Forretress counters

Gen 9 Monotype · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Forretress
#0205 Forretress
BugSteel
USAGE 2.4% #75
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 99.1% Volt Switch 81.2% Spikes 74.0% Ice Spinner 66.7% Body Press 32.6% Thunder Wave 17.9% Gyro Ball 11.3% Stealth Rock 5.2%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 46.6% Rocky Helmet 43.4% Leftovers 6.9% Custap Berry 2.8% Red Card 0.1% Assault Vest 0.1% Mental Herb 0.0% Light Clay 0.0%
Abilities
Sturdy98.5%Overcoat1.5%
Common Teammates
Volcarona97.1%Kleavor94.3%Scizor92.2%Araquanid90.0%Lokix78.4%Yanmega17.3%Slither Wing8.0%Frosmoth4.8%
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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 #75 with 2.41% usage. Sorted by reliability score.