Forretress
Type Bug Steel
National Dex #205
Earliest Location
  • Mirage Forest (west of Route 105)
  • Mirage Mountains (various)
Abilities Sturdy It cannot be knocked out with one hit.
Overcoat (Hidden) Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail, and powder.
Egg Groups Bug
Wild Held Items None

Evolution Line

Pokémon Acquire At
Pineco Base form
Forretress Level 31

Wild Locations

Location Method Levels Rate Version Details
Mirage Forest (west of Route 105) Tall Grass 36-38 60% OR/AS
Mirage Mountain (north of Lilycove City) Tall Grass 36-38 30% OR/AS
Mirage Mountain (northeast of Route 125) Tall Grass 36-38 30% OR/AS
Mirage Mountain (south of Route 131) Tall Grass 36-38 30% OR/AS
Mirage Mountain (west of Route 104) Tall Grass 36-38 30% OR/AS

Moveset (Level Up)

Lv. Move Type Cat Power Acc PP
1 Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20
1 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 100% 10
1 Magnet Rise Electric Status 10
1 Protect Normal Status 10
1 Self Destruct Normal Physical 200 100% 5
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
1 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 20
1 Zap Cannon Electric Special 120 50% 5
12 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20
17 Rapid Spin Normal Physical 50 100% 40
20 Bide Normal Physical 10
23 Natural Gift Normal Physical 100% 15
28 Spikes Ground Status 20
31 Mirror Shot Steel Special 65 85% 10
32 Autotomize Steel Status 15
36 Payback Dark Physical 50 100% 10
42 Explosion Normal Physical 250 100% 5
46 Iron Defense Steel Status 15
50 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 100% 5
56 Double Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15
60 Magnet Rise Electric Status 10
64 Zap Cannon Electric Special 120 50% 5
70 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 100% 10

Learnset (TM/HM)

Move Type Cat Power Acc PP
HM04 Strength Normal Physical 80 100% 15
HM06 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 40 100% 15
TM06 Toxic Poison Status 90% 10
TM09 Venoshock Poison Special 65 100% 10
TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100% 15
TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 5
TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90% 5
TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status 30
TM17 Protect Normal Status 10
TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 100% 20
TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100% 10
TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10
TM27 Return Normal Physical 100% 20
TM28 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10
TM32 Double Team Normal Status 15
TM33 Reflect Psychic Status 20
TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 10
TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95% 15
TM42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20
TM44 Rest Psychic Status 5
TM45 Attract Normal Status 100% 15
TM48 Round Normal Special 60 100% 15
TM64 Explosion Normal Physical 250 100% 5
TM66 Payback Dark Physical 50 100% 10
TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90% 5
TM69 Rock Polish Rock Status 20
TM72 Volt Switch Electric Special 70 100% 20
TM74 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 100% 5
TM76 Struggle Bug Bug Special 50 100% 20
TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100% 20
TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90% 10
TM87 Swagger Normal Status 85% 15
TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 10
TM90 Substitute Normal Status 10
TM91 Flash Cannon Steel Special 80 100% 10
TM94 Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100% 20
TM100 Confide Normal Status 20

Move Tutor Moves

Move Type Cat Power Acc PP
Block Normal Status 5
Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20
Drill Run Ground Physical 80 95% 10
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100% 10
Gravity Psychic Status 5
Iron Defense Steel Status 15
Magnet Rise Electric Status 10
Pain Split Normal Status 20
Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15
Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15
Stealth Rock Rock Status 20

Egg Moves

Move Type Cat Power Acc PP
Counter Fighting Physical 100% 20
Double Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15
Endure Normal Status 10
Flail Normal Physical 100% 15
Pin Missile Bug Physical 25 95% 20
Power Trick Psychic Status 10
Revenge Fighting Physical 60 100% 10
Sand Tomb Ground Physical 35 85% 15
Stealth Rock Rock Status 20
Swift Normal Special 60 20
Toxic Spikes Poison Status 20
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