Monferno

#391 (Sinnoh)

#392 Infernape ›

Pokémon type

Fire

Fighting

Boosted in Sunny / Clear and Cloudy weather

Monferno weaknesses

Monferno is weak to Flying, Ground, Water and Psychic-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Monferno is resistant to Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Bug-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Monferno

The best moves for Monferno are Ember and Flamethrower when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Ember and Flame Wheel deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Ember

12DPS

Flamethrower

39DPS

Defending

Rock Smash

13.6DPS

Flamethrower

39DPS

Trainer Battles

Ember

4.5EPT

Flame Wheel

2.13DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Chimchar family. Monferno evolves from Chimchar for 25 Candy, and into Infernape for 100 Candy.

Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Chimchar for 22 Candy, Monferno for 90 Candy.

Game images

Monferno, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Monferno is a Fire & Fighting Pokémon which evolves from Chimchar. It is weak to Flying, Ground, Water and Psychic moves. Monferno's best moveset is Ember & Flamethrower and it has a Max CP of 1,780. Monferno evolves into Infernape.

About

"It uses ceilings and walls to launch aerial attacks. Its fiery tail is but one weapon."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Rock Smash	17	8	13.6
Ember	10	10	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Flamethrower	65	2	1.56
Low Sweep	40	3	1.45
Flame Wheel	55	2	1.32
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Ember	4	2	2.4	4.5
Rock Smash	9	3	3.6	2.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Flame Wheel	80	45	2.13
Flamethrower	90	55	1.96
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Low Sweep	40	40	1.2
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Ember 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	7.9	100%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	7.8	99%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.1	89%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7	89%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Flame Wheel 26.4 DPS	6.9	86%
Ember 12 DPS	Flame Wheel 26.4 DPS	6.8	86%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Low Sweep 24 DPS	6.8	85%
Ember 12 DPS	Low Sweep 24 DPS	6.7	84%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.5	69%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.1	64%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	3.5	100%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Flame Wheel 26.4 DPS	3.1	91%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Low Sweep 24 DPS	3	88%
Ember 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	2.9	84%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.7	78%
Ember 12 DPS	Flame Wheel 26.4 DPS	2.6	75%
Ember 12 DPS	Low Sweep 24 DPS	2.6	74%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.2	62%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2	57%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.5	44%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Ember 4.5 EPT	Flame Wheel 2.13 DPE	10	12	100%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	14	11.2	94%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.8	90%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Flame Wheel 2.13 DPE	21	8.6	72%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	24	8.2	68%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	30	7.9	66%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Low Sweep 1.2 DPE	10	7.8	65%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Low Sweep 1.2 DPE	18	6.4	53%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	30	3.9	33%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	3	25%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Monferno counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Monferno Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Psycho Cut

Psystrike

0.3
2
Deoxys (Normal Forme)

Zen Headbutt

Psycho Boost

0.34
3
Rayquaza

Air Slash

Dragon Ascent

0.35
4
Moltres (Shadow)

Wing Attack

Fly

0.35
5
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.36

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo Y with Psycho Cut and Future Sight+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		158
Defense		105
Stamina		162

Max HP

Level 40	139
Level 50	148

Average size

Height	0.9 m
Weight	22 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	10,000
Candy	25

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	674
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	899
Level 30 Max wild	1,349
Level 40	1,574
Level 50	1,780

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,124
Level 35 (wild)	1,462