Inferno (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Fire
Category	Special
Power	100
Accuracy	50
PP	5 (max. 8)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 5

Effects

Inferno deals damage and burns the target, if it hits. Burned Pokémon lose ¹⁄₈ of their maximum HP each turn and their Attack is decreased by 50%.

Fire type Pokémon, those with the ability Water Veil or those behind a Substitute cannot be burned.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Firium Z and uses its Z-Power, Inferno turns into Inferno Overdrive and has base power 180.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Inferno
Japanese	れんごく (Rengoku)
German	Inferno
French	Feu d'Enfer
Italian	Marchiatura
Spanish	Infierno
Korean	연옥
Chinese (Simplified)	烈火深渊
Chinese (Traditional)	煉獄

Game descriptions

Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. It leaves the target with a burn.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. This leaves the target with a burn.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. This leaves the target with a burn.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. This leaves the target with a burn.
Scarlet/Violet	The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. This leaves the target with a burn.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Inferno at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.