Forretress 28/146 · Legends Awakened

Forretress is Pokédex #205, generation 2 (Johto). Forretress is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 43. The card says it evolves from Pineco. In this catalog that name is Pineco (#204).

Forretress sits at 28/146 in Legends Awakened, position 28 of 146. Before it is 27 Ditto, and after it is 29 Groudon. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on August 1, 2008. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

Iron Shell is listed as Poké-Body. Whenever you attach a basic Energy card from your hand to Forretress (excluding effects of attacks), you may flip a coin. If tails, put 2 damage counters on each Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's) (excluding any Forretress). The attack Explosion lists 100 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Forretress does 40 damage to itself. Weakness is Fire +20. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It is encased in a steel shell. Its peering eyes are all that can be seen of its mysterious innards."

Forretress (#205) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2025. The earliest other card is Forretress 2/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. CR CG gangs illustrated that card, and Kent Kanetsuna illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 21 other cards of Forretress list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kent Kanetsuna. I count 74 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Legends Awakened set binder is where a full Legends Awakened set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Forretress can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.