Infernape Best Tera Raid Build

The best Infernape Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) has the Blaze ability, and the Shell Bell held item. Read on to learn what the best Infernape Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.

Infernape - Related Guides
Evolution and Learnset	Moveset for Ranked Battle	Tera Raid Build

Best Infernape Tera Raid Build

Best Infernape Tera Builds
Special Fire Tera Build	Physical Fighting Tera Build
Special Fighting Tera Build	Physical Fire Tera Build

Special Attacker Fire Tera Build

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Infernape	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑Sp. Atk, ↓Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Sp. Atk: 252		Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Blaze	・ Flamethrower ・ Sunny Day ・ Nasty Plot ・ Fake Tears
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Decent to use for Fire weak Pokemon Raids. Flamethrower and Will-O-Wisp inflict burn making it an amazing counter for Physical Attackers. Can boost itself with Sunny Day and Nasty Plot.

The best ability for Infernape in Tera Raid Battles is Blaze, this will boost the damage of your Fire-type moves when your HP goes low.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Infernape with a Fire Tera Type to make its Fire-type moves more powerful. As a Special Attacker, a Modest nature would work best for this Pokemon.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards increasing the Pokemon's HP and Sp.Atk stats. Max out these EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Def. Equip the Pokemon with Shell Bell to regain HP when using damaging moves.

Tera Raid Strategy

Infernape Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turns 1~3	Use Nasty Plot to make buff up your Special Attack stat.
Turns 4~6	Use Fake Tears to fully lower the Raid Boss' Sp. Def. However, depending on the behavior of the Raid Boss, feel free to swap the debuffs and buffs if needed.
Turn 5~7	Use Flamethrower for a chance to Burn the Raid Boss and build Tera Orb Charges.
Turn 8	Use Sunny Day to power up your Fire type Attacks.
Turns 9+	Terastallize, then keep using Flamethrower. Set up any buffs you may have lost.

Flamethrower is your main attacking move due to its high damage with no chance of missing.

Nasty Plot, Fake Tears, and Sunny Day will be your main buffing moves to deal as much damage to the Raid Boss.

Sample Damage Calculations

Neutral Damage Dealt by Infernape
8325 HP (Max HP x25, 128 Sp.Def EVs)	Flamethrower (+6 Sp. Atk, Sun, Fire Tera) 7,650 ~ 9,000 (91.8 ~ 108.1%)

These calculations were done using our Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Effective Counter Against Grass, Ice, Bug, and Steel-type Tera Raids

Super Effective (2x)
Not Very Effective (x0.5)
No Effect (x0)	None

This Infernape Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Grass, Ice, Bug, and Steel-type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss has a different type, consider using a different Pokemon.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Drain Punch Metronome Fighting Tera Build

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Infernape	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓SpA)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Atk: 252		Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Iron Fist	・ Drain Punch ・ Swords Dance ・ Leer ・ Taunt
Held Item
Metronome

Summary

Iron Fist boosts the damage from Drain Punch. Access to Swords Dance and Drain Punch making it a good user for Metronome boosts. Gets Leer as a level up move, while not as good as Screech, is still a decent option.

The best ability for Infernape in Tera Raid Battles is Iron Fist. This lets Infernape boost the damage, and therefore healing, for Drain Punch.

With access to both Swords Dance and Leer, Infernape is a decent Pokemon to pick when it comes to Tera Raids that are weak to Fighting type moves.

Best Tera Type

A Fighting Tera Type in conjunction with a Metronome held item, allows Infernape to have great damage output combined with healing with consecutive Drain Punches.

As a Physical Attacker, an Adamant nature would work best for this Pokemon.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards increasing the Pokemon's HP and Attack. Max out your HP, and Atk EVs, while putting the remaining points into Defense. This allows Infernape to have decent bulk, while still having high offense.

Give Infernape a Metronome to boost the damage output of Drain Punch by 10% each time it is used consecutively!

