Google Gemini Answer
Makuhita(
メェークル)isaFighting-typePokémonintroducedinGenerationIII.Itisthepre-evolvedformof
Hariyama.
Abilities
Guts(HiddenAbility):IncreasesAttackby50%whenafflictedwithastatuscondition.
ThickFat(HiddenAbility):ReducesdamagetakenfromFireandIce-typemovesby50%.
EffectiveUse
MakuhitaisaphysicalattackerwithhighAttackandDefense,butlowSpeed.Itcanbeusedeffectivelyasaphysicalwallorasalate-gamesweeper.
Moves
BulkUp:IncreasesAttackandDefenseby1.
KnockOff:Removesthetarget'shelditem.
CloseCombat:PowerfulFighting-typemove,butlowersAttackandDefense.
BodyPress:Fighting-typemovethatdealsdamagebasedontheuser'sDefense.
Earthquake:Ground-typemovethathitsalladjacentPokémon.
CrossChop:Fighting-typemovethathasahighcriticalhitratio.
VitalThrow:Fighting-typemovethatdoesmoredamageifthetargetisheavier.
Role
PhysicalWall:WithitshighDefenseandGutsability,MakuhitacantankphysicalhitsandsetupBulkUptobecomeanuisanceforopponents.
Late-GameSweeper:IfMakuhitacansurvivelongenoughtosetupBulkUp,itcanbecomeapowerfulsweeperwithmoveslikeCloseCombatandBodyPress.
Synergies
Pokémonthatcansetupentryhazards:MakuhitabenefitsfromentryhazardssuchasStealthRockandSpikes,astheycanchipawayatopponents'HPandmakeiteasierforMakuhitatotakethemdown.
PokémonwithFollowMe:MakuhitacanuseFollowMetodrawattacksawayfromweakerteammates,allowingthemtosetuporusetheirownmovessafely.
PokémonwithHealing:MakuhitacanbenefitfromPokémonthatcanhealit,suchasChanseyorBlissey,asitcanhelpitstayalivelongenoughtosetupBulkUporsweep.
Counters
SpecialAttackers:MakuhitahaslowSpecialDefense,makingitvulnerabletospecialattacks.
Psychic-types:Psychic-typesareimmunetoMakuhita'sFighting-typemovesandcaneasilytakeitdownwithspecialattacks.
FasterPokémon:PokémonthatarefasterthanMakuhitacantakeitoutbeforeithasachancetosetup.
