Forretress (Scarlet & Violet 139)

Forretress   フォレトス Foretos

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Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Pineco Card name Forretress Type Metal HP 120 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost English expansion Scarlet & Violet Rarity English card no. 139/198 Japanese expansion Violet ex Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 057/078 Japanese Deck Metal Melmetal ex Start Deck Japanese card no. 080/139 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Forretress.

Forretress (Japanese: フォレトス Foretos) is a Metal-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Scarlet & Violet expansion.

Card text

Continuous Spin れんぞくスピン 50×

Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 50 damage for each heads.

Rolling Shell シェルローリング 90

During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 50 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Pokédex data

Forretress - Bagworm Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
0205	3'11" (1.2 m)	277.3 lbs. (125.8 kg)
Pokédex entry
Its entire body is shielded by a steel-hard shell. What lurks inside this shell is a total mystery.
鋼鉄のように 硬い 殻で 全身を 覆っている。 中の 正体は 不明。

Release information

This card was included in the Scarlet & Violet expansion, first released in the Japanese Violet ex expansion. It was later reprinted in the Japanese Metal Melmetal ex Start Deck.

Trivia

Origin

Continuous Spin is an attack that first appeared on Staryu from BREAKthrough. Rolling Shell is an attack that first appeared on Hisuian Goodra V from Lost Origin. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Violet.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.