Tera Raid Strategy

Infernape Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turn 1	Use Taunt to prevent stat drops from status moves.
Turns 2~4	Use Swords Dance three times to max out your attack.
Optional	Use Leer a few times to lower the Raid Boss' Defense. However, depending on the behavior of the Raid Boss, feel free to swap the debuffs and buffs if needed.
Low HP Turn	Use Drain Punch to regain HP
Turns 6+	Use Drain Punch to deal large damage while also replenishing HP. Terastallize when possible.

Start out the Tera Raid Battle by using Taunt to prevent stat drops from Status Moves.

Follow with 3 Swords Dances and follow it up with a few uses of Leer. Depending on the behavior of the Raid Boss, feel free to swap out the two set up moves if needed. Use Drain Punch when HP is Low to regain HP.

Proceed to attack consecutively with Drain Punch to boost it's damage each turn, while also replenishing your HP.

When you have enough Tera Orb charge to terastallize, proceed to Terastalize and start spamming Drain Punch to damage the raid Pokemon's shield and finish the battle!

Sample Damage Calculations

Super Effective Damage Dealt by Infernape
(Steel Tera, 128 Def) 7600 HP (Max HP x25)	Drain Punch(+6 Atk, Full Metronome Boost, Fighting Tera) 2,776 ~ 3,272 (36.5 ~ 43%)

These calculations were done using our Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Effective Counter Against Normal, Ice, Dark, and Steel-type Tera Raids

Super Effective (2x)
Not Very Effective (x0.5)
No Effect (x0)

This Infernape Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Normal, Ice, Dark, and Steel-type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Water, Psychic, or Flying Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Infernape will be weak to these Types before Terastalizing.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Special Attacker Fighting Tera Build

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Infernape	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑Sp. Atk, ↓Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Sp. Atk: 252		Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Any	・ Aura Sphere ・ Taunt ・ Nasty Plot ・ Fake Tears
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Decent to use for Fighting weak Pokemon Raids. Aura Sphere will not miss, good for raid bosses that like to use evasion boosting moves. Can boost its damage with Fake Tears and Nasty Plot.

You can use any ability for Infinape in this build as neither will affect its damage in any meaningful way.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Infernape with a Fighting Tera Type to make its Fighting-type moves more powerful. As a Special Attacker, a Modest nature would work best for this Pokemon.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards increasing the Pokemon's HP and Sp.Atk stats. Max out these EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Def. Equip the Pokemon with Shell Bell to regain HP when using damaging moves.

Tera Raid Strategy

Infernape Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turns 1~3	Use Nasty Plot to buff up your Special Attack stat.
Turns 4~6	Use Fake Tears to fully lowr the Raid Boss' Sp. Def. However, depending on the behavior of the Raid Boss, feel free to swap the debuffs and buffs if needed.
Low HP Turns	Use Aura Sphere to build Tera Orb Charges and heal yourself up with your Shell Bell.
Turns 7+	Terastallize, then keep using Aura Sphere. Set up any buffs you may have lost.

Aura Sphere is your main attacking move due to its high damage with no chance of missing.

Nasty Plot and Sunny Day will be your main buffing moves to deal as much damage to the Raid Boss.

Sample Damage Calculations

Super Effective Damage Dealt by Infernape
(-6 Sp. Def, Steel Tera, 128 Def) 7600 HP (Max HP x25)	Aura Sphere(+6 Sp. Atk, Fighting Tera) 5,816 ~ 6,844 (76.5 ~ 90%)

These calculations were done using our Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Effective Counter Against Normal, Ice, Dark, and Steel-type Tera Raids

Super Effective (2x)
Not Very Effective (x0.5)
No Effect (x0)

This Infernape Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Normal, Ice, Dark, and Steel-type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Water, Psychic, or Flying Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Infernape will be weak to these Types before Terastalizing.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Drain Punch Metronome Fire Tera Build

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Infernape	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓SpA)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Atk: 252		Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Blaze	・ Raging Fury ・ Swords Dance ・ Leer ・ Fire Punch
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Best used in a team settign where you can rely on allies to lower the Defense of the Raid Boss. Access to Swords Dance lets it be a decent Physical Attacker. Gets Leer as a level up move, while not as good as Screech, is still a decent option.

The best ability for Infernape in Tera Raid Battles is Blaze, this will boost the damage of your Fire-type moves when your HP goes low.

