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Shadow 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.
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Shadow Forretress Weaknesses and Strengths
Shadow 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 Shadow Forretress in Pokemon GO
Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow 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 Shadow Forretress
Below are all the moves that Shadow Forretress can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.
| Move | Type | Power | DPS | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Tomb | Charged | 70 | 21.88 | 3200ms | -50 |
| Sand Tomb | Charged | 60 | 15 | 4000ms | -33 |
| 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 |
| Bug Bite | Quick | 5 | 12 | 500ms | 6 |
| Struggle Bug | Quick | 15 | 12 | 1500ms | 15 |
Shadow Forretress Evolution
 Pineco |
Requires
50x Candy |  Forretress |
Best Shadow Forretress Raid Counters in Pokemon GO
Below you can find the best counters for Shadow 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) Shadow Forretress in a raid.
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