Should I prefer focus blast or close combat for infernape?

Question

My infernape is really fast but has really small defense. Well, close combat have got high accuracy but lowers his defense who is already small so if the oppenent throws out a bird which is faster than me he'll OHKO me. The other version is focus blast hoever it has only 70%.

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*he is a mix sweeper.

Answer 1

As SuperFlygon said, it all depends, but in my opinion Infernape has no defensive stats, so the defense drop wouldn't change a whole-lot. Furthermore, Close Combat can demolish special walls like Blissey with it's being Physical, plus you don't have the chances of missing.

Comments

Great answer nj :)

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Thanks charizard!

Answer 2

It all depends.
By the looks of bad defence (which is normal) makes it Focus Blast, but with bad acc. , neither of them are really worh it. I would probaly go with Brick Break instead, it breaks barriers and a long wiht STAB power, its power is about 100.

On my opinion, I would actually go close combat because a least you do the damaghe, and don't have to worry about missing. Plus, Infernape usually has slighly better attack than sp attack (unless EV/IV effect), so Close Combat I would go with. (keep in mind Flamtrower & Brick Break are WAY better.) Infernape's sp attack and attack are both the same, but I always find them with a bit more attack.

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Ery good answer flygon

Answer 3

I'd say Focus Blast , I knoww low accuracy but you know once your defence is lowered infernape will easily be Ko'd .

Onother fact I noticed is most *not all , most , of the pokemon with the weakness of fighting have a higer defence than special defence cause most fighting moves are physical .

ex. Gigalith , Cloyster , RegiRock , Aggron , Onix , Steelix and many more.

So , go for focus blast holding an item that increases accuracy like Wide Lens .

Enjoy battling !! :)

Comments

Infernape wouldn't survive any attack super effective - which means the good ol' Earthquake would easily KO him. So you rather go on reliability and a powerful hit on Special walls like Blissey and Porygon 2 with Eviolite.

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If you'd create a list of pokemon with fighting disadvantages you'll see like 80% have lower sp.defence than defence and + for the reliability he could use a wide lens .

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Every thing ohkos infernape

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Unidentified - how many of them are popular as Blissey?
and about 80-90 accuracy isn't reliable