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Forretress in Ultra League
BugSteel#32of 849 ranked
90PvPoke score
Metaseen often in battles
Forretress is a strong, playable pick in Ultra League. Ultra League caps every Pokémon at 2,500 CP, so bulky Pokémon and fully powered-up favourites take over.
Best moveset
Volt SwitchFast · Electric · 14 damage, 16 energy in 4 turns49% of top players
Rock TombCharged · Rock · 75 damage, 50 energy24% of top players
Sand TombCharged · Ground · 55 damage, 45 energy21% of top players
Second charged move: 75,000 stardust and 75 candy; buddy distance 5 km.
Play it by the counts
How many Volt Switchs it takes to charge each move from empty. Count them in the fight and you know when a shield decision is coming — for you and for your opponent.
4Volt Switch → Rock Tomb4 fast moves, 16 turns
3Volt Switch → Sand Tomb3 fast moves, 12 turns
What Forretress beats
Empoleonwins this matchup72
Corviknightwins this matchup71
Snorlaxwins this matchup63
Tinkatonwins this matchup60
Florgeswins this matchup57
What beats Forretress
Zygarde (Complete Forme)loses this matchup19
Virizionloses this matchup26
Skeledirgeloses this matchup34
Giratina (Altered)loses this matchup34
Dusknoir (Shadow)loses this matchup37Battle rating out of 100 in a one-shield simulation; above 50 is a win.
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