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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II
#205 Forretress
BugSteel
- SpeciesBagworm Pokémon
- Japanese nameFuoretosu
- PronunciationFOR-REH-TRES
- Height3′ 11″ 1.19 m
- Weight277.0 lb 124.65 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from FORTRESS and TURRET, meaning a turning gun battery, as on a battleship.
Evolution
- PinecoLevel 31
Forretress
Pokédex entries
| GoldStadium 2 | Its entire body is shielded by a steel-hard shell. What lurks inside the armor is a total mystery. |
|---|---|
| Silver | It remains immovably rooted to its tree. It scatters pieces of its hard shell to drive its enemies away. |
| Crystal | Usually found hanging on to a fat tree trunk. It shoots out bits of its shell when it sees action. |
Where to find Forretress
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Must Evolve from Pineco at level 31 | Any | Evolve |
| Silver | Any | Evolve | |
| Crystal | Any | Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×0.5
- Fire×4
- Water×1
- Electric×1
- Grass×0.25
- Ice×0.5
- Fighting×1
- Poison×0
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×0.5
- Bug×0.5
- Rock×1
- Ghost×0.5
- Dragon×0.5
- Dark×0.5
- Steel×0.5
- 1 weakness and 10 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 10 (10%).
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Water1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Grass1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Fighting1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Poison1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- 1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ghost1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- 5 advantages and 10 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Protect | Normal | Status |
| Start | Selfdestruct | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Take Down | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Bide | Normal | Physical |
| 39 | Explosion | Normal | Physical |
| 49 | Spikes | Ground | Status |
| 59 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM04Rollout
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM12Sweet Scent
- TM13Snore
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Protect
- TM19Giga Drain
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM22Solarbeam
- TM27Return
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM37Sandstorm
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- HM04Strength
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Bug Pokémon group 2 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Caterpie Family
- Gligar
- Heracross
- Ledyba Family
- Paras Family
- Pineco Family
- Pinsir
- Scyther Family
- Shuckle
- Spinarak Family
- Venonat Family
- Weedle Family
- Yanma
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Flail | Breed a male Magikarp with a female from Horsea Family, then breed the male offspring (Horsea) with a female from Squirtle Family. Breed the male offspring of that union (Squirtle) with a female from Chikorita Family and breed the male offspring (Chikorita) to a female Paras/Parasect. Finally, breed the male offspring from that union (Paras) with a female Pineco/Forretress. |
| Pin Missile | Mate with a male Beedrill. |
| Reflect | Mate with a male Ledyba/Ledian. |
| Swift | Mate with a male Ledyba/Ledian or Yanma. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 75 | 323-353 | 21/4559.86% |
| Attack | 90 | 248-278 | 11/4975.80% |
| Defense | 140 | 348-378 | 5/5599.06% |
| Speed | 40 | 148-178 | 40/4715.87% |
| Special Attack | 60 | 188-218 | 26/4640.14% |
| Special Defense | 60 | 188-218 | 27/4136.34% |
| Total | 465 | 1443-1623 | 24/8770.86% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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