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forretress
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Adamant
Primary
+Attack -Sp. Atk
Attack higher than Sp. Atk, Adamant maximizes damage
Jolly
Alternative
+Speed -Sp. Atk
If speed advantage needed
#205

forretress

Bug Steel

Its entire body is shielded by a steel-hard shell. What lurks inside the armor is a total mystery.

Height
1.2m
Weight
125.8kg
Generation
Gen II (GSC)
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📊 Stats ⚡ Abilities 🛡️ Type Matchup ✨ Evolution 💥 Moves

Base Stats

HP
75
75
Attack
90
90
Defense
140
140
Sp. Atk
60
60
Sp. Def
60
60
Speed
40
40
Total
465

Abilities (Click for details)

sturdy
Normal Ability
overcoat

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Fire

Resistances (×½)

Grass Normal Ice Psychic Bug Dragon Steel Fairy

Immunities (×0)

Poison

Evolution Chain

pineco
pineco
#204
→
forretress
forretress
#205

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 tackle normal physical 40 100 35
Lv.1 self-destruct normal physical 200 100 5
Lv.1 protect normal status - - 10
Lv.1 zap-cannon electric special 120 50 5
Lv.1 toxic-spikes poison status - - 20
Lv.1 magnet-rise electric status - - 10
Lv.1 bug-bite bug physical 60 100 20
Lv.1 heavy-slam steel physical - 100 10
Lv.6 self-destruct normal physical 200 100 5
Lv.9 bug-bite bug physical 60 100 20
Lv.12 take-down normal physical 90 85 20
Lv.17 rapid-spin normal physical 50 100 40
Lv.20 bide normal physical - - 10
Lv.20 rollout rock physical 30 90 20
Lv.23 curse ghost status - - 10
Lv.23 natural-gift normal physical - 100 15
Lv.28 spikes ground status - - 20
Lv.31 mirror-shot steel special 65 85 10
Lv.32 payback dark physical 50 100 10
Lv.32 autotomize steel status - - 15
Lv.36 explosion normal physical 250 100 5
Lv.36 payback dark physical 50 100 10
Lv.42 explosion normal physical 250 100 5
Lv.42 iron-defense steel status - - 15
Lv.46 iron-defense steel status - - 15
Lv.46 gyro-ball steel physical - 100 5
Lv.50 double-edge normal physical 120 100 15
Lv.50 gyro-ball steel physical - 100 5
Lv.56 double-edge normal physical 120 100 15
Lv.60 magnet-rise electric status - - 10
Lv.64 zap-cannon electric special 120 50 5
Lv.70 heavy-slam steel physical - 100 10
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
body-slam normal physical 85 100 15
take-down normal physical 90 85 20
double-edge normal physical 120 100 15
hyper-beam normal special 150 90 5
strength normal physical 80 100 15
solar-beam grass special 120 100 10
thunder-wave electric status - 90 20
earthquake ground physical 100 100 10
dig ground physical 80 100 10
toxic poison status - 90 10
double-team normal status - - 15
light-screen psychic status - - 30
reflect psychic status - - 20
swift normal special 60 - 20
explosion normal physical 250 100 5
rest psychic status - - 5
rock-slide rock physical 75 90 10
substitute normal status - - 10
curse ghost status - - 10
reversal fighting physical - 100 15
protect normal status - - 10
spikes ground status - - 20
sandstorm rock status - - 10
endure normal status - - 10
swagger normal status - 85 15
attract normal status - 100 15
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
rain-dance water status - - 5
sunny-day fire status - - 5
rock-smash fighting physical 40 100 15
facade normal physical 70 100 20
helping-hand normal status - - 20
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
rock-tomb rock physical 60 95 15
metal-sound steel status - 85 40
sand-tomb ground physical 35 85 15
rock-blast rock physical 25 90 10
gyro-ball steel physical - 100 5
payback dark physical 50 100 10
toxic-spikes poison status - - 20
rock-polish rock status - - 20
poison-jab poison physical 80 100 20
seed-bomb grass physical 80 100 15
bug-buzz bug special 90 100 10
earth-power ground special 90 100 10
giga-impact normal physical 150 90 5
flash-cannon steel special 80 100 10
iron-head steel physical 80 100 15
stone-edge rock physical 100 80 5
venoshock poison special 65 100 10
heavy-slam steel physical - 100 10
round normal special 60 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
snore normal special 50 100 15
giga-drain grass special 75 100 10
pain-split normal status - - 20
signal-beam bug special 75 100 15
iron-defense steel status - - 15
block normal status - - 5
gravity psychic status - - 5
magnet-rise electric status - - 10
stealth-rock rock status - - 20
bug-bite bug physical 60 100 20

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Physical Attacker Moveset Physical
mega-horn attack-order flare-blitz swords-dance
forretress's physical attacker moveset, STAB movemega-hornhigh power, paired with flare-blitz better coverage.
Sand Team Core Moveset Weather
earthquake stone-edge stone-edge rest
forretressas a Sand Team core, Maximize power with weather ability.
👥 Team Recommendations
Sand Team Core Sand
tyranitar excadrill garchomp gliscor ferrothorn
forretressas a Sand Team core member, with other weather setters maximize power.
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
forretressas a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame
forretressas a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.
Stall Team Core Stall
blissey ferrothorn gliscor togekiss mimikyu
forretressas a Stall team core wearing down opponents with Toxic and recovery.