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Hariyama is a large, hulking, and mostly gray bipedal Pokémon that is modeled after sumo wrestlers. It has very large orange hands with three fingers. On its head, it has a pointed triangular crest and V-shaped marking of dark blue that runs across the tops of its eyes. This marking becomes a long blue ponytail in the back. On the sides of its head are round, stubby ears with visible holes in them. It has an orange, semicircular pattern on its abdomen. It has yellow skirt-like extensions on its waist and large, thick, dark blue legs with orange, two-toed feet. Its body is mostly muscle instead of fat.
When its body tenses, its muscles become as hard as stone. Its powerful arms can send a truck flying and break a telephone pole in two. It stomps on the ground to build power. Its signature move is Smelling Salts, and Arm Thrust is a former signature move. It likes to match power with big-bodied Pokémon. It is known to stand on train tracks and stop trains with its thrusts. It lives in mountainous areas.
In Pikachu's Island Adventure, a Hariyama assisted Meowth in kicking out a bunch of Wynaut and others from their island playground. Along with Exploud, Hariyama used his powerful attacks to bully the others, but was easily tricked and eventually defeated by Mirror Coat.
Hariyama appears in Pokémon Adventures as the evolved form of Brawly's signature Pokémon. Despite the new-found power that it got from evolving during its Gym battle with Sapphire, it was unable to defeat Chic. Hariyama is later used when Brawly is attacked by Blaise of Team Magma.
Hariyama practices its straight-arm slaps in any number of locations. One hit of this Pokémon's powerful, openhanded, straight-arm punches could snap a telephone pole in two.
Hariyama's thick body may appear fat, but it is actually a hunk of solid muscle. If this Pokémon bears down and tightens all its muscles, its body becomes as hard as a rock.
It has the habit of challenging others without hesitation to tests of strength. It's been known to stand on train tracks and stop trains using forearm thrusts.
Hariyama practices its straight-arm slaps in any number of locations. One hit of this Pokémon’s powerful, openhanded, straight-arm punches could snap a telephone pole in two.
Hariyama’s thick body may appear fat, but it is actually a hunk of solid muscle. If this Pokémon bears down and tightens all its muscles, its body becomes as hard as a rock.
Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Hariyama and Hariteyama may be a combination of 張り手harite (an open-hand slap move in sumo), 張り合う hariau (to compete with), or 張り倒す haritaosu (to knock down), and 山 yama (mountain). Hariyama literally means 針山 (pincushion), and it is also a sumo ranking.
In other languages
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Japanese
ハリテヤマ Hariteyama
From 張り手 harite, 張り合う hariau, 張り倒す haritaosu, 針山 hariyama, and 山 yama
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