Is Monferno Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Fire/Fighting by the second evolution. Monferno handles Gardenia, Roark, and Byron. AbilityBlaze for low-health Fire boost. The Fighting coverage adds value against Candice's Ice-types. Infernape at 36 is the full package.
Roark's team hits Chimchar's weaknesses hard.
Monferno has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Monferno has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Monferno trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Monferno trades roughly evenly with Fantina'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 has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Infernape resists most of Mars's coverage and hits back hard.
Infernape resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Infernape has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Infernape has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Starter
Chimchar is available as a starter.
Recommended Moves
- LV 17FireFlame WheelPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Gardenia
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- HM08NormalRock ClimbPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Route 217
- LV 41FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
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 Gardenia
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- 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
- 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 Gardenia
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 41FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 57FireFlare BlitzPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireBlast BurnPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 228
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Monferno in Diamond & Pearl
Level a Chimchar to 14 and it becomes Monferno, which never turns up wild. That Chimchar comes only from the starter choice at the start of your journey.
Catch Chimchar at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Monferno.
How to Obtain Monferno in DP
How to Get Shiny Monferno in Diamond & Pearl
Monferno grows from Chimchar, so breed that base Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 before it evolves. Compare Shiny Monferno odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Monferno 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 Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Monferno.
Monferno Weakness
Monferno's Fire/Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Ground, Flying, and Psychic. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong.
| 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 Monferno Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Monferno
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Monferno View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
 Cubone Ground | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing | ||
 Prinplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Monferno View Prinplup builds →Water Pulse 2x68-82% Pluck 2x41-48% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
 Omanyte RockWater | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Staravia Normal | C | |
 Doduo Normal | C | |
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
 Buizel Water | C | |
 Shellos Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Monferno View Shellos builds →Water Pulse 2x53-64% Mud Bomb 2x38-45% | ||
 Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Monferno View Psyduck builds →Water Pulse 2x61-73% Confusion 2x33-39% | ||
Monferno Evolutions
Partway through Chimchar's chain. Monferno still has another evolution ahead before reaching Infernape. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+20 from Chimchar). The final form adds another 129 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Monferno 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.
DP Monferno Best Moveset
Fire/Fighting coverage at 78 in both Attack stats and 81 Speed. The moveset previews Infernape's mixed style with both physical and special options. Evolve for the real power.
Best Build
Monferno best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Stallbreaker Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Endeavor
- Vacuum Wave
- Taunt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Monferno won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 11 types means it always has an effective option. Focus Punch and Overheat anchor the STAB core.
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
39 of 43 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
To intimidate attackers, it stretches the fire on its tail to make itself appear bigger.
It uses ceilings and walls to launch aerial attacks. Its fiery tail is but one weapon.
Monferno Diamond & Pearl Guide
For Diamond & Pearl, you can run Monferno through the first few routes without issues. 405 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Infernape as fast as you can.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Monferno as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Timid on Monferno. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Monferno spans 6 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.
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
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