Forretress (Pokémon)

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Forretress (Japanese: フォレトス Foretos) is a dual-type introduced in Generation II.
It evolves from starting at level 31.
==Biology==
Forretress is a large, spherical with no visible limbs. The upper and lower halves of its body are capped by bumpy steel plates, giving it a strong defense against opponents. The outer plates have zigzagging ridges that open along its back and front, revealing its smooth, red inner shell. The inner shell is punctuated by four cylindrical spikes, each tapering to an open point. Between the spikes, the inner shell opens along a straight line to reveal Forretress's eyes, which are round with large pupils. Whatever else lies inside its shell is unknown.
Forretress can defend itself from enemies by shooting out pieces of its outer shell, as a conditioned reflex rather than a conscious effort. It opens its shell to capture prey, but this happens so quickly that its interior body cannot be seen. It lives in , attaching itself immovably to tree trunks. As shown in , Forretress is capable of levitation.
===Evolution===
Forretress evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon: Magikarp Jump: Forretress may appear during . As part of the "Forretress Push" training session, the player's Magikarp pushes it to earn JP.
===Pokédex entries===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====Brock's Forretress====
Forretress debuted in Entei at Your Own Risk, where 's Pineco evolved into one in order to save him and a group of Pokémon at a hot spring from . When Brock went to Hoenn, the only Pokémon he brought with him was his Forretress. Brock later left Forretress at home when he headed to Sinnoh.
===Minor appearances===
In A Bite to Remember, Brock's demonstration featured a Forretress evolving from a Pineco.
In Win, Lose or Drew!, a 's Forretress competed in the .
In Steeling Peace of Mind!, a Forretress was affected by Team Galactic's meddling on Iron Island.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Forretress debuted in Forretress of Solitude, under the ownership of the Pokémon Association. had to fight two to pass his aptitude test to be Viridian City's Gym Leader.
A Forretress was seen in Crossing Crobat, under the ownership of Janine. She used it to escape from the security guards with its after she tried to steal a Big Pearl from the Goldenrod Museum as a security test.
A Forretress appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
Carr has many Forretress, which first appeared in A Beastly Cold Reception. He often orders an attack to destroy the surroundings. Near the end of the , he has ten of them nearly detonate the Team Rocket airship after realizing that had planned to use the Three Beasts as pawns to reunite with .
In Softening Up Kakuna, a Forretress was used by a that was challenging the .
Multiple Forretress appeared in a picture in Gorebyss Changes Color.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
A Trainer's Forretress appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Forretress and its share their with and . They are all known as the Bagworm Pokémon.
* Forretress is the first original Pokémon in the National Pokédex, as and were not Steel-types in Generation I.
* Forretress's still sprite is different from that of , making it one of few Pokémon to have three distinctly different sprites in Generation II.
* In , its Poké Assist is shown to be Steel in the capture screen, but turns out to be Normal after the capture.
*Forretress could always learn Swift as an Egg Move, but oddly could not learn it via TM or Move Tutor until Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
===Origin===
Forretress may be based on a , possibly one inhabiting a discarded shell of a or a , though it resultingly resembles s such as s, as they share a two-half shell structure. Before depicted it levitating, Forretress's primary means of locomotion was hopping, which is similar to the , a nut pod which appears to jump because it contains a writhing bug larva. Following 's theme, Forretress seems be based on s, s, s and , and es. The tube-shaped cannons around it resemble the siphons in and .
====Name origin====
Forretress and Foretos may be a combination of forest, fortress, and possibly turret.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Brock's Forretress
* Weaponry in the Pokémon world
==External links==
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