Forretress (Pokémon)


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Forretress (Japanese: フォレトス Foretos) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation II.

It evolves from starting at level 31.

Biology
Forretress is a large, spherical Pokémon with no visible limbs. The upper and lower halves of its body are capped by bumpy steel plates. The outer plates have zigzagging ridges that open along its back and front, revealing its smooth, red inner shell. The inner shell is punctuated by four cylindrical spikes, each tapering to an open point. Between the spikes, the inner shell opens along a straight line to reveal Forretress's eyes, which are round with large pupils. Whatever else lies inside its shell is unknown.

Forretress can defend itself from enemies by shooting out pieces of its outer shell, as a conditioned reflex rather than a conscious effort. It opens its shell to capture prey, but this happens so quickly that its interior body cannot be seen. It lives in, attaching itself immovably to tree trunks.

Brock's Forretress
's Pineco evolved into Forretress in Entei at Your Own Risk in order to save a bunch of Pokémon at a hot spring from Team Rocket. When Brock went to Hoenn, the only Pokémon he brought with him was his Forretress. Brock later left Forretress at home when he headed to Sinnoh.

Minor appearances
A Forretress appeared in Brock's demonstration in A Bite to Remember, where it evolved from a.

A 's Forretress appeared in Win, Lose or Drew!, where it was seen competing in the.

A Forretress appeared in Steeling Peace of Mind!, where it was one of the Pokémon on Iron Island that had gone crazy due to Team Galactic's actions.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Forretress debuted in Forretress of Solitude, under the ownership of the Pokémon Association. had to fight two to pass his aptitude test to be Viridian City's Gym Leader.

A Forretress was seen in Crossing Crobat, under the ownership of Janine. She used it to escape from the security guards with its after she tried to steal a Big Pearl from the Goldenrod Museum as a security test.

A Forretress appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

Carr has many Forretress, which first appeared in A Beastly Cold Reception. He often orders an attack to destroy the surroundings. Near the end of the, he has 10 of them nearly detonate the Team Rocket airship after realizing that had planned to use the Three Beasts as pawns to reunite with his.

In Softening Up Kakuna, a Forretress was used by a that was challenging the.

Multiple Forretress appeared in a picture in Omega Alpha Adventure 4.

NPC appearances

 * Pokémon: Magikarp Jump: Forretress may appear during . As part of the "Forretress Push" training session, the player's Magikarp pushes it to earn JP.

Pokédex entries

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In side games

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Trivia

 * Forretress and its share their  with  and . They are all known as the Bagworm Pokémon.
 * Forretress is the first original Steel Pokémon in the National Pokédex, as and  were not Steel types in Generation I.
 * Forretress's still sprite is different from that of, making it one of few Pokémon to have three distinctly different sprites in Generation II.
 * In, its Poké Assist is shown to be Steel in the capture screen, but turns out to be Normal after the capture.

Origin
Forretress is based on a, possibly one inhabiting a discarded shell of a or a. Because of its "shell", and the fact its spikes resemble s, it may have been based on a or other s and  with functioning nozzles.

Name origin
Forretress and Foretos are a combination of forest and fortress. It may also contain turret, referring to the nozzles on its body that it uses to launch, and/or ferrous, from the Latin for iron/steel, referring to the steel quality of the shell.

Related articles

 * Brock's Forretress