Moves
Move usage- 1
Body Press
40.8% - 2
Protect
38% - 3
Explosion
35.3% - 4
Steel Roller
32%

Base Stats
Type defenses
Forretress takes damage from each attacking type below.
| Normal | Fire | Water | Electric | Grass | Ice | Fighting | Poison | Ground | Flying | Psychic | Bug | Rock | Ghost | Dragon | Dark | Steel | Fairy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2x | 4x | 1x | 1x | 1/4x | 1/2x | 1x | 0x | 1x | 1x | 1/2x | 1/2x | 1x | 1x | 1/2x | 1x | 1/2x | 1/2x |
Forms / Mega
Battle Data
Learnable Moves
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Press | 80 | 100 | 10 | Damage is calculated using the user's Defense stat as its Attack, including stat stage changes. Other effects that modify the Attack stat are used as normal. | ||
| Body Slam | 85 | 100 | 15 | Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target. Damage doubles and no accuracy check is done if the target has used Minimize while active. | ||
| Bug Bite | 60 | 100 | 20 | If this move is successful and the user has not fainted, it steals the target's held Berry if it is holding one and eats it immediately, gaining its effects even if the user's item is being ignored. Items lost to this move cannot be regained with Recycle or the Harvest Ability. | ||
| Bug Buzz | 90 | 100 | 10 | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage. | ||
| Bulldoze | 60 | 100 | 20 | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1 stage. | ||
| Counter | - | 100 | 20 | Deals damage to the last opposing Pokemon to hit the user with a physical attack this turn equal to twice the HP lost by the user from that attack. If the user did not lose HP from the attack, this move deals 1 HP of damage instead. If that opposing Pokemon's position is no longer in use and there is another opposing Pokemon on the field, the damage is done to it instead. Only the last hit of a multi-hit attack is counted. Fails if the user was not hit by an opposing Pokemon's physical attack this turn. | ||
| Curse | - | - | 10 | If the user is not a Ghost type, lowers the user's Speed by 1 stage and raises the user's Attack and Defense by 1 stage. If the user is a Ghost type, the user loses 1/2 of its maximum HP, rounded down and even if it would cause fainting, in exchange for the target losing 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded down, at the end of each turn while it is active. If the target uses Baton Pass, the replacement will continue to be affected. Fails if there is no target or if the target is already affected. | ||
| Dig | 80 | 100 | 10 | This attack charges on the first turn and executes on the second. On the first turn, the user avoids all attacks other than Earthquake and Magnitude but takes double damage from them, and is also unaffected by weather. If the user is holding a Power Herb, the move completes in one turn. | ||
| Double-Edge | 120 | 100 | 15 | If the target lost HP, the user takes recoil damage equal to 33% the HP lost by the target, rounded half up, but not less than 1 HP. | ||
| Drill Run | 80 | 95 | 10 | Has a higher chance for a critical hit. | ||
| Earth Power | 90 | 100 | 10 | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage. | ||
| Earthquake | 100 | 100 | 10 | Damage doubles if the target is using Dig. | ||
| Endure | - | - | 10 | The user will survive attacks made by other Pokemon during this turn with at least 1 HP. This move has a 1/X chance of being successful, where X starts at 1 and triples each time this move is successfully used. X resets to 1 if this move fails, if the user's last move used is not Baneful Bunker, Burning Bulwark, Detect, Endure, King's Shield, Max Guard, Obstruct, Protect, Quick Guard, Silk Trap, Spiky Shield, or Wide Guard, or if it was one of those moves and the user's protection was broken. Fails if the user moves last this turn. | ||
| Explosion | 250 | 100 | 5 | The user faints after using this move, even if this move fails for having no target. This move is prevented from executing if any active Pokemon has the Damp Ability. | ||
| Facade | 70 | 100 | 20 | Power doubles if the user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. The physical damage halving effect from the user's burn is ignored. | ||
| Flail | - | 100 | 15 | The power of this move is 20 if X is 33 to 48, 40 if X is 17 to 32, 80 if X is 10 to 16, 100 if X is 5 to 9, 150 if X is 2 to 4, and 200 if X is 0 or 1, where X is equal to (user's current HP × 48 / user's maximum HP), rounded down. | ||
| Flash Cannon | 80 | 100 | 10 | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage. | ||
| Giga Drain | 75 | 100 | 10 | The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down. | ||
| Giga Impact | 150 | 90 | 5 | If this move is successful, the user must recharge on the following turn and cannot select a move. | ||
| Gravity | - | - | 5 | For 5 turns, the evasiveness of all active Pokemon is multiplied by 0.6. At the time of use, Bounce, Fly, Magnet Rise, Sky Drop, and Telekinesis end immediately for all active Pokemon. During the effect, Bounce, Fly, Flying Press, High Jump Kick, Jump Kick, Magnet Rise, Sky Drop, Splash, and Telekinesis are prevented from being used by all active Pokemon. Ground-type attacks, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, and the Arena Trap Ability can affect Flying types or Pokemon with the Levitate Ability. Fails if this move is already in effect. | ||
| Gyro Ball | - | 100 | 5 | Power is equal to (25 * target's current Speed / user's current Speed) + 1, rounded down, but not more than 150. If the user's current Speed is 0, this move's power is 1. | ||
| Hard Press | - | 100 | 10 | Power is equal to 100 × (target's current HP / target's maximum HP), rounded half down, but not less than 1. | ||
| Heavy Slam | - | 100 | 10 | The power of this move depends on (user's weight / target's weight), rounded down. Power is equal to 120 if the result is 5 or more, 100 if 4, 80 if 3, 60 if 2, and 40 if 1 or less. Damage doubles and no accuracy check is done if the target has used Minimize while active. | ||
| Helping Hand | - | - | 20 | The power of the target's attack this turn is multiplied by 1.5 (this effect is stackable). Fails if there is no ally adjacent to the user or if the ally already moved this turn, but does not fail if the ally is using a two-turn move. | ||
| Hyper Beam | 150 | 90 | 5 | If this move is successful, the user must recharge on the following turn and cannot select a move. | ||
| Ice Spinner | 80 | 100 | 15 | Ends the effects of Electric Terrain, Grassy Terrain, Misty Terrain, and Psychic Terrain. | ||
| Iron Defense | - | - | 15 | Raises the user's Defense by 2 stages. | ||
| Iron Head | 80 | 100 | 15 | Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. | ||
| Light Screen | - | - | 20 | For 5 turns, the user and its party members take 0.5× damage from special attacks, or 0.66× damage if in a Double Battle. Damage is not reduced further with Aurora Veil. Critical hits ignore this effect. It is removed from the user's side if the user or an ally is successfully hit by Brick Break, Psychic Fangs, or Defog. Lasts for 8 turns if the user is holding Light Clay. Fails if the effect is already active on the user's side. | ||
| Lunge | 80 | 100 | 15 | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Attack by 1 stage. | ||
| Magnet Rise | - | - | 10 | For 5 turns, the user is immune to Ground-type attacks and the effects of Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, and the Arena Trap Ability as long as it remains active. If the user uses Baton Pass, the replacement will gain the effect. Ingrain, Smack Down, Thousand Arrows, and Iron Ball override this move if the user is under any of their effects. Fails if the user is already under this effect or the effects of Ingrain, Smack Down, or Thousand Arrows. | ||
| Metal Sound | - | 85 | 20 | Lowers the target's Special Defense by 2 stages. | ||
| Pain Split | - | - | 20 | The user and the target's HP become the average of their current HP, rounded down, but not more than the maximum HP of either one. | ||
| Payback | 50 | 100 | 10 | Power doubles if the user moves after the target this turn, including actions taken through Instruct or the Dancer Ability. Switching in does not count as an action. | ||
| Pin Missile | 25 | 95 | 20 | Hits two to five times. Has a 35% chance to hit two or three times and a 15% chance to hit four or five times. If one of the hits breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the remaining hits. If the user has the Skill Link Ability, this move will always hit five times. If the user is holding Loaded Dice, this move will hit 4-5 times. | ||
| Poison Jab | 80 | 100 | 20 | Has a 30% chance to poison the target. | ||
| Pounce | 50 | 100 | 20 | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1 stage. | ||
| Power Trick | - | - | 10 | The user swaps its Attack and Defense stats, and stat stage changes remain on their respective stats. This move can be used again to swap the stats back. If the user uses Baton Pass, the replacement will have its Attack and Defense stats swapped if the effect is active. If the user has its stats recalculated by changing forme while its stats are swapped, this effect is ignored but is still active for the purposes of Baton Pass. | ||
| Protect | - | - | 5 | The user is protected from most attacks made by other Pokemon during this turn. This move has a 1/X chance of being successful, where X starts at 1 and triples each time this move is successfully used. X resets to 1 if this move fails, if the user's last move used is not Baneful Bunker, Burning Bulwark, Detect, Endure, King's Shield, Max Guard, Obstruct, Protect, Quick Guard, Silk Trap, Spiky Shield, or Wide Guard, or if it was one of those moves and the user's protection was broken. Fails if the user moves last this turn. | ||
| Rain Dance | - | - | 5 | For 5 turns, the weather becomes Rain. The damage of Water-type attacks is multiplied by 1.5 and the damage of Fire-type attacks is multiplied by 0.5 during the effect. Lasts for 8 turns if the user is holding Damp Rock. Fails if the current weather is Rain. | ||
| Rapid Spin | 50 | 100 | 20 | If this move is successful and the user has not fainted, the effects of Leech Seed and binding moves end for the user, and all hazards are removed from the user's side of the field. Has a 100% chance to raise the user's Speed by 1 stage. | ||
| Reflect | - | - | 20 | For 5 turns, the user and its party members take 0.5× damage from physical attacks, or 0.66× damage if in a Double Battle. Damage is not reduced further with Aurora Veil. Critical hits ignore this effect. It is removed from the user's side if the user or an ally is successfully hit by Brick Break, Psychic Fangs, or Defog. Lasts for 8 turns if the user is holding Light Clay. Fails if the effect is already active on the user's side. | ||
| Rest | - | - | 5 | The user falls asleep for the next two turns and restores all of its HP, curing itself of any non-volatile status condition in the process. Fails if the user has full HP, is already asleep, or if another effect is preventing sleep. | ||
| Reversal | - | 100 | 15 | The power of this move is 20 if X is 33 to 48, 40 if X is 17 to 32, 80 if X is 10 to 16, 100 if X is 5 to 9, 150 if X is 2 to 4, and 200 if X is 0 or 1, where X is equal to (user's current HP × 48 / user's maximum HP), rounded down. | ||
| Rock Blast | 25 | 90 | 10 | Hits two to five times. Has a 35% chance to hit two or three times and a 15% chance to hit four or five times. If one of the hits breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the remaining hits. If the user has the Skill Link Ability, this move will always hit five times. If the user is holding Loaded Dice, this move will hit 4-5 times. | ||
| Rock Slide | 75 | 90 | 10 | Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. | ||
| Rock Tomb | 60 | 95 | 15 | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1 stage. | ||
| Round | 60 | 100 | 15 | If there are other active Pokemon that chose this move for use this turn, those Pokemon take their turn immediately after the user, in Speed order, and this move's power is 120 for each other user. | ||
| Sand Tomb | 35 | 85 | 15 | Prevents the target from switching for four or five turns (seven turns if the user is holding Grip Claw). Causes damage to the target equal to 1/8 of its maximum HP (1/6 if the user is holding Binding Band), rounded down, at the end of each turn during effect. The target can still switch out if it is holding Shed Shell or uses Baton Pass, Flip Turn, Parting Shot, Shed Tail, Teleport, U-turn, or Volt Switch. The effect ends if either the user or the target leaves the field, or if the target uses Mortal Spin, Rapid Spin, or Substitute successfully. This effect is not stackable or reset by using this or another binding move. | ||
| Sandstorm | - | - | 5 | For 5 turns, the weather becomes Sandstorm. At the end of each turn except the last, all active Pokemon lose 1/16 of their maximum HP, rounded down, unless they are a Ground, Rock, or Steel type, or have the Magic Guard, Overcoat, Sand Force, Sand Rush, or Sand Veil Abilities. During the effect, the Special Defense of Rock-type Pokemon is multiplied by 1.5 when taking damage from a special attack. Lasts for 8 turns if the user is holding Smooth Rock. Fails if the current weather is Sandstorm. | ||
| Seed Bomb | 80 | 100 | 15 | No additional effect. | ||
| Self-Destruct | 200 | 100 | 5 | The user faints after using this move, even if this move fails for having no target. This move is prevented from executing if any active Pokemon has the Damp Ability. | ||
| Sleep Talk | - | - | 10 | One of the user's known moves, besides this move, is selected for use at random. Fails if the user is not asleep. The selected move does not have PP deducted from it, and can currently have 0 PP. This move cannot select Assist, Beak Blast, Belch, Bide, Blazing Torque, Celebrate, Chatter, Combat Torque, Copycat, Dynamax Cannon, Focus Punch, Hold Hands, Magical Torque, Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Move, Nature Power, Noxious Torque, Shell Trap, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Struggle, Uproar, Wicked Torque, or any two-turn move. | ||
| Smart Strike | 70 | - | 10 | This move does not check accuracy. | ||
| Snore | 50 | 100 | 15 | Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Fails if the user is not asleep. | ||
