Forretress G 61/111 · Rising Rivals

Rising Rivals is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on May 16, 2009. The printed size is 111. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. Forretress G is 61/111, in position 61 of 120 on this checklist. Before it is 60 Flareon E4, and after it is 62 Gliscor E4. The listed rarity is Common.

Forretress G is a Basic SP Metal Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 35. In the Pokédex this is Forretress (#205), generation 2 (Johto).

Ryota Saito illustrated this card. The same name is on 10 other cards in the catalog.

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 is named Forretress, while this one is Forretress G. Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Common. CR CG gangs illustrated that card, and Ryota Saito illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 19 other cards of Forretress list a different HP.

The attack Shell Scatter lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. This attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Forretress G can't use Shell Scatter during your next turn. Bomb Risk is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. Does 10 damage to each Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's). (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Flip a coin. If tails, Forretress G does 80 damage to itself. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2.

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