With access to both Swords Dance and Leer, Infernape is a decent Pokemon to pick when it comes to Tera Raids that are weak to Fire type moves.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Infernape with a Fire Tera Type to make its Fire-type moves more powerful. As a Physical Attacker, an Adamant nature would work best for this Pokemon.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards increasing the Pokemon's HP and Attack. Max out your HP, and Atk EVs, while putting the remaining points into Defense. This allows Infernape to have decent bulk, while still having high offense.

Equip the Pokemon with Shell Bell to regain HP when using damaging moves.

Tera Raid Strategy

Infernape Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turn 1	Use Taunt to prevent stat drops from status moves.
Turns 2~4	Use Swords Dance three times to max out your attack.
Optional	Use Leer a few times to lower the Raid Boss' Defense. However, depending on the behavior of the Raid Boss, feel free to swap the debuffs and buffs if needed.
Low HP Turns	Use Fire Punch to regain HP and build Tera Orb charges.
Turns 6~9	Use Fire Punch to deal damage while also replenishing HP.
Turns 10+	Terastallize and switch to attacking with Raging Fury.

Start out the Tera Raid Battle by using Taunt to prevent stat drops from Status Moves.

Follow with 3 Swords Dances and follow it up with a few uses of Leer. Depending on the behavior of the Raid Boss, feel free to swap out the two set up moves if needed. Use Drain Punch when HP is Low to regain HP.

Proceed to attack consecutively with Fire Punch to boost it's damage each turn, while also replenishing your HP.

When you have enough Tera Orb charge to terastallize, proceed to Terastalize and switch to attacking with Raging Fury to damage the raid Pokemon's shield and finish the battle!

Sample Damage Calculations

Super Effective Damage Dealt by Infernape
(-6 Def, Steel Tera, 128 Def) 7600 HP (Max HP x25)	Raging Fury(+6 Atk, Sun, Fire Tera) 5,590 ~ 6,578 (73.5 ~ 86.5%)

These calculations were done using our Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Effective Counter Against Normal, Ice, Dark, and Steel-type Tera Raids

Super Effective (2x)
Not Very Effective (x0.5)
No Effect (x0)	None

This Infernape Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Normal, Ice, Dark, and Steel-type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Water, Psychic, or Flying Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Infernape will be weak to these Types before Terastalizing.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

How to Make Best Infernape Tera Raid Build

How to Make Best Infernape Tera Raid Build
Catch Chimchar at Polar Biome Use Mints to change its nature. Use an Ability Capsule to Change Its Ability. EV Train Infernape Hyper Train at Montenevera. Level up to 100. Give Infernape a Held Item.

Catch Chimchar at Polar Biome

You can catch a Chimchar with a Fire Tera Type at the Polar Biome.

In order to get Chimchar in the Terarium, you need to complete Terry's Boost biodiversity in the Polar Biome request on the Support Board for 3000 BP

Make sure to bring a Pokemon that has False Swipe and can inflict a status effect to make it easier to catch.

Best Pokemon for Catching

Chimchar Can Hatch From Sinnoh Starter Egg

You have a chance to get a Chimchar by hatching the egg that Jacq gives you in the Teal Mask DLC. However, this egg can hatch into any of the three Sinnoh starter Pokemon, not just Chimchar.

If you do get Chimchar, you can evolve this to get Monferno and then Infernape.

How to Get Sinnoh Starter Eggs

Transfer from Pokemon HOME

Chimchar in Other Pokemon Games
SV	BDSP	PLA

If you don't get Chimchar from this egg, or if you don't have the DLC, you can get Infernape by transferring it from a previous Pokemon game. Of the Pokemon games on the Nintendo Switch, Infernape can be found in Pokemon BDSP and Pokemon Legends Arceus.

All Pokemon HOME Transferable Pokemon

Use Tera Shards to Change Tera Type

If the Infernape build you are following requires it to have a different Tera type, you will need to have 50 Tera Shards of the type you need, and bring it to Medali to have your Pokemon's Tera Type changed.

