Is Forretress viable in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability?

Forretress is ranked #70 in Gen 9 Almost Any Ability with 1.25% usage according to Smogon Mar 2026 - May 2026 data.

Forretress counters

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

#0205 Forretress

BugSteel

USAGE 1.2% #70

ABILITYRefrigerate

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 95.1% Volt Switch 85.1% Stealth Rock 78.5% Explosion 68.3% Body Press 24.2% Spikes 18.8% Gyro Ball 11.0% Earthquake 5.0%

Items

Custap Berry 68.3% Leftovers 21.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 6.4% Rocky Helmet 3.6% nothing 0.1% Focus Sash 0.0% Red Card 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0%

Abilities

Refrigerate68.3%Well-Baked Body18.7%Fluffy6.7%Tablets of Ruin2.8%Flash Fire1.5%Scrappy1.5%Regenerator0.3%Intimidate0.1%

Common Teammates

Misdreavus48.0%

Lucario34.8%

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 #70 with 1.25% usage. Sorted by reliability score.