Infernape
Flame Pokémon
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.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Choice Scarf
RUSource: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Infernape can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Close Combat Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Mach Punch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Slack Off Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 11 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 12 | Power-Up Punch Raises the user’s Attack by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 19 | Flame Wheel Has a chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves. | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 25 | Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 26 | Feint Hits through Protect and Detect. | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 29 | Punishment Power increases against targets with more raised stats, up to a maximum of 200. | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| 29 | Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 29 | U-turn User must switch out after attacking. | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 34 | Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 42 | Fire Spin Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 43 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 47 | Flare Blitz User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 52 | Acrobatics Has double power if the user has no held item. | Flying | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 |
| 58 | Calm Mind Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 65 | Raging Fury | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Infernape can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Infernape.






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Cite this page
“Infernape”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/infernape.
Species data from PokéAPI.