Forretress
BugSteel
Best attacking moveset: Bug Bite and Heavy Slam, worth 9.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Forretress can learn 15 combinations. Bug Bite with Heavy Slam does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Bite | Bug | 5 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Struggle Bug | Bug | 15 | 1.5s | +15 |
| Volt Switch | Electric | 13 | 1.5s | +20 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Heavy Slam | Steel | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Mirror Shot | Steel | 50 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Sand Tomb | Ground | 60 | 4.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Forretress has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,580 at level 50, 2,282 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,304 CP at level 20, or 1,630 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,236 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 161 attack · 205 defense · 181 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 1.19 m and 125.8 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Forretress does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Ice, Fairy.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Bug Bite + Heavy Slam | 12.5 |
| Ice | Bug Bite + Heavy Slam | 12.5 |
| Fairy | Volt Switch + Heavy Slam | 11.7 |
| Electric | Bug Bite + Earthquake | 11.6 |
| Grass | Bug Bite + Heavy Slam | 10.8 |
| Psychic | Bug Bite + Heavy Slam | 10.8 |
| Dark | Bug Bite + Heavy Slam | 10.8 |
| Poison | Volt Switch + Earthquake | 10.6 |
| Steel | Volt Switch + Earthquake | 10.6 |
| Fire | Volt Switch + Earthquake | 10.6 |
| Volt Switch + Heavy Slam | 9.7 | |
| Normal | Bug Bite + Heavy Slam | 9.4 |
| Ground | Bug Bite + Heavy Slam | 9.4 |
| Bug | Bug Bite + Heavy Slam | 9.4 |
| Dragon | Bug Bite + Heavy Slam | 9.4 |
| Water | Volt Switch + Earthquake | 9.1 |
| Fighting | Volt Switch + Heavy Slam | 8.3 |
| Ghost | Volt Switch + Heavy Slam | 8.3 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Forretress is actually for.
Counters: what beats Forretress
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 52.9 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 43.9 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 40.2 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 39.7 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 39.2 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 39.1 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Fire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy | 37.8 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 37.4 |
 Volcanion | FireWater | Incinerate + Overheat | 37.1 |
 Heatran | FireSteel | Fire Spin + Magma Storm Legacy | 36.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Forretress's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.