Pokémon Name: Infernape
Type: Fire / Fighting
Classification: Flame
Pokédex Number: 006 Sinnoh / 392 National
Ability: Blaze – Increases the power of Fire-type attacks when HP is low
Location Found: Evolved from Monferno
Useful Attacks: Flare Blitz

Infernape is hands down the best of the three starter evolutions, sporting impressive stats, two useful types, all while being the coolest of them. A master martial artist, it channels the raging flame on its head to use the powerful Flare Bliz attack, which does massive fire damage, but hits Infernape with significant recoil. Between Flare Blitz and Close Combat, this Pokémon is one of the versatile and powerful creatures in the game... shame they couldn't have come up with a name that wasn't also based on the word “inferno.”

Level               Attack                     Type
33                    Punishment                Dark
41                    Close Combat           Fighting
45                    Fire Spin                   Fire
53                    Calm Mind                Psychic
57                    Flare Blitz                  Fire