Infernape

Infernape in the anime

Infernape made its animated series debut in Fighting Ire With Fire!, when Ash's Monferno evolved into one while saving Ash's Pikachu, Dawn's Piplup, Paul's Electabuzz, and Barry's Empoleon from Team Rocket's falling mecha. Flint's Infernape debuted in Flint Sparks the Fire! as his main Pokémon, easily defeating Ash's Buizel, Infernape, and Pikachu in battle, and it reappeared in several later episodes. In The Rise of Darkrai, Allegra's Infernape battled Brock's Croagunk, then joined Maury's Torterra and Kai's Empoleon to limit the damage from Dialga and Palkia's battle.

Infernape's cards across eras

Infernape's first set cards came in 2007's Diamond & Pearl: a Rare Holo illustrated by Nakaoka and a Rare Holo LV.X by Shizurow. Rising Rivals added an Infernape E4 LV.X, and the line continued through Stormfront, Platinum, Plasma Storm, and Steam Siege. Ultra Prism and Forbidden Light both printed Rares by nagimiso, Brilliant Stars gave it a Holo Rare in 2022, and Twilight Masquerade added both a Rare and an Illustration rare by Krgc.

Cards to know

• Infernape (Diamond & Pearl #121)

  Diamond & Pearl's Rare Holo LV.X Infernape, illustrated by Shizurow.

• Infernape (Diamond & Pearl #5)

  Infernape's Diamond & Pearl base set Rare Holo, illustrated by Nakaoka.

• Infernape E4 LV.X (Rising Rivals #108)

  Rising Rivals' Rare Holo LV.X Infernape E4, illustrated by Ryo Ueda.

• Infernape (Brilliant Stars #026)

  Brilliant Stars' Holo Rare Infernape, illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic.

• Infernape (Twilight Masquerade #173)

  Twilight Masquerade's Illustration rare Infernape, illustrated by Krgc.