Forretress counters

Gen 4 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Forretress
#0205 Forretress
BugSteel
USAGE 3.0% #37
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
Rapid Spin 86.6% Spikes 74.9% Payback 66.9% Toxic Spikes 29.6% Protect 29.5% Explosion 29.3% Earthquake 24.8% Stealth Rock 22.9%
Items
Leftovers 74.5% Custap Berry 17.9% Occa Berry 3.3% Shed Shell 2.6% Focus Sash 1.6% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Chesto Berry 0.0%
Common Teammates
Clefable48.4%Tyranitar43.6%Latias40.7%Heatran39.3%Gyarados25.5%Jirachi22.5%Zapdos22.3%Hippowdon22.2%
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Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #37 with 2.97% usage. Sorted by reliability score.