Forretress counters

Gen 2 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Forretress
#0205 Forretress
BugSteel
USAGE 27.3% #6
BASE STATS
HP 75
ATK 90
DEF 140
SPA 60
SPD 60
SPE 40
BST465
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fire
½×
NormalIcePsychicBugDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Grass
0×
Poison
Moves
Spikes 99.9% Toxic 67.1% Explosion 60.3% Hidden Power Fire 48.1% Rapid Spin 47.5% Rest 22.8% Defense Curl 17.8% Giga Drain 16.1%
Items
Leftovers 98.8% Miracle Berry 0.9% Pink Bow 0.3% Quick Claw 0.0% nothing 0.0% Black Belt 0.0% Silver Powder 0.0% Focus Band 0.0%
Common Teammates
Snorlax98.6%Zapdos49.5%Starmie47.5%Raikou37.7%Skarmory35.9%Tyranitar31.7%Exeggutor25.9%Misdreavus21.1%
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Teams using Starmie 88% Teams using Zapdos 80% Teams using Snorlax 32%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.422
88
88.3% dies 7.12%
02
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
26.347
80
80.0% dies 7.79%
03
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal SOFT CHECK
52.642
32
32.1% dies 6.43%

Ranked #6 with 27.32% usage. Sorted by reliability score.