Monferno Pokemon Guide

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Monferno Pokemon Guide

Monferno is a Fire and Fighting-type Pokemon known for its speed, fiery tail, fighting moves and evolution from Chimchar. This guide covers Monferno’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Monferno

Shiny Form

Shiny Monferno

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Monferno 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.

Monferno Guide Contents

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

Monferno Description

Monferno evolves from Chimchar and later evolves into Infernape. It is a Fire and Fighting-type Pokemon that uses speed, flames and agile fighting techniques to pressure opponents.

Competitive Overview

Is Monferno Good in Competitive?

Monferno is usually more important as an evolution step than as a top competitive Pokemon, but it can still be useful in limited formats because of its speed, offensive typing and priority options like Mach Punch.

Monferno’s biggest strengths are its Fire and Fighting coverage, Blaze ability and access to fast physical attacks. Its main issues are lower bulk and weaknesses to Water, Flying, Ground and Psychic-type moves.

Monferno Quick Facts

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

Name

Monferno

National Dex

#0391

Type

Fire / Fighting

Species

Playful Pokemon

Height

2’11” / 0.9 m

90 cm

Weight

48.5 lbs / 22.0 kg

22 kg

Abilities

Blaze, Iron Fist

Monferno Stats

Monferno has balanced attacking stats and solid Speed for a middle evolution. Its bulk is limited, so it often relies on offensive pressure and useful coverage.

Attack

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

Monferno Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Monferno has access to Fire and Fighting attacks along with coverage and setup options. These are some of Monferno’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Fire type Pokemon icon

Flamethrower

A reliable Fire-type attack that gives Monferno consistent same-type damage.

Fire type Pokemon icon

Flame Wheel

A physical Fire-type option that fits Monferno’s early and mid-game role.

Fighting type Pokemon icon

Mach Punch

A priority Fighting-type move that lets Monferno strike before many opponents.

Fighting type Pokemon icon

Close Combat

A powerful Fighting-type attack that gives Monferno strong offensive pressure when available.

Fire type Pokemon icon

Fire Punch

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

Electric type Pokemon icon

Thunder Punch

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

Flying type Pokemon icon

Acrobatics

A useful coverage move against Fighting, Bug and Grass-type Pokemon in some games.

Normal type Pokemon icon

Swords Dance

A setup move that can raise Monferno’s Attack and help it sweep weakened teams.

Monferno All Moves

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

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Start	Mach Punch	Fighting	Physical	40	100
1	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100
9	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	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
36	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100
39	Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85
46	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100
49	Slack Off	Normal	Status	–	–
56	Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100
TM	Agility	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Burning Jealousy	Fire	Special	70	100
TM	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	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	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	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	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100
TM	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	–	–
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	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	–	–
Switcheroo	Dark	Status	–	100
Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100

Monferno 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

Monferno 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.

Monferno Evolution

Monferno evolves from Chimchar at Level 14 and evolves into Infernape at Level 36. The full evolution line is 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 Monferno in Pokemon Games

Monferno’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Monferno is obtained by choosing or receiving Chimchar and evolving it at Level 14.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Monferno
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 Monferno
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 Monferno
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 Monferno
Pokemon Diamond	Evolve Chimchar at Level 14.
Pokemon Pearl	Evolve Chimchar at Level 14.
Pokemon Platinum	Evolve Chimchar at Level 14.
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 Monferno
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 Monferno
Pokemon X	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Y	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Evolve Chimchar at Level 14 after receiving or transferring Chimchar.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Chimchar at Level 14 after receiving or transferring Chimchar.

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

Game	Where to Find Monferno
Pokemon Sun	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Evolve Chimchar at Level 14 after receiving or transferring Chimchar.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Evolve Chimchar at Level 14 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 Monferno
Pokemon Sword	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shield	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Evolve Chimchar at Level 14.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Evolve Chimchar at Level 14.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Obsidian Fieldlands, including Ramanas Island and related Chimchar line encounters.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Monferno
Pokemon Scarlet	Transfer from Pokemon HOME or evolve Chimchar when available through The Indigo Disk.
Pokemon Violet	Transfer from Pokemon HOME or evolve Chimchar 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 Monferno
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Monferno FAQ

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

What type is Monferno?

Monferno is a Fire and Fighting-type Pokemon.

What is Monferno weak against?

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

What does Monferno evolve from?

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

What are Monferno’s abilities?

Monferno’s abilities are Blaze and Iron Fist.

What are Monferno’s best moves?

Monferno’s best moves often include Flamethrower, Flame Wheel, Mach Punch, Close Combat, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Acrobatics and Swords Dance.

Is Monferno good in Pokemon?

Monferno is useful during story progression and limited formats, though it is usually strongest after evolving into Infernape.

How do you get Monferno?

The most common way to get Monferno is to evolve Chimchar at Level 14.

Is Mega Monferno available?

No, Monferno does not have a Mega Evolution.

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