Is Infernape Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Fire/Fighting at level 36. Fast, strong, and covers half the gym circuit. Handles Byron, Candice, Aaron, and contributes everywhere else. Flint's all-Fire E4 is a mirror, but Infernape's Fighting secondary gives it the edge. The best starter choice in Platinum.
Roark's team hits Chimchar's weaknesses hard.
Monferno has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Monferno trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Monferno has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Monferno trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Infernape resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Infernape resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Infernape has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Infernape has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Infernape has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Infernape has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Infernape trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Infernape resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Infernape resists most of Mars's coverage and hits back hard.
Infernape resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Infernape trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Starter
Chimchar is available as a starter.
Recommended Moves
- LV 17FireFlame WheelPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Fantina
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- After Maylene
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 212
- LV 41FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORPoisonGunk ShotPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Survival Area
Evolve Chimchar to Monferno
Chimchar evolves into Monferno at Level 14. Your Chimchar should hit Level 14 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 36FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 49FireFlare BlitzPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORPoisonGunk ShotPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Monferno to Infernape
Monferno evolves into Infernape at Level 36. Your Monferno should hit Level 36 before you reach Byron, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 41FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 57FireFlare BlitzPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireBlast BurnPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 228
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORPoisonGunk ShotPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Infernape in Platinum
Infernape closes the Chimchar line at level 36 from Monferno. The starter choice is the sole way in, so this fighting ape traces all the way back to the Route 201 pick.
Catch Chimchar at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Infernape.
How to Obtain Infernape in Pt
- Step 2Evolve into MonfernoBREEDINGAvailableLeave Infernape with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Chimchar egg.
- Step 3Infernape ✓
How to Get Shiny Infernape in Platinum
Infernape tops the Chimchar line, so hatch a shiny Chimchar from a foreign Ditto, then grind it up. Compare Shiny Infernape odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Infernape Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum shiny odds for Infernape.
Infernape Weakness
Infernape is weak to Water, Ground, Flying, and Psychic. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Infernape leans offensive (base 104 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Dark, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Bug |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Infernape Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Infernape
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Infernape View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x91-108%KO Earthquake 2x68-80% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Infernape View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 2x84-99% Water Pulse 2x56-66% | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Infernape View Lunatone builds →Psychic 2x84-99% Earthquake 2x42-50% | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Infernape View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x73-87% Psychic 2x54-64% | ||
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Infernape Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Chimchar through Monferno ends here at Infernape. Want more? Breed for Chimchar eggs. A massive partner pool available via two egg groups. The evolution from Chimchar pushed Infernape to 534 total stats. Speed saw the largest single gain at +47. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Infernape to get Chimchar eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field and Human-Like egg groups. Notable egg moves include Blaze Kick, Counter, Double Kick and 7 more.
Pt Infernape Best Moveset
25% HP from MoveStealth Rock on every switch and 71 in both defenses mean the moveset doesn't last long. 104 in both Attack and Sp. Atk at 108 Speed makes every turn count while Infernape is alive. The clock is always ticking.
Best Build
Infernape best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Close Combat
- U Turn
- Grass Knot
- Fire Blast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 11 types means almost nothing walls Infernape cleanly, with Focus Punch and Blast Burn anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
45 of 50 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It uses unique fighting moves with fire on its hands and feet. It will take on any opponent.
Infernape Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Infernape plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move.
In Platinum, Jolly is the go-to nature for Infernape. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Infernape appears in 12 games across 6 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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