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monferno
#391

Monferno

Playful Pokémon

FireFighting

It skillfully controls the intensity of the fire on its tail to keep its foes at an ideal distance.

Base Stats

HP 64
Attack 78
Defense 52
Sp. Atk 78
Sp. Def 52
Speed 81
Total 405

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Blaze Iron Fist (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

monferno Monferno Lv. 14
infernape Infernape Lv. 36

Moves

Details

Category Playful Pokémon
Height 0.9 m
Weight 22.0 kg
Base Exp 142
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground ,Humanshape

Sprites

monferno Front Front
monferno Back Back
monferno Front Shiny Front Shiny
monferno Back Shiny Back Shiny
monferno Official Art Official Art
monferno Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 15.3%
All-Out Attacker
Item
Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability
Iron Fist
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Swords Dance
Item
Life Orb / Eviolite
Ability
Iron Fist
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Nasty Plot
Item
Life Orb / Eviolite
Nature
Modest / Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Monferno is one of two relevant Fighting-types in PU, and it is a very versatile threat with access to utility moves like Taunt, Stealth Rock, and Will-O-Wisp. Its ability to use Eviolite and useful resistances to Grass-, Ice-, and Dark-type moves make it a key switch-in against threats like Leafeon, Mightyena, and Pawniard. Monferno fits on a wide variety of teams and primarily runs offensive sets, but it is also able to pull off defensively oriented sets to beat Rotom-F. Monferno can easily threaten the opposition with its dual STAB, high-Base Power moves in Close Combat and Flare Blitz, especially when they're boosted by Life Orb or Swords Dance. However, despite its access to such moves, offensive sets can still be walled by bulky Pokemon, like Stunfisk, or beaten by foes that resist its STAB-boosted moves, like Altaria. Monferno's mediocre Speed tier also means it is highly dependent on Mach Punch, so faster Pokemon with their own priority like Floatzel or those that resist Mach Punch like Mr. Mime can easily check it. Nevertheless, Monferno is still overall an advantageous choice for any type of team, given its ability to revenge kill weakened threats with Mach Punch, as well as its potential to break down defensive teams with its powerful dual STAB attacks.

Most Used Moves

U-turn
46.0%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
58.7%
Life Orb
20.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc