Forretress (Pokémon GO)

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Pineco

Dunsparce

#205

1304

1630

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/9/15 · L25.5 · CP 1500

A Tier

#55

Ultra LeagueUltra

9/15/15 · L50 · CP 2492

A Tier

#31

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2580

Normal

Shiny

Forretress

#205

Bug

Steel

Attack

161

Top 58%

Defense

205

Top 14.1%

Stamina

181

Top 35.6%

Total

547

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1236 -1304 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1545 -1630 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1236 -1304 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

927 -978 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2580 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Forretress takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Fire

256%

Resists

Grass

39.1%

Poison

39.1%

Normal

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Psychic

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Dragon

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Forretress can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Bug Bite
Heavy Slam
9.49
128.9
1581.4s
8.03
2
Struggle Bug
Heavy Slam
8.52
115.8
1760.1s
7.22
3
Bug Bite
Earthquake
8.35
113.5
1795.8s
7.06
4
Volt Switch
Heavy Slam
8.34
113.4
1798.6s
7.05
5
Bug Bite
Mirror Shot
7.73
105.1
1940.1s
6.55
6
Struggle Bug
Earthquake
7.31
99.4
2052.0s
6.18
7
Struggle Bug
Mirror Shot
7.19
97.7
2086.7s
6.09
8
Bug Bite
Rock Tomb
6.97
94.7
2153.3s
5.89
9
Volt Switch
Earthquake
6.91
93.9
2171.7s
5.85
10
Volt Switch
Mirror Shot
6.86
93.3
2185.3s
5.82

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Forretress in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
64.60
3113.6
1.2
55.7s
63.64
2
Shadow Reshiram
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare
56.95
2646.1
1.4
63.2s
56.09
3
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
57.73
1702.8
2.1
62.4s
56.02
4
Mega Blaziken
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
56.99
2625.2
1.4
63.2s
56.01
5
Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
55.40
3405.4
1.1
65.0s
54.73
6
Shadow Chandelure
Fire Spin
Overheat
50.66
1628.9
2.2
71.1s
49.26
7
Shadow Blaziken
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
50.42
1660.6
2.2
71.4s
49.10
8
Shadow Darmanitan Standard
Fire Fang
Overheat
50.23
1446.7
2.5
71.7s
48.65
9
Shadow Heatran
Fire Spin
Magma Storm
49.47
2885.9
1.2
72.8s
48.54
10
Shadow Moltres
Fire Spin
Overheat
48.84
2404.8
1.5
73.7s
47.99

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Forretress in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Volt Switch

Multipurpose

Sand Tomb

Debuff

Rock Tomb

Debuff

Rank 1 IVs

1500

0/9/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 25.5

108.61

Attack

144.36

Defense

132

Stat Product · 2,069,583

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/9/15	25.5	1500	100.00%
1/15/15	25	1500	99.88%
1/15/14	25	1496	99.88%
0/12/12	25.5	1499	99.87%
0/10/14	25.5	1500	99.71%
0/15/9	25.5	1497	99.69%
2/13/14	25	1499	99.58%
0/13/11	25.5	1498	99.55%
0/8/15	25.5	1496	99.53%
1/14/15	25	1497	99.42%
1/14/14	25	1493	99.42%
0/11/13	25.5	1499	99.41%
0/11/12	25.5	1495	99.41%
1/13/9	25.5	1500	99.40%
2/14/13	25	1498	99.27%
0/15/15	25	1491	99.26%
0/15/14	25	1487	99.26%
0/9/14	25.5	1496	99.24%
0/14/10	25.5	1498	99.24%
0/14/9	25.5	1494	99.24%
1/6/15	25.5	1499	99.21%
0/13/4	26	1500	99.15%
2/12/15	25	1499	99.12%
2/12/14	25	1495	99.12%
1/15/13	25	1493	99.11%
0/3/13	26	1500	99.10%
3/14/11	25	1500	99.10%
0/12/11	25.5	1495	99.10%
1/9/12	25.5	1498	99.10%
1/14/8	25.5	1499	99.07%
0/7/15	25.5	1493	99.07%
0/6/10	26	1499	99.01%
1/13/15	25	1493	98.97%
1/13/14	25	1490	98.97%
2/15/12	25	1498	98.95%
2/15/11	25	1494	98.95%
0/10/13	25.5	1496	98.95%
0/10/12	25.5	1492	98.95%
1/12/10	25.5	1500	98.94%
1/12/9	25.5	1496	98.94%
1/7/14	25.5	1498	98.93%
4/15/15	24.5	1498	98.92%
0/15/8	25.5	1493	98.91%
0/9/7	26	1498	98.87%
0/4/12	26	1500	98.82%
2/13/13	25	1495	98.81%
3/10/14	25	1498	98.81%
0/14/3	26	1499	98.81%
0/14/15	25	1488	98.81%
0/14/14	25	1484	98.81%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (7)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Forretress can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bug Bite
5
6
0.5s
10
Struggle Bug
15
15
1.5s
10
Volt Switch
13
20
1.5s
8.67

Charged Attacks

Earthquake
140
-100
3.5s
40
Heavy Slam
70
-50
2.0s
35
Mirror Shot
50
-33
2.5s
20
Rock Tomb
65
-50
3.0s
21.67
Sand Tomb
60
-33
4.0s
15

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Pineco	50 Candy	Forretress

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Forretress including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Pineco

#204

Shadow Pineco

#204

Forretress

#205

Shadow Forretress

#205

Backgrounds

All backgrounds

Forretress has 5 backgrounds in Pokémon GO.

Nationaltrust Dunham Massey

Jul 18, 2026

Nationaltrust Fountains Abbey

Jul 18, 2026

Nationaltrust Gibslide

Jul 18, 2026

Nationaltrust Lyme Park

Jul 18, 2026

Nationaltrust Mount Stewart

Jul 18, 2026

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Bug- and Steel-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Forretress with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Beedrill #15

Boosts:

Mega Pinsir #127

Boosts:

Mega Steelix #208

Boosts:

Mega Scizor #212

Boosts:

Mega Heracross #214

Boosts:

Mega Skarmory #227

Boosts:

Mega Mawile #303

Boosts:

Mega Aggron #306

Boosts:

Mega Metagross #376

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Mega Lucario #448

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.583 m to 2.083 m tall, averaging 1.19 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.583 m 1'11"	0.595 m 1'11"
XS	0.595 m 1'11"	0.892 m 2'11"
M	0.892 m 2'11"	1.488 m 4'11"
XL	1.488 m 4'11"	1.785 m 5'10"
XXL	1.785 m 5'10"	2.083 m 6'10"

XXS

0.583 m

1'11"

0.595 m

1'11"

0.595 m

1'11"

0.892 m

2'11"

0.892 m

2'11"

1.488 m

4'11"

1.488 m

4'11"

1.785 m

5'10"

XXL

1.785 m

5'10"

2.083 m

6'10"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Hovering
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1.1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	20s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	0.9
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Forretress at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	32 CP	27	1760 CP
2	101 CP	28	1826 CP
3	170 CP	29	1891 CP
4	238 CP	30	1956 CP
5	307 CP	31	1989 CP
6	376 CP	32	2021 CP
7	445 CP	33	2054 CP
8	514 CP	34	2087 CP
9	583 CP	35	2119 CP
10	652 CP	36	2152 CP
11	717 CP	37	2184 CP
12	782 CP	38	2217 CP
13	847 CP	39	2250 CP
14	913 CP	40	2282 CP
15	978 CP	41	2311 CP
16	1043 CP	42	2340 CP
17	1108 CP	43	2370 CP
18	1173 CP	44	2399 CP
19	1239 CP	45	2429 CP
20	1304 CP	46	2459 CP
21	1369 CP	47	2489 CP
22	1434 CP	48	2519 CP
23	1500 CP	49	2549 CP
24	1565 CP	50	2580 CP
25	1630 CP	51	2611 CP
26	1695 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	32 CP	18	1173 CP	35	2119 CP
2	101 CP	19	1239 CP	36	2152 CP
3	170 CP	20	1304 CP	37	2184 CP
4	238 CP	21	1369 CP	38	2217 CP
5	307 CP	22	1434 CP	39	2250 CP
6	376 CP	23	1500 CP	40	2282 CP
7	445 CP	24	1565 CP	41	2311 CP
8	514 CP	25	1630 CP	42	2340 CP
9	583 CP	26	1695 CP	43	2370 CP
10	652 CP	27	1760 CP	44	2399 CP
11	717 CP	28	1826 CP	45	2429 CP
12	782 CP	29	1891 CP	46	2459 CP
13	847 CP	30	1956 CP	47	2489 CP
14	913 CP	31	1989 CP	48	2519 CP
15	978 CP	32	2021 CP	49	2549 CP
16	1043 CP	33	2054 CP	50	2580 CP
17	1108 CP	34	2087 CP	51	2611 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Forretress up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Pineco

Dunsparce