Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Forretress
HS—Undaunted · #13 · Rare · 2010
Listings
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Market reference
$0.69
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 13 / 91
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Pineco
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 205
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Forretress plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Gyro Ball) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Pineco; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Forretress
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Forretress?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It remains immovably rooted to its tree. It scatters pieces of its hard shell to drive its enemies away."
MSpike Spread
This attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
MCGyro Ball — 30
You may switch Forretress with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you do, your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.40 | $0.64 | $19.98 | $0.69 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.59 | $4.49 | $180.00 | $11.32 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €0.75 |
| 30-day average | €0.86 |
| Low | €0.09 |
| Trend price | €0.48 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.45 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.52 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.65 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.86 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.32 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.51 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Forretress is real?
Forretress is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Forretress worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Forretress is $0.69; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Forretress from?
Forretress is from the Pokémon set "HS—Undaunted" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Forretress?
Forretress is a Rare card in the HS—Undaunted set.
Other Forretress printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
