Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Forretress
Call of Legends · #5 · Rare Holo · 2011
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Market reference
$5.03
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 106
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Pineco
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Umemoto
- Pokédex #
- 205
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- 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
Strategy & play
How Forretress plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Mirror Shot) 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 ≥45 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.
- 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 — ≥45 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
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Forretress?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its entire body is shielded by a steel-hard shell. What lurks inside this shell is a total mystery."
MCMirror Shot — 30
If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
MCCEveryone Explode Now — 30×
Does 30 damage times the number of Pineco and Forretress you have in play. This attack does 30 damage to each of your Pineco and Forretress in play.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.45 | $4.30 | $52.47 | $5.03 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.82 | $6.12 | $46.40 | $3.32 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €7.49 |
| 7-day average | €3.13 |
| 30-day average | €2.96 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €3.51 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.21 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.94 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.47 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.13 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.19 |
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 $5.03; 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 "Call of Legends" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Forretress?
Forretress is a Rare Holo card in the Call of Legends set.
Other Forretress printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
