National Pokédex #0205 · Generation 2

Forretress

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.

Natural spawnRaid den

Quick answer

How do you get Forretress?

Forretress can spawn in Taiga, Snowy Taiga, Old Growth Pine Taiga, and 21 other eligible biomes (Search: On land; Sky light: Bright; Ground: Natural). It appears in tier 4 raids. Check the complete conditions below; these routes reflect AshRun's installed ATMons files.

AshRun ATMons 1.3.0 · Checked 2026-10-16 · Sources & limitations

AshRun locations

How to obtain Forretress

1 place to look

Where to look in the wild

Choose one location below and meet its conditions together. Separate cards are alternative routes. A rarity label describes a spawn pool, not the chance of finding one on each attempt.

Eligible biomes (24)

Taiga + 23 more

Expanded from server category: Taiga

Level31-47RarityCommon

Search: On land
Sky light: Bright
Ground: Natural

Excluded when this matches: Ground: Farmland.

Raid den

Tier 4 · Bug

Relative boss weight 20. Defined moves: Heavy Slam, Payback, Rollout, Rapid Spin.

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Before you throw a ball

Catching Forretress

If you encounter a wild Forretress, an ordinary throw outside battle requires your first non-fainted party Pokémon to be at least its level.

Party order matters: the game checks the first conscious Pokémon, not the highest level anywhere in your team.
With no conscious party Pokémon, this outside-battle rule allows only targets up to level 15.
A guaranteed-catch ball bypasses this ordinary level check. You can also battle a wild target and use a ball during your turn.

These rules describe wild encounters. Raids and scripted encounters may use their own capture flow. Read the catching guide and blocked-throw checklist · Checked 2026-10-16.

Base catch-rate value: 75. This is a species value, not a percentage or a promise that a particular ball will work.

Battle profile

Base stats

465 total

Type weaknesses & resistances

Damage taken by Forretress with Bug / Steel typing:

Weak to: Fire 4×
Resists: Bug 0.5×Dragon 0.5×Fairy 0.5×Grass 0.25×Ice 0.5×Normal 0.5×Psychic 0.5×Steel 0.5×
Immune to: Poison 0×

Unlisted move types deal normal (1×) damage. Both types are combined. Abilities, held items, moves, weather, Terastallization and form changes can alter the result.

Base stat values

Hp75

Attack90

Defence140

Special Attack60

Special Defence60

Speed40

Abilities

Sturdy
Overcoat Hidden

Training

Base experience: 163
Growth: Medium Fast
EV yield: Hp: 0 · Attack: 0 · Defence: 2 · Special Attack: 0 · Special Defence: 0 · Speed: 0
Friendship: 50

Progression

Evolution & forms

Follow the requirements on each arrow, then open the next Pokémon to continue the chain. Regional and alternate forms can use different rules. Compare all evolution methods.

Evolves from

Pineco

level it up; reach level 31

Find Pineco →

No further evolution is listed for this Pokémon or its recorded forms.

Complete installed learnset

Moves

156 entries

Level moves (22)

Lv. 1 · Toxic SpikesLv. 1 · TackleLv. 1 · ProtectLv. 1 · Self-DestructLv. 1 · Bug BiteLv. 1 · BideLv. 1 · Mirror ShotLv. 1 · Magnet RiseLv. 1 · Zap CannonLv. 1 · AutotomizeLv. 1 · Heavy SlamLv. 1 · Natural GiftLv. 12 · Take DownLv. 17 · Rapid SpinLv. 20 · RolloutLv. 23 · CurseLv. 28 · SpikesLv. 32 · PaybackLv. 36 · ExplosionLv. 42 · Iron DefenseLv. 46 · Gyro BallLv. 50 · Double-Edge

Egg moves (7)

CounterFlailPin MissilePower TrickSand TombSwiftToxic Spikes

Tm moves (78)

Ally SwitchBlockBody PressBody SlamBug BiteBug BuzzBulldozeCurseDigDouble-EdgeDrill RunEarth PowerEarthquakeEndureExplosionFacadeFlash CannonGiga DrainGiga ImpactGravityGyro BallHard PressHeadbuttHeavy SlamHelping HandHyper BeamIce SpinnerIron DefenseIron HeadLaser FocusLight ScreenLungeMagnet RiseMetal SoundNatural GiftPain SplitPaybackPin MissilePoison JabPounceProtectRain DanceReflectRestRevengeReversalRock BlastRock PolishRock SlideRock SmashRock TombRolloutSandstormSand TombSeed BombSelf-DestructSignal BeamSleep TalkSmart StrikeSolar BeamSpikesStealth RockSteel BeamSteel RollerStone EdgeStrengthString ShotStruggle BugSubstituteSunny DaySwiftTake DownTelekinesisTera BlastThunder WaveToxic SpikesVenoshockVolt Switch

