#392 Infernape

fire fighting

Height1.2 m(3'11")

Weight55 kg(121.3 lbs)

Gender♂ 87.5%♀ 12.5%

Gen 4

Infernape Evolution

ChimcharLevel 1

MonfernoLevel 14

InfernapeLevel 36

Infernape's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	76		293
Attack	104		244
Defense	71		178
Sp. Atk	104		244
Sp. Def	71		178
Speed	108		252
		0/508	1389

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

water ground flying psychic

1xdamage

normal electric fighting poison rock ghost dragon fairy

0.5xdamage

fire grass ice dark steel

0.25xdamage

bug

Infernape Abilities

Blaze

Strengthens Fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Iron FistHidden

Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.

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Infernape Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Scratch	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	Hard, pointed, sharp claws rake the target to inflict damage.
Leer	normal	status	–	100	Level 1	The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers their Defense stats.
Ember	fire	special	40	100	Level 1	The target is attacked with small flames. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Mach Punch	fighting	physical	40	100	Level 1	The user throws a punch at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Close Combat	fighting	physical	120	100	Level 1	The user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.
Fury Swipes	normal	physical	18	80	Level 16	The user attacks by raking the target with claws, scythes, or the like. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Flame Wheel	fire	physical	60	100	Level 19	The user attacks by cloaking itself in fire and charging at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Feint	normal	physical	30	100	Level 26	This attack can hit a target using a move such as Protect or Detect. This also lifts the effects of those moves.
Torment	dark	status	–	100	Level 29	The user torments and enrages the target, making it incapable of using the same move twice in a row.
Fire Spin	fire	special	35	85	Level 42	The user traps the target inside a fierce vortex of fire that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Flare Blitz	fire	physical	120	100	Level 47	The user cloaks itself in fire and charges the target to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot and may leave the target with a burn.
Acrobatics	flying	physical	55	100	Level 52	The user nimbly strikes the target. This attack does massive damage if the user isn't holding an item.
Calm Mind	psychic	status	–	–	Level 58	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Raging Fury	fire	physical	120	100	Level 65	The user rampages around spewing flames for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.
Aerial Ace	flying	physical	60	–	TM	The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.
Agility	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Aura Sphere	fighting	special	80	–	TM	The user lets loose a pulse of aura power from deep within its body at the target. This attack never misses.
Blast Burn	fire	special	150	90	TM	The target is razed by a fiery explosion. The user can't move on the next turn.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Bulk Up	fighting	status	–	–	TM	The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats.
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100	TM	The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Burning Jealousy	fire	special	70	100	TM	The user attacks with energy from jealousy. This leaves all opposing Pokémon that have had their stats boosted during the turn with a burn.
Coaching	fighting	status	–	–	TM	The user properly coaches its ally Pokémon, boosting their Attack and Defense stats.
Dig	ground	physical	80	100	TM	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Drain Punch	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with an energy-draining punch. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100	TM	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
Endeavor	normal	physical	–	100	TM	The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fake Tears	dark	status	–	100	TM	The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Fire Blast	fire	special	110	85	TM	The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Fire Pledge	fire	special	80	100	TM	A column of fire hits the target. When used with its grass counterpart, this move's power is boosted and a vast sea of fire appears.
Flame Charge	fire	physical	50	100	TM	Cloaking itself in flame, the user attacks the target. Then, building up momentum, the user boosts its Speed stat.
Flamethrower	fire	special	90	100	TM	The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Focus Blast	fighting	special	120	70	TM	The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Focus Punch	fighting	physical	150	100	TM	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Grass Knot	grass	special	–	100	TM	The user snares the target with grass and trips it. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Gunk Shot	poison	physical	120	80	TM	The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Knock Off	dark	physical	65	100	TM	The user slaps down the target's held item, making it unusable for that battle. This move does more damage if the target has a held item.
Lash Out	dark	physical	75	100	TM	The user lashes out to vent its frustration toward the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's stats were lowered during this turn.
