Forretress 28/97 · Dragon

Forretress is Pokédex #205, generation 2 (Johto). Forretress is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Pineco. In this catalog that name is Pineco (#204).

Forretress sits at 28/97 in Dragon, position 28 of 100. Before it is 27 Flaaffy, and after it is 29 Graveler. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on November 24, 2003. The printed size is 97. This checklist is longer, at 100 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Double Metal Ball lists no damage number. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Put 2 damage counters on each Defending Pokémon. Backspin is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. After your attack, you may discard 1 Energy card attached to Forretress. If you do, switch Forretress with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 2.

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). Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. CR CG gangs illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 19 other cards of Forretress list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Dragon set binder is where a full Dragon 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). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.