Monferno is a bipedal, primate-like Pokémon covered in orange fur with tan patches on its ears, muzzle, fingers, palms, feet, and chest, a white ruff around its neck, gold bands near its shoulders, and a long tail with a flame burning at the tip. That tail flame serves several purposes, being controlled to keep opponents at a distance or stretched to make Monferno look larger. It evolves from Chimchar at level 14 and into Infernape at level 36.
Monferno shares its Playful Pokémon category with Pancham, and its evolutionary line was designed by Takao Unno. It may be based on a monkey, possibly a golden snub-nosed monkey or mandrill with chimpanzee elements, and appears to be a direct impression of Monkey Kung Fu, which may explain its Fighting typing.
Monferno's Diamond & Pearl debut as an Uncommon illustrated by Ken Sugimori was followed by Majestic Dawn and Platinum printings in the same era. Plasma Storm carried it into Black & White, Steam Siege into XY, and Ultra Prism into Sun & Moon, before Brilliant Stars appeared in the Sword & Shield era and the Scarlet & Violet era's Twilight Masquerade added a further Common printing.
Diamond & Pearl's Uncommon Monferno illustrated by Ken Sugimori, its earliest printing.
Platinum's Uncommon Monferno illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Brilliant Stars' Uncommon Monferno illustrated by KEIICHIRO ITO.
Twilight Masquerade's Common Monferno illustrated by Scav.
It evolves from Chimchar at level 14 and into Infernape at level 36.
Monferno controls it to keep opponents at a distance, or stretches it to look larger.
Our catalog lists 8 Monferno cards across 8 sets.
| # | Card | Set | Year | Rarity | Price | 30D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monferno | Diamond & Pearl | 2007 | Uncommon | — | $0.99guide | +17.9% |
| 2 | Monferno | Majestic Dawn | 2008 | Uncommon | — | $0.91guide | +1.1% |
| 3 | Monferno | Platinum | 2009 | Uncommon | — | $0.91guide | +1.1% |
| 4 | Monferno | Plasma Storm | 2013 | Uncommon | — | $0.43guide | +7.5% |
| 5 | Chimchar | McDonald's Collection 2021 | 2021 | — | — | $0.42guide | -2.3% |
| 6 | Monferno | Steam Siege | 2016 | Uncommon | — | $0.25guide | +8.7% |
| 7 | Monferno | Twilight Masquerade | 2024 | Common | — | $0.22guide | +29.4% |
| 8 | Monferno | Ultra Prism | 2018 | Uncommon | — | $0.19guide | +18.8% |
| 9 | Monferno | Brilliant Stars | 2022 | Uncommon | — | $0.12guide | -25.0% |
Ranked by each card’s main print in near-mint raw condition. 1st Edition, Shadowless and other versions are priced on each card’s page. The table updates live.
The value of Monferno cards is spread thinly rather than held up by one standout. The most valuable Monferno card is the Diamond & Pearl print from 2007, about equal to the Platinum print from 2009 in second place. All 9 of the 9 Monferno cards carry a market value, and they span 2007 to 2024, so the ranking covers every print the species has.
The Diamond & Pearl Monferno from 2007 leads Monferno card value, about equal to the Platinum Monferno from 2009 in second place. Majestic Dawn's Monferno from 2008 follows in third, and all three are Uncommon prints. Plasma Storm's Monferno from 2013 is 4th and also an Uncommon. The Chimchar from McDonald's Collection 2021 takes 5th, the only leader that is not a Monferno and the only one without a printed rarity.
Among the leading Monferno cards, the Diamond & Pearl era supplies 3, Sword & Shield 2, and Black & White, XY, Sun & Moon and Scarlet & Violet one each. The newest era's leader is the Twilight Masquerade Monferno from 2024, which places 7th overall. Every card in the top ten is modern, 9 of 9, and the same holds across the top twenty-five, with none from the WOTC era, which is what vintage means here.
The printed rarities among the leading Monferno cards are Uncommon and Common. Of the ten leaders, 7 are Uncommon and 1 is Common. Widening to the twenty-five leading cards gives the same counts, 7 Uncommon and 1 Common. No holo, reverse holo, 1st Edition or Shadowless print appears among the leading Monferno cards, so the species is led by standard Uncommon prints from Diamond & Pearl through Scarlet & Violet.
By the value of its single leading card, Monferno ranks 983rd of 1020 species with priced cards. Within its evolution line, Infernape ranks 95th of 1020 and Chimchar 464th of 1020 by the same measure. Monferno's leading card sits well below its line mates, so the Monferno card market is built from many modest Uncommon and Common prints across eras rather than from one high-value card.
Written from market data as of October 29, 2026; the table updates live.

モウカザル
Fire · Fighting
Monferno is the Playful Pokémon, the fire-and-fighting middle stage of the Chimchar line whose tail flame it uses to keep opponents at bay. It evolves from Chimchar at level 14 and into Infernape at level 36, and our catalog lists 8 Monferno cards across 8 sets, from Diamond & Pearl through Twilight Masquerade.
ChimcharMonferno
ChimcharMcDonald's Collection 2021 · 12 · Normal$0.420.0%72Quant score72 / 100
MonfernoTwilight Masquerade · 032 · Normal$0.220.0%87Quant score87 / 100
MonfernoBrilliant Stars · 025 · Normal$0.120.0%23Quant score23 / 100
MonfernoPlatinum · 56 · Normal$0.910.0%42Quant score42 / 100
MonfernoDiamond & Pearl · 56 · Normal$0.990.0%72Quant score72 / 100
MonfernoSteam Siege · 19 · Normal$0.250.0%70Quant score70 / 100
MonfernoUltra Prism · 22 · Normal$0.190.0%79Quant score79 / 100
MonfernoPlasma Storm · 16 · Normal$0.430.0%54Quant score54 / 100No published index yet — too few of Monferno’s cards trade often enough to strike one.