Forretress 3/90 · HS—Undaunted

HS—Undaunted is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on August 18, 2010. The printed size is 90. This checklist is longer, at 91 cards. Forretress is 3/90, in position 3 of 91 on this checklist. Before it is 2 Espeon, and after it is 4 Gliscor. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Forretress is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 90 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).

Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this card. The same name is on 174 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 90 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. CR CG gangs illustrated that card, and Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this one. 21 other cards of Forretress list a different HP.

The attack Mirror Shot lists 30 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Everyone Explode Now is another attack lists 30× damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. 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 is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Its entire body is shielded by a steel-hard shell. What lurks inside this shell is a total mystery."

I keep a set binder for HS—Undaunted, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the HS—Undaunted 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.