Best moveset for Infernape in Pokemon Go & is it any good?

Cassidy Stephenson

  ❘   Published: 2024-02-20T18:24:54  ❘   Updated: 2024-02-20T18:24:54

Wondering about Infernape’s potential in Pokemon Go competitive battles? We’ve got you covered on its best moveset & more.

Introduced in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, Infernape is the powerful Fire/Fighting-type evolution of Chimchar. Now, players are trying to get their hands on one as a result of the Road to Sinnoh event Raids.

There are plenty of festivities for Pokemon Go trainers to get involved with during the Road to Sinnoh event. For example, the Gen 4 starter evolutions, Prinplup, Monferno, and Grotle, are appearing in 3-star Raids.

If you have since evolved that Monferno into Infernape, keep reading to learn its best moveset and viability in competitive play.

Infernape general stats in Pokemon Go

This Fire-type evolution has an attack-based stat spread of 222 (ATK), 151 (DEF), and 183 (STA) and can reach a max CP value of 3033 in Pokemon Go, which can be boosted by Sunny and Cloudy weather.

As a Fire/Fighting dual-type, Infernape is vulnerable to Flying, Ground, Psychic, and Water-type moves. However, this Pokemon resists Bug, Dark, Fire, Grass, Ice, and Steel-type attacks.

Best moveset for Infernape

The best moveset for Infernape is Fire Spin as a Fast Move and Blast Burn as a Charged Move, with 15.91 damage per second and 362.8 damage before the Pokemon faints.

You can replace Fire Spin with Rock Smash and Blast Burn with Flamethrower if you wish to do so, considering they still take advantage of the Same Type Attack Bonus.

All moves Infernape can learn

This Fire/Fighting-type Pokemon can learn a total of two Fast Moves and four Charged Moves.

Infernape Fast Moves

• Rock Smash (Fighting/STAB)
• Fire Spin (Fire/STAB)

Infernape Charged Moves

• Flamethrower (Fire/STAB)
• Solar Beam (Grass)
• Close Combat (Fighting/STAB)
• Blast Burn (Fire/STAB/Elite TM)

Is Infernape any good in Pokemon Go?

Compared to other Fire-type Pokemon, Infernape isn’t a great choice for competitive play. For example, it’s lackluster compared to Gen 3’s Blaziken in terms of a higher attack stat and the ability to Mega Evolve.

However, Infernape gained a little more viability after receiving its Blast Burn Community Day Move. Still, we don’t recommend bringing one into battle.

That’s everything you need to know about Infernape’s moveset and its viability in competitive play. For more game content, check our guides below:

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