Infernape @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- Earthquake
- U-turn
Infernape @ Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fire Blast
- Focus Blast
- Vacuum Wave
- Nasty Plot
Infernape @ Life Orb
Ability: Iron Fist
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Thunder Punch
- Mach Punch
- Swords Dance
Infernape @ Focus Sash
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Fake Out
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
Infernape @ Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 24 Atk / 252 SpA / 232 Spe
Naive Nature
- Fire Blast
- Close Combat
- Gunk Shot / Rock Slide
- Slack Off / Rock Slide
Thoughts: Infernape is a really versatile Pokemon. It has great coverage, utility moves, mixed offensive stats and a decent speed tier. It has somewhat of a 4MSS, since every move is crucial for it and it can't fit every single one of them and while its 108 Spe is decent, it misses out on crucial mons like Archeops, Tauros and most importantly, Latias. Still it is unpredictable and has some really great stats.
Checks: Its check depend on its sets, but Hippowdon and Landorus-T check physical sets pretty well, Florges checks special sets well and Moltres and Fini check most sets. Mixed sets with either Rock Slide or Gunk Shot beat them, but those are really specific.
Partners: It appreciates Hazards like Spikes and Toxic Spikes to wear down its checks. It fits on fast paste offensive teams, since they really need to damage each others checks and this is important for something like Infernape.