POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Forretress sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Forretress sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #205 · Bagworm Pokemon

Forretress

Bug Steel Both

Forretress is a Bug/Steel-type Bagworm Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Evolution. Silver: Evolution.

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GENERATION II

Base stats

465
HP75
Attack90
Defense140
Sp. Atk60
Sp. Def60
Speed40

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
3'11" (1.2 m)
Weight
277.0 lbs (125.6 kg)
Catch rate
75
Base EXP
118
Growth
Medium Fast
BST
465

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 75
— —
AttackBase 90
— —
DefenseBase 140
— —
Sp. AtkBase 60
— —
Sp. DefBase 60
— —
SpeedBase 40
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

Its entire body is shielded by a steel-hard shell. What lurks inside the armor is a total mystery.

Pokémon Silver

It remains immovably rooted to its tree. It scatters pieces of its hard shell to drive its enemies away.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#204 Pineco #205 Forretress
Pineco→Level 31→Forretress

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Evolution

Areas
0
Tables
0
Special
0
Evolution

Obtain this form by evolving an earlier member of its family. See the evolution method above.

Silver

Evolution

Areas
0
Tables
0
Special
0
Evolution

Obtain this form by evolving an earlier member of its family. See the evolution method above.

Every linked location opens the matching version and exact map view.

MOVESET

Level-up moves

10
Lv. 1

Tackle

Normal · Normal Hit

Power
35
Acc.
95%
PP
35
TM17
Lv. 1

Protect

Normal · Protect

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
10

Normal · Selfdestruct

Power
200
Acc.
100%
PP
5

Normal · Selfdestruct

Power
200
Acc.
100%
PP
5
Lv. 15

Take Down

Normal · Recoil Hit

Power
90
Acc.
85%
PP
20

Normal · Rapid Spin

Power
20
Acc.
100%
PP
40
Lv. 29

Bide

Normal · Bide

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
10
Lv. 39

Explosion

Normal · Selfdestruct

Power
250
Acc.
100%
PP
5
Lv. 49

Spikes

Ground · Spikes

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
20

Normal · Recoil Hit

Power
120
Acc.
100%
PP
15
TM / HM compatibility 24 moves
TM02 TM02 · HeadbuttNormal70 power · 100% · 15 PP TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM04 TM04 · RolloutRock30 power · 90% · 20 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM08 TM08 · Rock SmashFighting20 power · 100% · 15 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM11 TM11 · Sunny DayFire— power · 90% · 5 PP TM12 TM12 · Sweet ScentNormal— power · 100% · 20 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM15 TM15 · Hyper BeamNormal150 power · 90% · 5 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM19 TM19 · Giga DrainGrass60 power · 100% · 5 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM22 TM22 · SolarBeamGrass120 power · 100% · 10 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM37 TM37 · SandstormRock— power · 100% · 10 PP TM40 TM40 · Defense CurlNormal— power · 100% · 40 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP TM45 TM45 · AttractNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP HM04 HM04 · StrengthNormal80 power · 100% · 15 PP
Egg moves 0 moves

No egg moves are assigned to this species in the Gold/Silver breeding table.