Hariyama 41/106 · Great Encounters

Great Encounters is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on February 1, 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. Hariyama is 41/106, in position 41 of 106 on this checklist. Before it is 40 Grovyle, and after it is 42 Huntail. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Hariyama is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 38. In the Pokédex this is Hariyama (#297), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Makuhita. In this catalog that name is Makuhita (#296).

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Hariyama (#297) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Hariyama 8/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 13 other cards of Hariyama list a different HP.

The attack Palm Strike lists 20+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 40 more damage. Spirited Throw is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. If Hariyama has fewer remaining HP than the Defending Pokémon, this attack's base damage is 80. Weakness is Psychic +30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It loves to match power with big-bodied Pokémon. It can knock a truck flying with its arm thrusts."

I keep a set binder for Great Encounters, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Great Encounters set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Hariyama can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.