[overview]
**Draft Order**: Round 6 onwards
**Price Range**: 5-6 points
**Overview**: Thick Fat sets Hariyama apart from the other cheap Fighting-type Pokemon in the metagame. With the ability, its mono-Fighting typing, and its gargantuan HP stat, Hariyama makes for a good check to Ice-, Fire-, and Dark-types. In addition to Thick Fat, it can make use of Guts with a Flame Orb to become a very powerful wallbreaker augmented by its strong coverage options, and it can utilize the ever so valuable Knock Off to remove the items of its own checks. Despite its strengths, it can really struggle with its horrendous Speed stat and its poor defenses without a boost.
[strategy comments]
Common Roles
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**Bulky Attacker**: With the help of Thick Fat and its extremely high HP stat, Hariyama can function as a sturdy and fairly consistent tank. Longevity is an issue for it, however, as Drain Punch is its only form of healing. Its defensive stats without a boost also leave a lot to be desired.
**Wallbreaker**: Hariyama can use a Flame Orb with Guts to become a very dangerous wallbreaker. Sheer Force is another option to boost moves with secondary effects, but Guts is generally preferred for the greater boost to its Attack.
Common Moves
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**Primary STAB Moves**: Close Combat, Drain Punch
**Setup Moves**: Bulk Up
**Utility Moves**: Taunt, Brick Break, Whirlwind
**Coverage**: Knock Off, Facade, Headlong Rush, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Heavy Slam, Iron Head, Bullet Punch, Poison Jab, Zen Headbutt, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Fire Punch, Throat Chop
Niche Moves
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**Belly Drum**: Hariyama can maximize its damage output in one turn and become a potential sweeper by using Belly Drum. These sets rely on Sitrus Berry to get a Belly Drum off and recover HP to deal devastating damage or even sweep once Bullet Punch cannot be checked by foes. Belly Drum Hariyama is most effective with Terastallization and Steel in particular.
**Fake Out**: Fake Out can be used for another priority attack to chip away at faster foes. It can work very well alongside Bullet Punch.
**Low Sweep / Bulldoze / Rock Tomb**: Hariyama can make use of a Speed-reducing move as a utility option.
Common Items
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**Assault Vest**: Hariyama loves to utilize an Assault Vest, especially on Thick Fat sets, as the gargantuan boost to its special bulk helps it function even better as a sturdy tank.
**Flame Orb**: Flame Orb is used to activate Guts and power up Hariyama's powerful attacks and Facade to become a fearsome wallbreaker.
**Leftovers**: Leftovers is most commonly used on Bulk Up and defensive sets to increase Hariyama's longevity.
**Sitrus Berry**: Sitrus Berry can help Hariyama avoid being KOed in certain situations and provide it more immediate recovery than Leftovers. Hariyama can also use a Sitrus Berry with Belly Drum and recover HP to facilitate a potential sweep.
Niche Items
========
**Heavy-Duty Boots**: Heavy-Duty Boots provides Hariyama safety from getting chipped down by entry hazards—with Spikes in particular being extremely detrimental to its longevity.
**Eject Pack**: Hariyama can make use of an Eject Pack to pivot and generate momentum after a strong Close Combat.
**Life Orb**: Hariyama can use a Life Orb on Sheer Force sets, but Flame Orb with Guts is often preferred.
Tera
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Hariyama is a decent choice for a secondary Tera Captain. It typically makes use of Tera Steel to shed its Flying, Psychic, and Fairy weaknesses while powering up Bullet Punch. Tera Steel also synergizes well with Thick Fat and its other Steel-type coverage moves. Tera Normal and Tera Fighting can be used to power up Facade and its STAB moves, respectively. It can also make niche use of other Tera types like Tera Dark and Tera Fairy to improve its defensive profile, power up its vast coverage options, and flip matchups.
Draft Strategy
========
Hariyama is a Pokemon with a profile that allows it to fit on almost any team, but it shines especially on bulky offense structures. It doesn't need a large amount of support to be effective, and it can be added towards the end of a draft to round out an existing core.
**Special Wallbreakers**: Hariyama appreciates special attacking teammates that can threaten and weaken the physical walls it can struggle with. Pokemon like Enamorus and Iron Moth make for great partners.
**Pivots**: Hariyama appreciates both offensive and physically defensive pivots to provide it safe entry to break the opposing team and throw out attacks. Pokemon like Moltres, Corviknight, Meowscarada, and Alomomola work very well alongside it.
**Speed Control**: Hariyama's poor Speed leaves it susceptible to faster foes, so it appreciates having fast teammates. Fast Pokemon like Cinderace and Iron Bundle work phenomenally alongside Hariyama, being a tank they can pivot into or fall back on.
Checks and Counters
========
**Powerful Physical Attackers**: Although Hariyama can be a great special tank with an Assault Vest, its physical bulk leaves a lot to be desired. Strong physical attackers like Urshifu-R, Garchomp, and Ogerpon-W can threaten it with heavy damage and often force it out.
**Chip Damage**: Because it lacks a reliable recovery move, chip damage, especially from entry hazards like Spikes, is extremely detrimental to Hariyama's effectiveness. It is also prone to being worn down by its own Flame Orb on Guts sets.
**Physical Walls**: On non-Guts sets, Hariyama can struggle to break through physical walls that can check it very easily like Alomomola, Skarmory and Hydrapple.
