Forretress counters

Gen 4 Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Forretress
#0205 Forretress
BugSteel
USAGE 17.6% #12
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 100.0% Spikes 96.1% Toxic Spikes 90.9% Payback 50.4% Protect 28.1% Explosion 13.0% Toxic 8.6% Hidden Power Fire 4.6%
Items
Leftovers 80.1% Focus Sash 14.4% Chesto Berry 2.3% Mail 1.8% Shed Shell 1.0% Lum Berry 0.2% Occa Berry 0.1% Custap Berry 0.0%
Common Teammates
Kyogre64.3%Dialga61.4%Giratina-Origin52.5%Groudon36.4%Blissey35.4%Giratina34.2%Latias25.4%Bronzong21.6%
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Ranked #12 with 17.62% usage. Sorted by reliability score.