Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Forretress
Vivid Voltage · #114 · Rare · 2020
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Market reference
$0.12
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 114 / 203
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Pineco
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 205
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 40 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Forretress plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Take Down) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Forretress
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
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 Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Forretress?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"In the moment that it gulps down its prey, the inside of its shell is exposed, but to this day, no one has ever seen that sight."
MCCTake Down — 120
This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself.
MMCCDouble KO
Both Active Pokémon are Knocked Out.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:G-30
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Forretress was legal.
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.20 | $20.00 | $0.12 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.06 | $0.27 | $19.98 | $0.28 | $0.17 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/25| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.11 |
| 30-day average | €0.13 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.04 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.18 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.17 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.21 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.16 |
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 $0.12; 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 "Vivid Voltage" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Forretress?
Forretress is a Rare card in the Vivid Voltage set.
Other Forretress printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
