Forretress (Pokémon)
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| Forretress フォレトス Foretos | |
 Artwork from GSC | |
| National Dex | #205 |
|---|---|
| Johto Dex | #094 |
| Hoenn Dex | #348 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R-111 |
| Type | Bug / Steel |
| Species | Bagworm Pokémon |
| Height | 3′11″ (1.2m) |
| Weight | 277.3 lbs. (125.8kg) |
| Ability | Sturdy |
| Egg group | Bug |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 2 Def |
| Exp. yield | 118 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀ / 50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Purple |
| Catch rate | 75 |
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Forretress (Japanese: フォレトス Foretos) is a Bug/Steel-type Pokémon.
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Biology
Forretress normally live rooted to a tree and they eat anything foolish enough to come near them. They eat by opening their entire shell and swallowing their prey whole. This is done so fast that no one has ever seen the inside of a Forretress. In cases where they are a trainers Pokémon, Forretress are not rooted and can move about. They can spin and close the shell around them and in some case retract their spikes/horns to protect themselves. They move when not rooted to a tree by bouncing around or spinning.
Physiology
Forretress are quite big and have a shell covering their body from physical attacks. They have 4 red spikes or horns coming out of the side of their body. Both the top and the bottom of their shell is shaped with small grooves and their eyes sit at the front of their body between two of the red horns/spikes. Their body is very hard and can stand most physical attacks.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Forretress have a large rock hard shell covering their entire body. They can shoot spikes from their mouth to hurt or drive away other Pokémon.
Behavior
Forretress are normally peaceful, sitting by themselves, rooted to a tree waiting for food. However, if prey comes close enough, they will viciously attack without warning.
Habitat
Forretress spend most of their time hanging from trees in large forests.
Diet
Forretress eat any Pokémon small enough to fit inside their mouth. Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Brock's Pineco evolved into Forretress in Entei at Your Own Risk in order to save a bunch of Pokémon at a hot spring from Team Rocket. Brock's Forrestress was the only Steel-type Pokémon owned by a main character from its evolution until Battle Frontier, when Brock's Onix evolved into Steelix. When Brock went to Hoenn, the only Pokémon he brought with him was his Forretress.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Special manga
Forretress first appeared in Volume 9, where Red had to fight two to pass his aptitude test to be Viridian City's Gym Leader.
Another Forretress was seen in Volume 11, under the ownership of Janine. She used its Spikes attack to lay traps for unsuspecting victims.
In the TCG
- Main article: Forretress (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| II | Gold | Its entire body is shielded by a steel-hard shell. What lurks inside the armor is a total mystery. |
| Silver | It remains immovably rooted to its tree. It scatters pieces of its hard shell to drive its enemies away. | |
| Crystal | Usually found hanging on to a fat tree trunk. It shoots out bits of its shell when it sees action. | |
| Stadium 2 | Its entire body is shielded by a steel-hard shell. What lurks inside the armor is a total mystery. | |
| III | Ruby | Forretress conceals itself inside its hardened steel shell. The shell is opened when the Pokémon is catching prey, but it does so at such a quick pace that the shell's inside cannot be seen. |
| Sapphire | Forretress conceals itself inside its hardened steel shell. The shell is opened when the Pokémon is catching prey, but it does so at such a quick pace that the shell's inside cannot be seen. | |
| Emerald | It keeps itself inside its steel shell. The shell is opened when it is catching prey, but it is so quick that the shell's inside cannot be seen. | |
| FireRed | It remains immovably rooted to its tree. It scatters pieces of its hard shell to drive its enemies away. | |
| LeafGreen | Its entire body is shielded by a steel-hard shell. What lurks inside the armor is a total mystery. | |
| IV | Diamond | It is encased in a steel shell. Its peering eyes are all that can be seen of its mysterious innards. |
| Pearl | It is encased in a steel shell. Its peering eyes are all that can be seen of its mysterious innards. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| II | Pokémon Gold and Silver | None | Evolve Pineco |
| Pokémon Crystal | None | Evolve Pineco | |
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | None | Trade |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Evolve Pineco | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | One | Shadow Pokémon Laboratory (Shadow) | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | None | Trade | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | None | Evolve Pineco |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Pal Park | Forest |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Trozei! | Endless Level 59 Endless Level 69 Forever Level 9 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Evolve from Pineco |
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | Vien Forest |
Base stats
| HP: | 75 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack: | 90 | |
| Defense: | 140 | |
| SpAtk: | 60 | |
| SpDef: | 60 | |
| Speed: | 40 |
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
|---|---|---|
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Learnset
Forretress is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Level | Generation II | Generation III | Generation IV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSE | FRLG | |||
| 31 | Zap Cannon | Mirror Shot | ||
| 33 | Explosion | |||
| 38 | Iron Defense | |||
| 39 | Explosion | Explosion | ||
| 45 | Gyro Ball | |||
| 50 | Double-Edge | |||
| 49 | Spikes | Spikes | ||
| 57 | Magnet Rise | |||
| 59 | Double-Edge | Double-Edge | ||
| 62 | Zap Cannon | |||
By TM/HM
By breeding
By tutoring
Special moves
Side game data
| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rarity: Rare |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: Evolve | Friend Area: Secretive Forest |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | What goes on inside my shell is a secret! | |
| 26%-50% HP | Now, this isn't pretty. I'm seeing my health down halfway. | |
| 1%-25% HP | I'm about done... Haven't got any power left to give... | |
| Level Up | Say, now, I leveled up! My shell's grown thicker, too! | |
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | ||
Group: 
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Crush x2 |
Evolution
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Level 31
Forretress
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Sprites
| Gen | Game | ||||||
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
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| Image:Spr 2c 205 s.gif | Image:Spr b g2 205 s.png | ||||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
| Image:Spr 3r 205.png | 
| Image:Spr 3f 205.png | 
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| Image:Spr 3r 205 s.png | Image:Spr 3e 205 s.gif | Image:Spr 3f 205 s.png | Image:Spr b g3 205 s.png | ||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
| Image:Spr 4d 205.png | Image:Spr 4p 205.png | 
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| Image:Spr 4p 205 s.png | Image:Spr b g4 205 s.png | |||||
For other sprites and images, please see Forretress images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Forretress cannot learn any Steel-type moves in Generation III, and can only learn one Bug-type move by breeding: Pin Missile.
Origin
Forretress is based on a bagworm.
Name origin
Forretress's name is a combination of forest and fortress. It may also contain turret referring to the nozzles on its body that it uses to launch Spikes.
In other languages
Related articles
External links
| This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |
