Forretress in Standard: cards, attacks & deck stats

Forretress has 2 cards legal in the 2026–27 Standard format, mostly as a Metal-type Pokémon (Stage 1). Here are its stats for deck building.

Legal cards
2
Top damage
130
Most HP
130
ex / Mega ex
0 / 0
With an Ability
0

Is Forretress good in Standard?

Its hardest-hitting attack is Steel Tackle on Forretress (Temporal Forces), doing 130 for 3 Energy. The bulkiest version is Forretress with 130 HP. Watch out for Fire attackers — that's its weakness.

Evolution line

Evolves from Pineco. Plan your line counts — see building your first deck.

Every Standard-legal Forretress card

CardSetHPStageAttacks (cost · damage)RetreatWeakness
Forretress 110/162Temporal Forces H130Stage 1Spike Cannon M 30×
Steel Tackle CCC 130
3Fire ×2
Forretress 140/182Destined Rivals I130Stage 1Iron Shake-Up C 20
Hurricane of Needles MCCC 80×
2Fire ×2

Energy letters: G Grass, R Fire, W Water, L Lightning, P Psychic, F Fighting, D Darkness, M Metal, N Dragon, C Colorless (any Energy). Damage is the printed number; + and × attacks can do more.

Other Metal Pokémon in Standard

See also: every Forretress card ever printed · Forretress for young collectors.

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