Forretress 140/182 · Destined Rivals

Destined Rivals is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 30, 2025. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 244 cards. Forretress is 140/182, in position 140 of 244 on this checklist. Before it is 139 Arven's Mabosstiff ex, and after it is 141 Skarmory. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Forretress is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 130 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).

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 2024. The earliest other card is Forretress 2/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 22 other cards of Forretress list a different HP.

The attack Iron Shake-Up lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. You may move any amount of Metal Energy from your Pokémon to your other Pokémon in any way you like. Hurricane of Needles is another attack lists 80× damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 4 coins. This attack does 80 damage for each heads. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 2. The regulation mark is I.

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