacker Moveset and Best Build

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Hariyama Image

Nature Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EV Spread 28 HP / 252 Atk / 228 Sp. Def
IVs: 0 Spe
Final Stat Values 223 HP / 189 Atk (283 with Guts) / 80 Def / 109 Sp. Def / 49 Spe
Ability Guts
Tera Type Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Held Item Flame Orb
Moveset Fake Out
Wide Guard
Drain Punch
Knock Off

Hariyama is a powerful Trick Room sweeper who can also help enable it by supporting its partner with Fake Out. Fake Out also affords Hariyama a turn to activate its Flame Orb and give itself an Attack boost from Guts.

Steel is Hariyama's Tera Type of choice because it allows Hariyama to resist moves that its Fighting Typing is weak against, making it even harder to KO.

Knock Off is a strong move on its own but it is also disruptive. It is great for removing Berries, Choice Items, Eviolites from Murkrows, as well as OHKO-ing most Gholdengo.

Wide Guard is a great defensive move especially in Ranked Battles, but it may be less useful in Open Team Sheets tournaments since opponents can play around it.

Finally, Drain Punch is a good recovery option able to deal good damage even on neutral hits.

Other Viable Moves

Bullet Punch A solid Priority Move that can allow Hariyama to get damage off outside of Trick Room
Headlong Rush Headlong Rush is a powerful Ground-type move that you can consider if your team lacks Ground-type coverage.

How to Use Hariyama Effectively

Use Hariyama to Enable Trick Room

Hariyama can consistently help its partner enable Trick Room by protecting it with Fake Out. It is often good to target Pokemon with Attacks that could threaten the Trick Room Setter with Fake Out.

Use Hariyama to Protect Its Teammates

Hariyama can also protect its teammates with Wide Guard when under threat of Spread Moves like Earthquake and Discharge.

How to Build a Team with Hariyama

Hariyama thrives under Trick Room where it can Attack as it pleases without its meager defenses being tested. Teammates that can set up Trick Room for it can help Hariyama score decisive KOs.

Sample Doubles Team

Physical Attacker Trick Room Setter
Hariyama ImageHariyama Farigiraf ImageFarigiraf
Special Attacker Physical Attacker
Torkoal ImageTorkoal Annihilape ImageAnnihilape

Trick Room is very difficult to deny when leading with Hariyama and Farigiraf.

Hariyama can Fake Out opposing Spore users like Amoonguss or Breloom, or non-Priority Taunt users like Talonflame or Corviknight, that can slip through Farigiraf's Armor Tail Ability.

Torkoal can come in when either of the leads get KOd and sweep, while Annihilape can stay in the back and be ready to pick off low HP Pokemon late game.

Counters for Hariyama

Pokemon that Hariyama cannot deal meaningful damage to are difficult for it to deal with. Pokemon that can outspeed outside of Trick Room and hit Hariyama with super-effective damage are also difficult to go up against.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon Description
Corviknight ImageCorviknight Ranking: ★★★★★
・Corviknight resists Hariyama's Knock Off and takes neutral damage from Drain Punch and Close Combat.
・Can deal massive damage to Hariyama with Brave Bird
▶️Corviknight Best Movesets
Sylveon ImageSylveon Ranking: ★★★★
・Sylveon resists Hariyama's usual moves.
・Can take advantage of Hariyama's poor Special Defense using its powerful Fairy-type Special Moves.
▶️Sylveon Best Movesets
Annihilape ImageAnnihilape Ranking: ★★★★
・Is immune to Fake Out and can bring Hariyama to low HP with Final Gambit
Bulk Up Annihilape can trade damage favorably and replenish health with Drain Punch.
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