Competitive Information for Infernape [Diamond/Pearl]
Fire / Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Infernape? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Infernape is a wonderful Fire and Fighting-typed Pokemon. It's pretty usual to find yourself dealing with Infernape when battling in the 4th generation meta. Infernape is weak to Flying, Ground, Psychic, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- U-turn
- Mach Punch
Physical Sweeper Infernape (Popular/Trending)
Infernape is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Infernape's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Infernape's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Infernape's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 1/3 recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Infernape).
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Infernape switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Mach Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Blaze Kick / Flare Blitz
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Shadow Claw
- Return / Strength
Physical Sweeper Infernape
Infernape is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Infernape's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Infernape's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Infernape's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 1/3 recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Infernape).
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Infernape's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Hyper Beam / Snore
- Solar Beam / Grass Knot
- Vacuum Wave
Special Sweeper Infernape
Infernape is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Infernape's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Infernape's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Infernape's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Infernape cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Infernape must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Hasty (+Spe, -Def)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Stone Edge / Mach Punch
- Close Combat
- Grass Knot
- Overheat
Infernape Physical Sweeper (Mixed Up Monkey*)
Infernape is popular Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Infernape's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Infernape's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Mach Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Infernape's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Infernape's special attack by 2 stages).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Infernape? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Blaze Kick / Flare Blitz
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
Doubles Physical Sweeper Infernape
Infernape is an astounding Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Infernape's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Infernape's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Infernape's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 1/3 recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Infernape).
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Infernape's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Hyper Beam / Snore
- Solar Beam / Grass Knot
- Vacuum Wave
Doubles Special Sweeper Infernape
Infernape is an outstanding Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Infernape's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Infernape's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Infernape's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Infernape's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Infernape cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Infernape must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Infernape learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Infernape can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Infernape
- Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Mach Punch, Fake Out, Helping Hand, Feint, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Most notable and possible best moves for Infernape
- Close Combat
- Fire Blast
- Fire Punch
- Flare Blitz
- Grass Knot
- Hidden Power Ice
- Mach Punch
- Overheat
- Slack Off
- Sleep Talk
- Stone Edge
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Infernape in Diamond and Pearl
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Naive Nature ( 0/56/0/252/0/200/ )
- Optimize Infernape's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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