Hariyama are very large, hulking and mostly grayish-colored Pokémon that are modeled after sumo wrestlers. Their most notable feature, of which they use extensively in battle, is their extremely large orange hands with three fingers. Hariyama's head has a pointed, triangular crest, and the pattern of blue, across the tops of their eyes like a V, sports a long blue ponytail in the back. On the sides of Hariyama's head is its round, stubby ears with visible holes in them. They have a semicircular pattern of orange coloration, shaped somewhat like a rising sun, on their abdomen. Hariyama has yellow skirt-like extensions on its waist and large, thick blue legs with orange, two-toed feet. While Hariyama's body appears to be mostly fat, it is actually mostly muscle.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Like many Fighting-type Pokémon, Hariyama is extremely physically strong. Hariyama's Arm Thrust could snap a telephone pole in two or send a 10-ton truck flying. Hariyama is able to learn the move Brine, despite its Fighting-type: possibly a reference to how sumo wrestlers purify the ring with salt before the match.
Behavior
Hariyama are competitive Pokémon that love to match their strengths against other big-bodied Pokémon. Hariyama is known to stand on train tracks and stop trains using Arm Thrust. Hariyama also stomps on the ground to build power.
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 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's name is a shortening of its Japanese name, Hariteyama. Its name 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.
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