| Solar Beam | 120 | 100 | 10 | This attack charges on the first turn and executes on the second. Power is halved if the weather is Heavy Rain, Rain, Sandstorm, or Snow and the user is not holding Utility Umbrella. If the user is holding a Power Herb or the weather is Intense Sun or Sun, the move completes in one turn. If the user is holding Utility Umbrella and the weather is Intense Sun or Sun, the move still requires a turn to charge. | ||
| Spikes | - | - | 20 | Sets up a hazard on the opposing side of the field, damaging each opposing Pokemon that switches in, unless it is a Flying-type Pokemon or has the Levitate Ability. Can be used up to three times before failing. Opponents lose 1/8 of their maximum HP with one layer, 1/6 of their maximum HP with two layers, and 1/4 of their maximum HP with three layers, all rounded down. Can be removed from the opposing side if any Pokemon uses Tidy Up, or if any opposing Pokemon uses Mortal Spin, Rapid Spin, or Defog successfully, or is hit by Defog. | ||
| Stealth Rock | - | - | 20 | Sets up a hazard on the opposing side of the field, damaging each opposing Pokemon that switches in. Fails if the effect is already active on the opposing side. Foes lose 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, or 1/2 of their maximum HP, rounded down, based on their weakness to the Rock type; 0.25×, 0.5×, neutral, 2×, or 4×, respectively. Can be removed from the opposing side if any Pokemon uses Tidy Up, or if any opposing Pokemon uses Mortal Spin, Rapid Spin, or Defog successfully, or is hit by Defog. | ||
| Steel Beam | 140 | 95 | 5 | Whether or not this move is successful and even if it would cause fainting, the user loses 1/2 of its maximum HP, rounded up, unless the user has the Magic Guard Ability. | ||
| Steel Roller | 130 | 100 | 5 | Fails if there is no terrain active. Ends the effects of Electric Terrain, Grassy Terrain, Misty Terrain, and Psychic Terrain. | ||
| Stone Edge | 100 | 80 | 5 | Has a higher chance for a critical hit. | ||
| Struggle Bug | 50 | 100 | 20 | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by 1 stage. | ||
| Substitute | - | - | 10 | The user takes 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded down, and puts it into a substitute to take its place in battle. The substitute is removed once enough damage is inflicted on it, if the user switches out or faints, or if any Pokemon uses Tidy Up. Baton Pass can be used to transfer the substitute to an ally, and the substitute will keep its remaining HP. Until the substitute is broken, it receives damage from all attacks made by other Pokemon and shields the user from status effects and stat stage changes caused by other Pokemon. Sound-based moves and Pokemon with the Infiltrator Ability ignore substitutes. The user still takes normal damage from weather and status effects while behind its substitute. If the substitute breaks during a multi-hit attack, the user will take damage from any remaining hits. If a substitute is created while the user is trapped by a binding move, the binding effect ends immediately. Fails if the user does not have enough HP remaining to create a substitute without fainting, or if it already has a substitute. | ||
| Sunny Day | - | - | 5 | For 5 turns, the weather becomes Sun. The damage of Fire-type attacks is multiplied by 1.5 and the damage of Water-type attacks is multiplied by 0.5 during the effect. Lasts for 8 turns if the user is holding Heat Rock. Fails if the current weather is Sun. | ||
| Thunder Wave | - | 90 | 20 | Paralyzes the target. This move does not ignore type immunity. | ||
| Toxic Spikes | - | - | 20 | Sets up a hazard on the opposing side of the field, poisoning each opposing Pokemon that switches in, unless it is a Flying-type Pokemon or has the Levitate Ability. Can be used up to two times before failing. Opposing Pokemon become poisoned with one layer and badly poisoned with two layers. Can be removed from the opposing side if any Pokemon uses Tidy Up, or if any opposing Pokemon uses Mortal Spin, Rapid Spin, or Defog successfully, is hit by Defog, or a grounded Poison-type Pokemon switches in. Safeguard prevents the opposing party from being poisoned on switch-in, but a substitute does not. | ||
| Venoshock | 65 | 100 | 10 | Power doubles if the target is poisoned. | ||
| Volt Switch | 70 | 100 | 20 | If this move is successful and the user has not fainted, the user switches out even if it is trapped and is replaced immediately by a selected party member. The user does not switch out if there are no unfainted party members, or if the target switched out using an Eject Button or through the effect of the Emergency Exit or Wimp Out Abilities. | ||
| Zap Cannon | 120 | 50 | 5 | Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target. |