Forretress counters

Gen 6 Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Forretress
#0205 Forretress
BugSteel
USAGE 1.6% #40
ABILITYSturdy
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% Gyro Ball 97.3% Explosion 93.9% Stealth Rock 93.7% Toxic 5.9% Toxic Spikes 3.7% Spikes 2.6% Volt Switch 1.7%
Items
Mental Herb 92.4% Red Card 3.7% Rocky Helmet 1.6% Chesto Berry 1.2% Custap Berry 1.1% Leftovers 0.1% Life Orb 0.0% Salac Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Sturdy99.9%Overcoat0.1%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal98.2%Arceus97.1%Xerneas94.4%Kangaskhan-Mega94.4%Ditto93.9%Giratina-Origin4.4%Ho-Oh4.4%Diancie-Mega3.3%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #40 with 1.56% usage. Sorted by reliability score.