Forretress 124/214 · Lost Thunder

Lost Thunder is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 2, 2018. The printed size is 214. This checklist is longer, at 240 cards. Forretress is 124/214, in position 124 of 240 on this checklist. Before it is 123 Alolan Dugtrio, and after it is 125 Steelix. The listed rarity is Rare.

Forretress is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 110 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).

tetsuya koizumi illustrated this card. The same name is on 62 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 lists 80 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. CR CG gangs illustrated that card, and tetsuya koizumi illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 23 other cards of Forretress list a different HP.

The attack Thorny Eruption lists no damage number. The cost is Metal. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage for each heads to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Lost Blast is another attack lists 190 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. Put this Pokémon and all cards attached to it in the Lost Zone. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It remains immovably rooted to its tree. It scatters piece of its hard shell to drive its enemies away."

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