Infernape

#392 (Sinnoh)

#393 Piplup ›

Pokémon type

Fire

Fighting

Boosted in Sunny / Clear and Cloudy weather

Infernape weaknesses

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

160%

Resistances

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

63%

39%

Best moveset for Infernape

The best moves for Infernape are Fire Spin and Blast Burn when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Fire Spin and Close Combat deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Fire Spin

15.6DPS

Blast Burn Elite TM

41.1DPS

Defending

Rock Smash

13.6DPS

Blast Burn Elite TM

41.1DPS

Trainer Battles

Fire Spin

3.3EPT

Close Combat

2.67DPE

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Evolution

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

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

Game images

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

Summary

Infernape is a Fire & Fighting Pokémon which evolves from Monferno. It is weak to Flying, Ground, Water and Psychic moves. Infernape's best moveset is Fire Spin & Blast Burn and it has a Max CP of 3,033.

About

"It tosses its enemies around with agility. It uses all its limbs to fight in its own unique style."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Fire Spin	13	9	15.6
Rock Smash	17	8	13.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Blast Burn Elite TM	120	2	2.88
Solar Beam	180	1	1.8
Flamethrower	65	2	1.56
Close Combat	105	1	1.26
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Fire Spin	11	3	4.4	3.3
Rock Smash	9	3	3.6	2.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Close Combat ▼▼ def	100	45	2.67
Blast Burn Elite TM	110	50	2.64
Flamethrower	90	55	1.96
Solar Beam	150	80	1.88
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
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
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Blast Burn Elite TM 41.1 DPS	13.6	116%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Blast Burn Elite TM 41.1 DPS	12.5	106%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	11.8	100%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	11.8	100%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	11.7	99%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	10.8	92%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	10.6	90%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	10.5	90%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	10.4	89%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	9.5	81%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	8.6	73%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	7.4	63%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Blast Burn Elite TM 41.1 DPS	6	123%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Blast Burn Elite TM 41.1 DPS	5.6	113%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	4.9	100%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	4.7	96%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	4.5	92%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	4.5	92%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	4.3	88%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	4.1	84%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.6	74%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.3	68%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.7	55%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.5	51%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.67 DPE	15	13.3	100%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Blast Burn Elite TM 2.64 DPE	15	13.2	99%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	18	11	82%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Solar Beam 1.88 DPE	24	10.7	80%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	10.6	80%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.67 DPE	21	9.8	74%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Blast Burn Elite TM 2.64 DPE	24	9.8	73%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	24	8.2	62%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Solar Beam 1.88 DPE	36	8	60%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	30	7.9	60%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	4.9	37%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	30	3.9	30%

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 Infernape counters

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

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Confusion

Psystrike

0.46
2
Rayquaza

Air Slash

Dragon Ascent

0.49
3
Moltres (Shadow)

Wing Attack

Fly

0.49
4
Salamence (Shadow)

Dragon Tail

Fly

0.51
5
Latios (Shadow)

Zen Headbutt

Psychic

0.53

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		222
Defense		151
Stamina		183

Max HP

Level 40	156
Level 50	166

Average size

Height	1.2 m
Weight	55 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	1,150
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,533
Level 30 Max wild	2,300
Level 40	2,683
Level 50	3,033

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,916
Level 35 (wild)	2,491