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.

Dex No

#205

Forretress Weaknesses and Strengths

Forretress is a dual-type Pokemon of types Bug and Steel. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Fire	256%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Grass	39.1%
Poison	39.1%
Normal	62.5%
Bug	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Dragon	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%

Best Moves for Forretress in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Forretress.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Bug Bite	Heavy Slam	52.00	345.64
Bug Bite	Earthquake	50.89	329.06
Struggle Bug	Heavy Slam	52.00	327.11
Bug Bite	Return	62.00	318.32
Struggle Bug	Earthquake	50.89	302.79
Struggle Bug	Return	62.00	299.03
Bug Bite	Mirror Shot	37.00	292.47
Struggle Bug	Mirror Shot	37.00	282.19
Bug Bite	Rock Tomb	33.88	262.52
Struggle Bug	Rock Tomb	33.88	255.61

All Moves for Forretress

Below are all the moves that Forretress can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Mirror Shot	Charged	50	20.83	2400ms	-33
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Heavy Slam	Charged	70	33.33	2100ms	-50
Earthquake	Charged	140	38.89	3600ms	-100
Rock Tomb	Charged	70	21.88	3200ms	-50
Sand Tomb	Charged	60	15	4000ms	-33
Bug Bite	Quick	5	12	500ms	6
Struggle Bug	Quick	15	12	1500ms	15

Forretress Evolution

Pineco

Requires
50x Candy

Forretress

Best Forretress Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Forretress Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Forretress in a raid.