How to Change Tera Type

Use Mints to Change Its Nature

Item Name	Location	Price
Modest Mint	Chansey Supply	₽20,000
Adamant Mint	Chansey Supply	₽20,000

If it has a different nature, you can use Mints to change its nature.

The easiest way to get this is by buying it from the Chansey Supply shop at Mesagoza for ₽20,000.

How to Change a Pokemon's Nature

Use an Ability Capsule to Change Its Ability

If its ability is different from our recommendation, you can use an Ability Capsule to change it.

This item can be bought at Chansey Supply shops for ₽100,000.

Ability Capsule Location and How to Get

Use an Ability Patch to Change Its Ability

If the build you are following requires it to have its Hidden Ability, you can use an Ability Patch to give Infernape its Hidden Ability.

Ability Patch Location and How to Get

EV Train Infernape

Infernape EV Training Guide
Build Name	EV Training Vitamins Required
Physical Attacker	HP Up 26	Protein 26	Iron 1
Special Attacker	HP Up 26	Calcium 26	Iron 1

The table above shows the amount of Vitamins needed for each Infernape build. You can also use the corresponding Mochi if you prefer.

Alternatively, you can use Power Items that you can buy at a Delibird Presents shop for ₽10,000 each. Have your Pokemon hold the respective Power Item while defeating the Pokemon listed below.

Held Item	Number of Pokemon to Defeat	Defeat Any of These Pokemon
Power Weight (For HP EVs)	28 in Total (To get 252 HP EVs)	・Azurill ・Lechonk ・Paldean Wooper Location: South of Los Platos
Power Bracer (For Attack EVs)	28 in Total (To get 252 Attack EVs) 1 in Total (To get remaining 4 Attack EVs)	・Shinx ・Growlithe ・Yungoos ・Nymble Location: South Province (Area 3)
Power Belt (For Defense EVs)	28/4 in Total (To get 252/4 Defense EVs)	・Tarountula Location: South of Lost Platos
Power Lens (For Special Attack EVs)	28 in Total (To get 252 Special Attack EVs)	・Psyduck ・Toxel ・Hatenna Location: South Province (Area 4)

How to EV Train Fast

Hyper Train at Montenevera

After EV training it, head to Montenevera and talk to the man with an Abomasnow near the Pokemon Center. He will hyper train your Pokemon using Bottle Caps.

A Bottle Cap can be bought at the Delibird Presents shops for ₽20,000 after getting 6 Gym Badges. 1 Bottle Cap is needed for each stat that will be maxed out.

Hyper Training: How to Increase IVs

Level Up to 100

Next, level it up to 100 to maximize its stats. The easiest way to do this is by farming Exp candies from Tera Raid Battles.

How to Level Up Fast: EXP Farming Guide

Give Infernape a Held Item

You can also give your Infernape a Held Item to help it when facing off against various Raid Pokemon.

Learn how to find the recommended held item and price from the table below!

Item Name	Location	Price
Shell Bell	Levincia Delibird Presents	₽20,000
Metronome	Levincia Delibird Presents	₽15,000

Delibird Presents Locations and All Items

Infernape Tera Raid Moveset Guide

Learn Moves Through Level Up

The table below includes all the moves Infernape learns through level up needed for our recommended builds. Choose the moves depending on the build you are trying to make.

Level	Move	Type
1	Leer
65	Raging Fury

You can have Infernape remember moves by going to the "Moves and Stats" menu and pressing A.

How to Relearn Moves

Get Other Moves From TMs

The table below includes all the moves Infernape learns from TMs needed for our recommended builds. Choose the moves depending on the build you are trying to make.

