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Pokémon · #205

Forretress

BugSteel Legal in M-C

Forretress is legal in Regulation Set M-C but has no ladder usage data yet.

Stats at level 50

HP 75
Atk 90
Def 140
SpA 60
SpD 60
Spe 40

Base stat total 465

Stat Point planner

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 SpD · Sassy Nature

Types and weaknesses

BugSteel
Weak ×4
Fire
Resists ×½
NormalIcePsychicBugDragonSteelFairy
Resists ×¼
Grass
Immune
Poison

Abilities

Sturdy
If this Pokemon is at full HP, it survives one hit with at least 1 HP. Immune to OHKO. · used by 70%
Overcoat
This Pokemon is immune to powder moves, Sandstorm damage, and Effect Spore. · used by 30%

Speed tier

Most common
54
Fastest
101 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
60 (0 SP)
Slowest
54 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 54, it outspeeds 2 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Primarina 80
  2. Kingambit 70
  3. Mega Golisopod 60
  4. Forretress (this) 54
  5. Hatterene 44
  6. Torkoal 36
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #301 · on 0.0% of teams · 2,137 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 60.3%
  2. Body Press 53.7%
  3. Gyro Ball 33.2%
  4. Stealth Rock 22.2%
  5. Toxic Spikes 18.6%
  6. Steel Roller 15.7%
  7. Curse 14.8%
  8. Iron Defense 14.6%
  9. Struggle Bug 13.6%
  10. Explosion 13.5%

Items

  1. Leftovers 38.6%
  2. Rocky Helmet 20.2%
  3. Sitrus Berry 10.3%
  4. Occa Berry 8.6%
  5. Silk Scarf 2.7%
  6. Never-Melt Ice 2.5%

Abilities

  1. Sturdy 70.3%
  2. Overcoat 29.6%

Spreads

  1. Sassy 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 54 11.7%
  2. Relaxed 2/0/32/0/32/0 · Spe 54 10.4%
  3. Relaxed 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 54 6.6%
  4. Relaxed 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 54 6.6%
  5. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 54 5.7%
  6. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 60 3.8%
  7. Bold 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 60 3.6%
  8. Careful 32/0/3/0/31/0 · Spe 60 3.3%

Teammates

  1. Mega Golisopod 21.1%
  2. Volcarona 19.2%
  3. Indeedee-F 17.5%
  4. Sinistcha 16.8%
  5. Rillaboom 16.5%
  6. Araquanid 15.0%
  7. Farigiraf 14.4%
  8. Kleavor 14.1%
  9. Incineroar 13.2%
  10. Vivillon 12.4%
  11. Grimmsnarl 10.4%
  12. Mega Camerupt 9.7%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #286 · on 0.1% of teams · 2,137 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Body Press 56.3%
  2. Protect 50.3%
  3. Stealth Rock 42.4%
  4. Gyro Ball 28.7%
  5. Toxic Spikes 25.7%
  6. Steel Roller 22.1%
  7. Explosion 19.9%
  8. Volt Switch 16.8%
  9. Thunder Wave 14.3%
  10. Spikes 12.7%

Items

  1. Rocky Helmet 38.8%
  2. Leftovers 18.8%
  3. Sitrus Berry 12.1%
  4. Occa Berry 6.1%
  5. Normal Gem 5.1%
  6. Iron Ball 2.1%

Abilities

  1. Sturdy 82.6%
  2. Overcoat 17.4%

Spreads

  1. Relaxed 2/0/32/0/32/0 · Spe 54 12.8%
  2. Relaxed 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 54 11.1%
  3. Relaxed 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 54 9.2%
  4. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 60 5.7%
  5. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 54 5.3%
  6. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 60 4.6%
  7. Sassy 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 54 3.5%
  8. Sassy 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 54 2.8%

Teammates

  1. Vivillon 18.1%
  2. Indeedee-F 16.2%
  3. Volcarona 12.6%
  4. Torkoal 12.0%
  5. Rillaboom 11.7%
  6. Mega Venusaur 11.3%
  7. Araquanid 10.2%
  8. Mega Excadrill 9.9%
  9. Mega Meganium 9.9%
  10. Toxapex 9.8%
  11. Mega Golisopod 9.4%
  12. Tyranitar 9.1%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 1 of 4,299 teams (0.0%) · win rate 0.0% (95% interval 0.0%–56.2%, n = 3 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Araquanid +14.2 pp n = 321 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Forretress teams; Araquanid is on 1% of all teams (19.13× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Kleavor +13.2 pp n = 301 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Forretress teams; Kleavor is on 1% of all teams (17.15× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Vivillon +11.2 pp n = 265 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Forretress teams; Vivillon is on 1% of all teams (10.51× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Camerupt +7.5 pp n = 207 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Forretress teams; Mega Camerupt is on 2% of all teams (4.34× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Volcarona +11.0 pp n = 411 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 19% of Forretress teams; Volcarona is on 8% of all teams (2.35× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Grimmsnarl +5.4 pp n = 223 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Forretress teams; Grimmsnarl is on 5% of all teams (2.07× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Sinistcha +8.0 pp n = 359 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Forretress teams; Sinistcha is on 9% of all teams (1.90× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Golisopod +2.7 pp n = 450 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Forretress teams; Mega Golisopod is on 18% of all teams (1.15× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Farigiraf -2.4 pp n = 308 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Forretress teams; Farigiraf is on 17% of all teams (0.86× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Indeedee-F -4.9 pp n = 374 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Forretress teams; Indeedee-F is on 22% of all teams (0.78× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Incineroar -15.5 pp n = 281 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Forretress teams; Incineroar is on 29% of all teams (0.46× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -26.5 pp n = 352 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Forretress teams; Rillaboom is on 43% of all teams (0.38× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon

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