Monferno

Monferno (Japanese: モウカザル Moukazaru) is a /-type Pokémon. Its special ability is Blaze. Its probably one of the fastest starter Pokémon in Sinnoh. It is a good for beginner Pokémon trainers. When Chimchar evolves, will wants to learn Mach Punch and that move will be a great help in the first Gym battle with Roark.

Appearance
Monferno appears to be a orange furred monkey with a flame at the tip of its tail much like Charmander and its evolutions. It also possesses beige coloring on its belly, hands, feet, mouth, and ears. Monferno also has a blue and red marking on its face along with small fangs.

Special Abilities
Monferno has the ability Blaze along with the hidden ability Iron Fist. Blaze boosts Monferno's -type moves by 30% when it is low on HP. Iron Fist boosts the power of punching moves by 20%.

In Anime
Monferno appears in DP088: Camping It Up! where it was one of the Pokémon being trained by Angie. Ash's Chimchar evolved into a Monferno in DP132: Evolving Strategies! during his battle with Paul.

Evolution
Monferno is the evolved form of Chimchar as of level 16. Monferno evolves into Infernape at level 36.

Origins
Monferno appears to be based off a chimpanzee whilst its name comes from monkey and inferno.

Trivia

 * Like the Charmander family, Monferno's flame on its tail becomes smaller when it is sad.