TM / Move Name	How to Get Materials
TM003 Fake Tears	Near a large rock south of Cortondo in South Province (Area Two) Required League Points: 400 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Teddiursa Claw x3 ・Bonsly Tears x3
TM067 Fire Punch	Updated in the TM Machine once Poison crew is defeated. Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Meditite Sweat x3 ・Charcadet Soot x3
TM073 Drain Punch	Located on the second level of the watch tower south of Artazon. Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Mankey Fur x3 ・Croagunk Poison x5 ・Crabrawler Shell x3
TM087 Taunt	Available for Crafting through TM Machine after defeating Team Star's Fighting Crew Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Meowth Fur x3 ・Sneasel Claw x3 ・Sableye Gem x3
TM088 Swords Dance	Available for Crafting through TM Machine after defeating Team Star's Fighting Crew Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Scyther Claw x3 ・Zangoose Claw x3 ・Gible Scales x3
TM107 Will-O-Wisp	On top of the elevated platform north of Levincia in East Province (Area Three) Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Shuppet Scrap x3 ・Salandit Gas x3
TM112 Aura Sphere	Located on a terrain south of Alfornada by the edge of the cliff. Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Ralts Dust x5 ・Riolu Fur x3 ・Charcadet Soot x3
TM125 Flamethrower	Located near a boulder by the cliff east of Medali in West Province Area Three. Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Litleo Tuft x5 ・Houndour Fang x3 ・Numel Lava x3
TM140 Nasty Plot	Located in Mesagoza - Staff Room: Talk to Ms. Raifort after completing all history lessons and catching all four Treasures of Ruin. Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Meowth Fur x3 ・Spiritomb Fragment x3 ・Tatsugiri Scales x3

List of TMs and Locations

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Related Guides

Tera Raid Guides

Tera Raid Guides
Tera Raid Code Sharing Board	Can't Join Online Raid Battles
Best Raids to Farm Rewards	List of Evolution and Version Exclusive Pokemon in Raids
How to Solo and One-Shot 6 Star Tera Raids	Tera Raid Events and Schedule
How to Beat 5-Star and 6-Star Tera Raids	How to Host Raids Repeatedly
Black Crystal Tera Raid Battles	Legendary Pokemon Tera Raids
Fun Pokemon Builds to Try Out in Tera Raids	Best Pokemon to Terastallize Stellar for Tera Raids
Best Moves to Use in Tera Raids

Tera Raid Battle Mechanics Explained

Tera Raid Level Guides

How to Unlock Tera Raids
1-Star Raids and List of Pokemon	2-Star Raids and List of Pokemon
How to Unlock 3-Star Raids and List of Pokemon	How to Unlock 4-Star Raids and List of Pokemon
How to Unlock 5-Star Raids and List of Pokemon	How to Unlock 6-Star Raids and List of Pokemon
How to Unlock 7-Star Raids and List of Pokemon

How to Increase Tera Raid Star Level

Tera Raid Boss Guides

Tera Raid Boss Guides
6☆ Blissey	6☆ Ditto	6☆ Dragonite
6☆ Corviknight	6☆ Clodsire	5☆ Indeedee

5 and 6-Star Tera Raid Boss Guides

Raid Event Boss Strategies

Raid Event Boss Strategies
7☆ Torterra	7☆ Feraligatr	7☆ Infernape	7☆ Serperior
7☆ Dondozo	7☆ Sceptile	7☆ Emboar	7☆ Swampert
7☆ Primarina	7☆ Meganium	7☆ Blastoise	7☆ Charizard
7☆ Venusaur	7☆ Empoleon	7☆ Blaziken	7☆ Iron Bundle
7☆ Hisuian Samurott	7☆ Eevee	7☆ Hisuian Typhlosion	7☆ Hisuian Decidueye
7☆ Mewtwo	7☆ Chesnaught	7☆ Delphox	7☆ Rillaboom
5☆ Walking Wake	5☆ Iron Leaves	7☆ Inteleon	7☆ Decidueye
7☆ Samurott	7☆ Typhlosion

Tera Raid Events and Schedule

Tera Raid Builds

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All Indigo Disk Raid Builds

Teal Mask Raid Builds

All Teal Mask Raid Builds

Pokemon HOME Raid Builds

All Pokemon HOME Raid Builds

Paradox Pokemon Raid Builds

All Paradox Pokemon Raid Builds

Base Game Raid Builds

All Base Game Tera Raid Builds

Best Pokemon for Tera Raid Battles

Tera Raid Counters Per Tera Type

Best Pokemon For Raids Per Tera Type
Grass	Water	Fire	Electric	Ice	Fighting
Ground	Poison	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock
Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy	Normal

Best Counters For Raids Per Tera Type