Forretress

No. 0205 · Gen 2

Forretress weakness and type

Hit FORRETRESS with Fire for 4× damage.

Moves against Forretress

4×Hits hardest
¼×Barely scratches it
0×No effect

In Pokémon GO: Fire deals 2.56× instead of 4×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • SturdyNo change to type matchups
  • OvercoatNo change to type matchups

Base stats

  • HP75
  • Attack90
  • Defense140
  • Sp. Atk60
  • Sp. Def60
  • Speed40
  • Total465

Best nature

ImpishRaises its best defense and drops Sp. Atk, which it won't use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Forretress gives 2 Defense EVs.

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How Forretress evolves

PinecoBug
  • Level 31
    ForretressBugSteel
All evolutions

What Forretress can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalExplosionPhysical250
SteelSteel Beamsame typeSpecial140
GrassSolar BeamSpecial120
ElectricZap CannonSpecial120
GroundEarthquakePhysical100
RockStone EdgePhysical100
BugBug Buzzsame typeSpecial90
FightingBody PressPhysical80
PoisonPoison JabPhysical80
IceIce SpinnerPhysical80
DarkPaybackPhysical50

Type counters to Forretress

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.