Inferno (move)

Inferno れんごく Purgatory

Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  100 Accuracy  50% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII

Inferno (Japanese: れんごく Purgatory) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Inferno deals damage and will always burn the target if it hits.

Inferno can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing Hex to give extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. It leaves the target with a burn. XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. This leaves the target with a burn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	46	46	46SMUSUM	36
005		Charmeleon		Monster	Dragon	54	54	54SMUSUM	48
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	62	62	62SMUSUM	54
037		Vulpix		Field		Field	44BW 50B2W2	50	50SMUSUM	48SwShBDSP
038		Ninetales		Field		Field				1SwShBDSP
077		Ponyta		Field		Field	33	33	33SMUSUM	45SwShBDSP
078		Rapidash		Field		Field	33	33	33SMUSUM	49SwShBDSP
155		Cyndaquil		Field		Field	46	46	46	46BDSP
156		Quilava		Field		Field	53	53	53	53BDSP
157		Typhlosion		Field		Field	56	56	56	56BDSP
228		Houndour		Field		Field	56	56	56	56BDSP
229		Houndoom		Field		Field	65	1, 65	1, 65	1, 65BDSP
324		Torkoal		Field		Field	60	1, 60XY 50ORAS	50	56
494		Victini		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	57	57	57	49
607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous	38	38	38	40
608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous	38	38	38	40
609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous				1
631		Heatmor		Field		Field	61	1, 61	66	55
851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug				1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	Dream World - Spooky Manor
218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous	Dream World - Rugged Mountain
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
006		CharizardLv. 36		Monster	Dragon	CoroCoro Charizardite Y Charizard 2014 Olleh TV Charizardite Y Charizard GAME 2014 Charizardite Y Charizard Infrared Olleh TV Charizardite Y Charizard XY Charizardite Y Charizard GameStop 2014 Charizardite Y Charizard 2015 Olleh TV Charizardite Y Charizard
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Special	4	—	183	228	50%	An opponent	—	Leaves the target burned.

Description

Games Description MDGtI It damages an enemy. It also causes the Burn status condition. With the Burn status, the enemy keeps taking damage, and its Attack also goes down slightly. SMD It damages an enemy. It also leaves the enemy with a burn.

In the anime

Chandelure	Lampent	Litwick
The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Lampent	Lampent puts its arms together and a light blue and blue flame appear in between its hands. It then pulls its arms next to it, dragging the fire with it. It then leans on its back and throws the fire to the top of its head. When the fire reaches its head, Lampent starts to spin rapidly with the top of its head facing the opponent. A light blue stream of fire with dark blue rings of fire around it then fires from the top of its head at the opponent.
A wild Lampent	Scare at the Litwick Mansion!		Debut
A wild Lampent	Climbing the Tower of Success!		None
Litwick	The purple flame on the top of Litwick's head stretches out into the sky. Then, an orb of light blue and blue fire forms in front of Litwick's flame. Litwick then fires a spiraling stream of light blue fire with rings of dark blue fire from the orb at the opponent.
Four wild Litwick	Scare at the Litwick Mansion!		None
Chandelure	Chandelure lowers its head down and releases a stream of purple and blue fire on the top of its head at the opponent.
A wild Chandelure	Climbing the Tower of Success!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Chandelure	Houndoom
The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Chandelure	Chandelure spins while releasing a large stream of flames from its head and arms at the opponent.
Rood's Chandelure	Deduction Time		Debut
Houndoom	Houndoom releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Mable's Houndoom	PS593		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	BW	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Inferno is the only non-status move that has a 100% chance of burning the target under normal conditions. The only other move with the same possibility is Fling, but in its case, burn is only achieved if the user is holding a Flame Orb.
• Inferno has the lowest accuracy of all the Fire-type moves.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 煉獄 Lihnyuhk Mandarin 煉獄 / 炼狱 Liànyù * 烈火深渊 Lièhuǒ Shēnyuān * Dutch Inferno French Feu d'Enfer German Inferno Indonesian Neraka Italian Marchiatura Korean 연옥 Yeon'ok Polish Inferno Portuguese Inferno Spanish Infierno Vietnamese Luyện Ngục

Variations of the move Dynamic Punch
Dynamic Punch Inferno Formerly a variation Zap Cannon

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