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**Draft Order**: Round 6 onwards
**Price Range**: 5-6 points
**Overview**: Thick Fat sets Hariyama apart from the other cheap Fighting-type Pokemon in the metagame. With the ability, its mono-Fighting typing, and its gargantuan HP stat, Hariyama makes for a good check to Ice-, Fire-, and Dark-types. In addition to Thick Fat, it can make use of Guts with a Flame Orb to become a very powerful wallbreaker augmented by its strong coverage options, and it can utilize the ever so valuable Knock Off to remove the items of its own checks. Despite its strengths, it can really struggle with its horrendous Speed stat and its poor defenses without a boost.
[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Bulky Attacker**: With the help of Thick Fat and its extremely high HP stat, Hariyama can function as a sturdy and fairly consistent tank. Longevity is an issue for it, however, as Drain Punch is its only form of healing. Its defensive stats without a boost also leave a lot to be desired.
**Wallbreaker**: Hariyama can use a Flame Orb with Guts to become a very dangerous wallbreaker. Sheer Force is another option to boost moves with secondary effects, but Guts is generally preferred for the greater boost to its Attack.
Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Close Combat, Drain Punch
**Setup Moves**: Bulk Up
**Utility Moves**: Taunt, Brick Break, Whirlwind
**Coverage**: Knock Off, Facade, Headlong Rush, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Heavy Slam, Iron Head, Bullet Punch, Poison Jab, Zen Headbutt, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Fire Punch, Throat Chop
Niche Moves
========
**Belly Drum**: Hariyama can maximize its damage output in one turn and become a potential sweeper by using Belly Drum. These sets rely on Sitrus Berry to get a Belly Drum off and recover HP to deal devastating damage or even sweep once Bullet Punch cannot be checked by foes. Belly Drum Hariyama is most effective with Terastallization and Steel in particular.
**Fake Out**: Fake Out can be used for another priority attack to chip away at faster foes. It can work very well alongside Bullet Punch.
**Low Sweep / Bulldoze / Rock Tomb**: Hariyama can make use of a Speed-reducing move as a utility option.
Common Items
========
**Assault Vest**: Hariyama loves to utilize an Assault Vest, especially on Thick Fat sets, as the gargantuan boost to its special bulk helps it function even better as a sturdy tank.
**Flame Orb**: Flame Orb is used to activate Guts and power up Hariyama's powerful attacks and Facade to become a fearsome wallbreaker.
**Leftovers**: Leftovers is most commonly used on Bulk Up and defensive sets to increase Hariyama's longevity.
**Sitrus Berry**: Sitrus Berry can help Hariyama avoid being KOed in certain situations and provide it more immediate recovery than Leftovers. Hariyama can also use a Sitrus Berry with Belly Drum and recover HP to facilitate a potential sweep.
Niche Items
========
**Heavy-Duty Boots**: Heavy-Duty Boots provides Hariyama safety from getting chipped down by entry hazards—with Spikes in particular being extremely detrimental to its longevity.
**Eject Pack**: Hariyama can make use of an Eject Pack to pivot and generate momentum after a strong Close Combat.
**Life Orb**: Hariyama can use a Life Orb on Sheer Force sets, but Flame Orb with Guts is often preferred.
Tera
========
Hariyama is a decent choice for a secondary Tera Captain. It typically makes use of Tera Steel to shed its Flying, Psychic, and Fairy weaknesses while powering up Bullet Punch. Tera Steel also synergizes well with Thick Fat and its other Steel-type coverage moves. Tera Normal and Tera Fighting can be used to power up Facade and its STAB moves, respectively. It can also make niche use of other Tera types like Tera Dark and Tera Fairy to improve its defensive profile, power up its vast coverage options, and flip matchups.
Draft Strategy
========
Hariyama is a Pokemon with a profile that allows it to fit on almost any team, but it shines especially on bulky offense structures. It doesn't need a large amount of support to be effective, and it can be added towards the end of a draft to round out an existing core.
**Special Wallbreakers**: Hariyama appreciates special attacking teammates that can threaten and weaken the physical walls it can struggle with. Pokemon like Enamorus and Iron Moth make for great partners.
**Pivots**: Hariyama appreciates both offensive and physically defensive pivots to provide it safe entry to break the opposing team and throw out attacks. Pokemon like Moltres, Corviknight, Meowscarada, and Alomomola work very well alongside it.
**Speed Control**: Hariyama's poor Speed leaves it susceptible to faster foes, so it appreciates having fast teammates. Fast Pokemon like Cinderace and Iron Bundle work phenomenally alongside Hariyama, being a tank they can pivot into or fall back on.
Checks and Counters
========
**Powerful Physical Attackers**: Although Hariyama can be a great special tank with an Assault Vest, its physical bulk leaves a lot to be desired. Strong physical attackers like Urshifu-R, Garchomp, and Ogerpon-W can threaten it with heavy damage and often force it out.
**Chip Damage**: Because it lacks a reliable recovery move, chip damage, especially from entry hazards like Spikes, is extremely detrimental to Hariyama's effectiveness. It is also prone to being worn down by its own Flame Orb on Guts sets.
**Physical Walls**: On non-Guts sets, Hariyama can struggle to break through physical walls that can check it very easily like Alomomola, Skarmory and Hydrapple.
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Quality checked by:
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Grammar checked by:
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