What is a good moveset for Infernape? (page 3)

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Infernape, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread.

Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. items, abilities, natures and EVs. Some detail, including the intended game mode for your set, is also appreciated. Access the full list of guidelines here.

Infernape Pokédex and learnset for reference.

Answer 1

There's no supporting fire monkey?lemme fix that. Reminder this is for doubles!

Infernape @ choice band
Ability: iron fist
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP
Jolly nature
- switcheroo
- stealth rock / thunder punch / fire punch
- swords dance
- drain punch

Choice band and switcheroo can completely mess up a defensive Pokemon
I would go stealth rock if I didn't have a Pokemon to set up rocks but if you have a Pokemon to set up rocks you can go for stab fire punch which now is a 90 bp move with a chance to burn or you could go with thunder punch to deal with it's weaknesses if you do go with rocks then it would be better to pair infernape with a Pokemon to deal with ghosts
Swords dance for attack boost for a potential sweep
And at last drain punch is good stab option for dealing damage and also to recover
I feel like infernape is better option for being a support option than being an offensive option because it being a mixed attacker it's offense stats are low compared to other options currently in the game

Comments

I don think its a good idea to have Stealth Rock on a Choice Band user, even one with Switcheroo, for below reasons. 1.If you use Stealth Rock before using Switcheroo then you are locked into a non attacking move and give your opponent a free turn while you switch out.
2. If your plan is to use Switcheroo then Stealth Rock, it is not easy to get 2 free turns with a fragile mon like Infernape, especially in doubles.
3. You also dont have a Fire type STAB move and are helpless against opponents that resist Drain Punch. This makes you a really ineffective sweeper because your sweep gets stopped by any fighting resist.
I think you should just run Fire Punch or Flare Blitz instead of Stealth Rock. You can just put Stealth Rock on a different mon that can afford to fit it into its moveset.
Also consider running Close Combat over Drain Punch for higher immediate damage.