Forretress 9/144 · Skyridge

Skyridge is a set in the E-Card series. It was released on May 12, 2003. The printed size is 144. This checklist is longer, at 182 cards. Forretress is 9/144, in position 9 of 182 on this checklist. Before it is 8 Flareon, and after it is 10 Gengar. The listed rarity is Rare.

Forretress is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Forretress (#205), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Pineco. In this catalog that name is Pineco (#204).

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 other cards in the catalog.

Forretress (#205) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 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 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. CR CG gangs illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 19 other cards of Forretress list a different HP.

The attack Spinning Blow lists 20× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads. If both coins are heads, switch Forretress with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Scatterbomb is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. For each heads, do 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. For each tails, do 10 damage to each of your own Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for Skyridge, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Skyridge set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Forretress can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.