Forretress 6/115 · Unseen Forces

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

Forretress sits at 6/115 in Unseen Forces, position 8 of 145. Before it is 5 Flareon, and after it is 7 Houndoom. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on August 1, 2005. The printed size is 115. This checklist is longer, at 145 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Spiky Shell lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Put 3 damage counters on the Defending Pokémon at the end of your opponent's next turn. Pop is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Put 7 damage counters on Forretress. Move all Energy cards attached to Forretress to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like. (Ignore this effect if you don't have any Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 1.

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 70 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. CR CG gangs illustrated that card, and Aya Kusube illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 1. 19 other cards of Forretress list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Aya Kusube. I count 127 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Unseen Forces set binder is where a full Unseen Forces 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.