Low Kick	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Low Sweep	fighting	physical	65	100	TM	The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's Speed stat.
Metronome	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
Mud Slap	ground	special	20	100	TM	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Nasty Plot	dark	status	–	–	TM	The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Overheat	fire	special	130	90	TM	The user attacks the target with all its might. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Poison Jab	poison	physical	80	100	TM	The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psych Up	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Reversal	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Roar	normal	status	–	–	TM	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	TM	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Scorching Sands	ground	special	70	100	TM	The user throws scorching sand at the target to attack. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Shadow Claw	ghost	physical	70	100	TM	The user attacks by slashing the target with a sharp claw made from shadows. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Smack Down	rock	physical	50	100	TM	The user throws a stone or similar projectile to attack the target. If the target is in the air, it will be knocked down to the ground.
Solar Beam	grass	special	120	100	TM	The user gathers light on the first turn, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn.
Stealth Rock	rock	status	–	–	TM	The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Stone Edge	rock	physical	100	80	TM	The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	TM	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Swords Dance	normal	status	–	–	TM	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Temper Flare	fire	physical	75	100	TM	Spurred by desperation, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thief	dark	physical	60	100	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Throat Chop	dark	physical	80	100	TM	The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.
U Turn	bug	physical	70	100	TM	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Upper Hand	fighting	physical	65	100	TM	The user reacts to the target's movement and strikes with the heel of its palm, making the target flinch. This move fails if the target is not readying a priority move.
Uproar	normal	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep.
Vacuum Wave	fighting	special	40	100	TM	The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the target. This move always goes first.
Will O Wisp	fire	status	–	85	TM	The user shoots a sinister flame at the target to inflict a burn.
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90	TM	The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Counter	fighting	physical	–	100	Egg	A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Double Kick	fighting	physical	30	100	Egg	The user attacks by kicking the target twice in a row using two feet.
Encore	normal	status	–	100	Egg	The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.
Fake Out	normal	physical	40	100	Egg	This attack hits first and makes the target flinch. It works only on the first turn each time the user enters battle.
Fire Punch	fire	physical	75	100	Egg	The target is attacked with a fiery punch. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Focus Energy	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that its future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits.
Heat Wave	fire	special	95	90	Egg	The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on opposing Pokémon. This may also leave them with a burn.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Slack Off	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The user slacks off, restoring its own HP by up to half its max HP.
Switcheroo	dark	status	–	100	Egg	The user trades held items with the target faster than the eye can follow.
Taunt	dark	status	–	100	Egg	The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Thunder Punch	electric	physical	75	100	Egg	The target is attacked with an electrified punch. This may also leave the target with paralysis.

Infernape Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Diamond

It uses a special kind of martial arts involving all its limbs. Its fire never goes out.

Pearl

Its crown of fire is indicative of its fiery nature. It is beaten by none in terms of quickness.

Platinum

It uses unique fighting moves with fire on its hands and feet. It will take on any opponent.

HeartGold

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

Legends: Arceus

A tall, hardy Pokémon with a dazzling appearance. It shrouds itself in flame and battles as if engaged in dance—truly a sight to behold.

In Other Languages

Infernape's Japanese name is Gōkazaru (ゴウカザル). Here are all the official names for Infernape across different languages:

JapaneseゴウカザルGōkazaru

Korean초염몽

Chinese (Traditional)烈焰猴

FrenchSimiabraz

GermanPanferno

SpanishInfernape

ItalianInfernape

Chinese (Simplified)烈焰猴

Infernape Breeding

Species

Flame Pokémon

Egg Groups

Ground Humanshape

Hatch Time5,120 steps(20 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate45

Base Friendship70

Growth RateMedium Slow

Base Experience240

How to Get Infernape

Infernape is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Infernape in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers

Sinnoh (Platinum) #6 Hisui #63 Blueberry #196

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