Tutor moves (33)

Ally SwitchBlockBug BiteBulldozeDrill RunEarth PowerFlash CannonGiga DrainGiga ImpactGravityHelping HandHyper BeamIron DefenseIron HeadLaser FocusMagnet RisePain SplitPoison JabRestRock SlideRock SmashRolloutSeed BombSignal BeamSleep TalkSpikesStealth RockSteel BeamSteel RollerStone EdgeString ShotSwiftTelekinesis

Legacy moves (15)

AttractCaptivateConfideDefense CurlDouble TeamFrustrationHidden PowerMimicReturnRoundSecret PowerSnoreSwaggerSweet ScentToxic

Special moves (1)

Refresh

Useful extras

Drops & breeding

String

Quantity 0-2

Occa Berry

5% chance

Iron Ball

5% chance

Egg groups: Bug
Egg cycles: 20
Maximum drops: 4

Technical server dataRaw records, internal IDs, source files, presets, and full JSON

Source summary

Base species: Cobblemon-neoforge-1.7.3+1.21.1.jar. Installed additions: none.

Acquisition records

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        "terralith:forested_highlands",
        "terralith:shield",
        "terralith:siberian_grove",
        "terralith:siberian_taiga",
        "terralith:snowy_maple_forest",
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        "terralith:wintry_lowlands",
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        "terralith:bryce_canyon",
        "terralith:cloud_forest",
        "terralith:haze_mountain",
        "terralith:ice_marsh",
        "terralith:moonlight_grove",
        "terralith:moonlight_valley",
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Evolution and forms

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}

Behavior and drops

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Complete installed species record

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    "1:magnetrise",
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    "1:autotomize",
    "1:heavyslam",
    "1:naturalgift",
    "12:takedown",
    "17:rapidspin",
    "20:rollout",
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    "egg:counter",
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    "tm:ironhead",
    "tm:laserfocus",
    "tm:lightscreen",
    "tm:lunge",
    "tm:magnetrise",
    "tm:metalsound",
    "tm:naturalgift",
    "tm:painsplit",
    "tm:payback",
    "tm:pinmissile",
    "tm:poisonjab",
    "tm:pounce",
    "tm:protect",
    "tm:raindance",
    "tm:reflect",
    "tm:rest",
    "tm:revenge",
    "tm:reversal",
    "tm:rockblast",
    "tm:rockpolish",
    "tm:rockslide",
    "tm:rocksmash",
    "tm:rocktomb",
    "tm:rollout",
    "tm:sandstorm",
    "tm:sandtomb",
    "tm:seedbomb",
    "tm:selfdestruct",
    "tm:signalbeam",
    "tm:sleeptalk",
    "tm:smartstrike",
    "tm:solarbeam",
    "tm:spikes",
    "tm:stealthrock",
    "tm:steelbeam",
    "tm:steelroller",
    "tm:stoneedge",
    "tm:strength",
    "tm:stringshot",
    "tm:strugglebug",
    "tm:substitute",
    "tm:sunnyday",
    "tm:swift",
    "tm:takedown",
    "tm:telekinesis",
    "tm:terablast",
    "tm:thunderwave",
    "tm:toxicspikes",
    "tm:venoshock",
    "tm:voltswitch",
    "tutor:allyswitch",
    "tutor:block",
    "tutor:bugbite",
    "tutor:bulldoze",
    "tutor:drillrun",
    "tutor:earthpower",
    "tutor:flashcannon",
    "tutor:gigadrain",
    "tutor:gigaimpact",
    "tutor:gravity",
    "tutor:helpinghand",
    "tutor:hyperbeam",
    "tutor:irondefense",
    "tutor:ironhead",
    "tutor:laserfocus",
    "tutor:magnetrise",
    "tutor:painsplit",
    "tutor:poisonjab",
    "tutor:rest",
    "tutor:rockslide",
    "tutor:rocksmash",
    "tutor:rollout",
    "tutor:seedbomb",
    "tutor:signalbeam",
    "tutor:sleeptalk",
    "tutor:spikes",
    "tutor:stealthrock",
    "tutor:steelbeam",
    "tutor:steelroller",
    "tutor:stoneedge",
    "tutor:stringshot",
    "tutor:swift",
    "tutor:telekinesis",
    "legacy:attract",
    "legacy:captivate",
    "legacy:confide",
    "legacy:defensecurl",
    "legacy:doubleteam",
    "legacy:frustration",
    "legacy:hiddenpower",
    "legacy:mimic",
    "legacy:return",
    "legacy:round",
    "legacy:secretpower",
    "legacy:snore",
    "legacy:swagger",
    "legacy:sweetscent",
    "legacy:toxic",
    "special:refresh"
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  "preEvolution": "pineco",
  "evolutions": [],
  "features": [
    "shulker"
  ]
}