Forretress 139/198 · Scarlet & Violet

Scarlet & Violet is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 31, 2023. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 258 cards. Forretress is 139/198, in position 139 of 258 on this checklist. Before it is 138 Bombirdier, and after it is 140 Varoom. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Forretress is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 120 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).

Lee HyunJung illustrated this card. The same name is on 28 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 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. CR CG gangs illustrated that card, and Lee HyunJung illustrated this one. 22 other cards of Forretress list a different HP.

The attack Continuous Spin lists 50× damage. The cost is Metal. Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 50 damage for each heads. Rolling Shell is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 50 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. 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." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Scarlet & Violet, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Scarlet & Violet set binder. 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 Bug Pokémon. I still need this card.