Forretress
BugSteel
In HPL - Battle Connoisseur
Base stats
HP75
Atk90
Def140
SpA60
SpD60
Spe40
BST465
Abilities
- Primary
- Sturdy
- Secondary
- —
- Hidden
- Overcoat
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on Gen 9 role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 40 Speed: slow pivot range (60 or under).
Hazards
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Toxic Spikes
Hazard removal
- Rapid Spin (premium: +1 Spe)
- Rapid Spin
- Hazard removal
- Rapid Spin
Pivoting
- Pivot (U-turn / Volt Switch / Flip Turn / Parting Shot / Chilly Reception)
- Volt Switch
Recovery
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse)
- Iron Defense, Curse
Status
- Paralysis (Thunder Wave / Glare / Nuzzle)
- Thunder Wave
Stallbreak / utility
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
- Chip / utility (Pain Split / Future Sight / Corrosive Gas)
- Pain Split
Screens
- Screens (near-universal movepool)
- Reflect, Light Screen
Moves — Gen 9
71 of 71 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Press | Fighting | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Uses user's Def stat as Atk in damage calculation. | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | 30% chance to paralyze the target. | |
| Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | User steals and eats the target's Berry. | |
| Bug Buzz | Bug | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | 100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1. | |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | If hit by physical attack, returns double damage. | |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def. | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2. | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Has 33% recoil. | |
| Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 | High critical hit ratio. | |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | Hits adjacent Pokemon. Double damage on Dig. | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP. | |
| Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 | Hits adjacent Pokemon. The user faints. | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed. | |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | More power the less HP the user has left. | |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | User recovers 50% of the damage dealt. | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | User cannot move next turn. | |
| Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 | 5 turns: no Ground immunities, 1.67x accuracy. | |
| Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | More power the slower the user than the target. | |
| Hard Press | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | More power the more HP the target has left. | |
| Heavy Slam | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | More power the heavier the user than the target. | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | One adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn. | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | User cannot move next turn. |