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Forretress フォレトス Foretos #205
Artwork from GSC
Type Bug Steel Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Bagworm Pokémon
Ability Sturdy Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #094 Hoenn #348 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 3'11" Imperial 1.2 m Metric 3'11"/1.2 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 277.3 lbs. Imperial 125.8 kg Metric 277.3 lbs./125.8 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Purple	Catch rate 75 (9.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Bug group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 118 Battle Exp.: 1181*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Forretress (Japanese: フォレトス Foretos) is a Bug/Steel-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Brock's Pineco evolved into Forretress in EP259 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. When Brock went to Hoenn, the only Pokémon he brought was his Forrestress.

In the manga

In the TCG

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold / Pokémon LeafGreen

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

Pokémon Silver / Pokémon FireRed

It remains immovably rooted to its tree. It scatters pieces of its hard shell to drive its enemies away.

Pokémon Crystal

Usually found hanging on to a fat tree trunk. It shoots out bits of its shell when it sees action.

Pokémon Ruby and 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.

Pokémon 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.

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

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By leveling up

By TM/HM

By tutoring

Special moves

Evolution

Trivia

Origin

Forretress is possibly based on a bagworm.

Name origin

Forretress's name is a combination of forest and fortress.

In other languages

• German: Forstellka
• French: Foretress
• Korean: 쏘콘 Ssokon

Related articles

• Brock's Forretress

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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