Monferno in Pokémon GO

Type	Fire / Fighting
Pokédex number	#391
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	158 / 105 / 162
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	1,574 / 1,780 / 1,801
Max HP, level 50	148
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	0.9 m / 22 kg

Monferno evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Monferno evolves from Chimchar for 25 Chimchar Candy.

Monferno evolves into Infernape for 100 Chimchar Candy.

Family: Chimchar · Monferno · Infernape

Monferno CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	674	632	91	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	899	843	105	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,124	1,054	118	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,349	1,264	129	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,462	1,370	134
40	1,574	1,475	139
45	1,675	1,570	144
50	1,780	1,668	148
51	1,801	1,688	149	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Monferno best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Monferno at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Monferno gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Ember	Flamethrower	7.9
Rock Smash	Flamethrower	7.4
Ember	Flame Wheel	6.8
Rock Smash	Low Sweep	6.6
Rock Smash	Flame Wheel	6.6

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Ember	Fire	10	10	1 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2
Rock Smash	Fighting	17	12	1.5 s	11.3	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Flame Wheel	Fire	55	50	2.5 s	22.0	same type, ×1.2
Flamethrower	Fire	65	50	2 s	32.5	same type, ×1.2
Low Sweep	Fighting	40	33	2 s	20.0	same type, ×1.2

Monferno weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Fire / Fighting. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Flying	×1.6
Ground	×1.6
Psychic	×1.6
Water	×1.6
Bug	×0.39
Dark	×0.625
Fire	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Ice	×0.625
Steel	×0.625

Monferno CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 1,574 · HP 139

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.