Infernape Pokemon Guide

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Infernape Pokemon Guide

Infernape is a Fire and Fighting-type Pokemon known for its high Speed, mixed attacking potential, Blaze ability, Iron Fist hidden ability and evolution from Monferno. This guide covers Infernape’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Infernape

Shiny Form

Shiny Infernape

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Infernape guide supports current Pokemon games, Pokemon Champions and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Infernape Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Evolution	Locations
Abilities	FAQ

Infernape Description

Infernape is the final evolution of Chimchar and Monferno. It is a Fire and Fighting-type Pokemon known for speed, aggressive offense and a wide movepool with Fire, Fighting, Electric, Grass, Rock and setup options.

Competitive Overview

Is Infernape Good in Competitive?

Infernape can be a strong competitive Pokemon because of its high Speed, mixed attacking stats, strong Fire and Fighting coverage and access to priority, setup and utility moves.

Infernape’s biggest strengths are its offensive versatility, speed and ability to pressure many different team styles. Its main issues are modest bulk and weaknesses to Water, Flying, Ground and Psychic-type attacks.

Infernape Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Infernape, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Infernape

National Dex

#0392

Type

Fire / Fighting

Species

Flame Pokemon

Height

3’11” / 1.2 m

120 cm

Weight

121.3 lbs / 55.0 kg

55 kg

Abilities

Blaze, Iron Fist

Infernape Stats

Infernape has high Speed and strong mixed attacking stats. Its defenses are lower, so it often works best as a fast attacker, setup sweeper or offensive utility Pokemon.

Attack

104

Defense

Special Attack

104

Special Defense

Speed

108

Infernape Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Infernape has a deep movepool with Fire, Fighting, Electric, Grass, Rock and setup options. These are some of Infernape’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Fire type Pokemon icon

Flare Blitz

A powerful physical Fire-type attack that gives Infernape major damage potential.

Fighting type Pokemon icon

Close Combat

A high-power Fighting-type attack and one of Infernape’s strongest same-type moves.

Fighting type Pokemon icon

Mach Punch

A priority Fighting-type move that helps Infernape finish weakened opponents.

Fire type Pokemon icon

Fire Punch

A punching-based Fire-type attack that can benefit from Iron Fist when available.

Electric type Pokemon icon

Thunder Punch

Coverage that helps Infernape hit Water and Flying-type Pokemon.

Grass type Pokemon icon

Grass Knot

Special coverage that can punish heavier Water, Ground and Rock-type Pokemon.

Rock type Pokemon icon

Stone Edge

Coverage against Flying, Fire, Bug and Ice-type Pokemon.

Normal type Pokemon icon

Swords Dance

A setup move that can make Infernape much more dangerous as a physical attacker.

Infernape All Moves

Infernape can learn different moves across Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Infernape’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Start	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100
1	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Mach Punch	Fighting	Physical	40	100
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100
16	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80
19	Flame Wheel	Fire	Physical	60	100
26	Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100
29	Torment	Dark	Status	–	100
42	Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85
47	Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100
52	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100
58	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	–	–
65	Raging Fury	Fire	Physical	120	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Agility	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Aura Sphere	Fighting	Special	80	–
TM	Blast Burn	Fire	Special	150	90
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Burning Jealousy	Fire	Special	70	100
TM	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100
TM	Coaching	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Encore	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Fire Pledge	Fire	Special	80	100
TM	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85
TM	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80
TM	Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
TM	Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Metronome	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
TM	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
TM	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90
TM	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Scorching Sands	Ground	Special	70	100
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Temper Flare	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	U Turn	Bug	Physical	70	100
TM	Upper Hand	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Vacuum Wave	Fighting	Special	40	100
TM	Will O Wisp	Fire	Status	–	85
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Counter	Fighting	Physical	–	100
Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100
Encore	Normal	Status	–	100
Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100
Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
Focus Energy	Normal	Status	–	–
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
Slack Off	Normal	Status	–	–
Switcheroo	Dark	Status	–	100
Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100

Infernape Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

This Pokemon is a Fire and Fighting-type Pokemon. This gives it useful resistances to Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Dark and Steel-type moves, but it is weak to Water, Flying, Ground and Psychic-type attacks.

Type

Fire / Fighting

Weaknesses

Water, Flying, Ground, Psychic

Resistances

Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Dark, Steel

Immunity

None

Infernape Abilities

Its abilities support Fire-type offense and punching-based attacks depending on the game and format.

Blaze

Powers up Fire-type moves when this Pokemon has low HP.

Iron Fist

Powers up punching moves in games where this hidden ability is available.

Infernape Evolution

Infernape evolves from Monferno at Level 36. Monferno evolves from Chimchar at Level 14, making the full evolution line Chimchar, Monferno and Infernape.

Stage 1

Chimchar

Fire type Pokemon icon

Starting form

Stage 2

Monferno

Evolves from Chimchar at Level 14

Stage 3

Infernape

Evolves from Monferno at Level 36

Where to Find Infernape in Pokemon Games

Infernape’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Infernape is obtained by evolving Monferno at Level 36.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Infernape
Pokemon Red	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Infernape
Pokemon Gold	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Silver	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Infernape
Pokemon Ruby	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Sapphire	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Emerald	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon FireRed	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Not available because this Pokemon had not been introduced yet.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Infernape
Pokemon Diamond	Evolve Monferno at Level 36.
Pokemon Pearl	Evolve Monferno at Level 36.
Pokemon Platinum	Evolve Monferno at Level 36.
Pokemon HeartGold	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Infernape
Pokemon Black	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Black 2	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Infernape
Pokemon X	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Y	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Evolve Monferno at Level 36 after receiving or transferring Chimchar.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Monferno at Level 36 after receiving or transferring Chimchar.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Infernape
Pokemon Sun	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Evolve Monferno at Level 36 after receiving or transferring Chimchar.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Evolve Monferno at Level 36 after receiving or transferring Chimchar.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Infernape
Pokemon Sword	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shield	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Evolve Monferno at Level 36.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Evolve Monferno at Level 36.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Ramanas Island or evolve Monferno at Level 36.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Infernape
Pokemon Scarlet	Transfer from Pokemon HOME or evolve Monferno when available through The Indigo Disk.
Pokemon Violet	Transfer from Pokemon HOME or evolve Monferno when available through The Indigo Disk.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Infernape
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Infernape FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Infernape. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Infernape?

Infernape is a Fire and Fighting-type Pokemon.

What is Infernape weak against?

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

What does Infernape evolve from?

Infernape evolves from Monferno at Level 36. Monferno evolves from Chimchar at Level 14.

What are Infernape’s abilities?

Infernape’s abilities are Blaze and Iron Fist.

What are Infernape’s best moves?

Infernape’s best moves often include Flare Blitz, Close Combat, Mach Punch, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Grass Knot, Stone Edge and Swords Dance.

Is Infernape good in Pokemon?

Yes, Infernape can be strong because of its Speed, mixed offense, useful typing and wide movepool.

How do you get Infernape?

The most common way to get Infernape is to evolve Monferno at Level 36 after evolving Chimchar into Monferno at Level 14.

Is Mega Infernape available?

No, Infernape does not have a Mega Evolution.

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