
The effectiveness of each type on Forretress.
| Move ▲▼ | Type ▲▼ | Category ▲▼ | Pow ▲▼ | Acc ▲▼ | Pri ▲▼ | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Press | FIG | ✴Physical | 80 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks by slamming its body into the target. The higher the user's Defense stat, the greater the damage this move deals. |
| Body Slam | NOR | ✴Physical | 85 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| Bug Bite | BUG | ✴Physical | 60 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks by biting the target. If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect. |
| Bug Buzz | BUG | ◎Special | 90 | 100% | 0 | The user vibrates to generate a damaging sound wave. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Bulldoze | GRO | ✴Physical | 60 | 100% | 0 | The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit. |
| Counter | FIG | ✴Physical | — | 100% | -5 | A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken. |
| Curse | GHO | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not. |
| Dig | GRO | ✴Physical | 80 | 100% | 0 | The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn. |
| Double-Edge | NOR | ✴Physical | 120 | 100% | 0 | A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. |
| Drill Run | GRO | ✴Physical | 80 | 95% | 0 | The user crashes into the target while rotating its body like a drill. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. |
| Earth Power | GRO | ◎Special | 90 | 100% | 0 | The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Earthquake | GRO | ✴Physical | 100 | 100% | 0 | The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it. |
| Endure | NOR | ◑Status | — | — | +4 | The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession. |
| Explosion | NOR | ✴Physical | 250 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks everything around it by causing a tremendous explosion. The user faints upon using this move. |
| Facade | NOR | ✴Physical | 70 | 100% | 0 | This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. |
| Flail | NOR | ✴Physical | — | 100% | 0 | The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power. |
| Flash Cannon | STE | ◎Special | 80 | 100% | 0 | The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Giga Drain | GRA | ◎Special | 75 | 100% | 0 | A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. |
| Giga Impact | NOR | ✴Physical | 150 | 90% | 0 | The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn. |
| Gravity | PSY | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | Enables Flying types or Pokémon with the Levitate Ability to be hit by Ground-type moves for five turns. Moves that involve flying can't be used. |
| Gyro Ball | STE | ✴Physical | — | 100% | 0 | The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user is than the target, the greater the move's power. |
| Hard Press | STE | ✴Physical | — | 100% | 0 | The target is crushed with an arm, a claw, or the like to inflict damage. The more HP the target has left, the greater the move's power. |
| Heavy Slam | STE | ✴Physical | — | 100% | 0 | The user slams into the target with its heavy body. The more the user outweighs the target, the greater the move's power. |
| Helping Hand | NOR | ◑Status | — | — | +5 | The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack. |
| Hyper Beam | NOR | ◎Special | 150 | 90% | 0 | The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn. |
| Ice Spinner | ICE | ✴Physical | 80 | 100% | 0 | The user covers its feet in thin ice and twirls around, slamming into the target. This move's spinning motion also destroys the terrain. |
| Iron Defense | STE | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat. |
| Iron Head | STE | ✴Physical | 80 | 100% | 0 | The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Light Screen | PSY | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special moves for five turns. |
| Lunge | BUG | ✴Physical | 80 | 100% | 0 | The user makes a lunge at the target, attacking with full force. This also lowers the target's Attack stat. |
| Magnet Rise | ELE | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user levitates using electrically generated magnetism for five turns. |
| Metal Sound | STE | ◑Status | — | 85% | 0 | A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Pain Split | NOR | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself. |
| Payback | DAR | ✴Physical | 50 | 100% | 0 | The user stores power, then attacks. This move's power is doubled if the user moves after the target. |
| Pin Missile | BUG | ✴Physical | 25 | 95% | 0 | The user attacks by shooting sharp spikes at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row. |
| Poison Jab | POI | ✴Physical | 80 | 100% | 0 | The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target. |
| Pounce | BUG | ✴Physical | 50 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks by pouncing on the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat. |
| Power Trick | PSY | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user employs its psychic power to switch its Attack stat with its Defense stat. |
| Protect | NOR | ◑Status | — | — | +4 | This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| Rain Dance | WAT | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks. |
| Rapid Spin | NOR | ✴Physical | 50 | 100% | 0 | The user performs a spin attack that can also eliminate the effects of such moves as Bind, Wrap, and Leech Seed. This also boosts the user's Speed stat. |
| Reflect | PSY | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical moves for five turns. |
| Rest | PSY | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions. |
| Reversal | FIG | ✴Physical | — | 100% | 0 | An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has. |
| Rock Blast | ROC | ✴Physical | 25 | 90% | 0 | The user attacks by hurling hard rocks at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row. |
| Rock Slide | ROC | ✴Physical | 75 | 90% | 0 | Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch. |
| Rock Tomb | ROC | ✴Physical | 60 | 95% | 0 | The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement. |
| Round | NOR | ◎Special | 60 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks the target with a song. If others use this move, they will act immediately after the initial user, and the power of their Rounds will be boosted. |
| Sand Tomb | GRO | ✴Physical | 35 | 85% | 0 | The user traps the target inside a harshly raging sandstorm that inflicts damage for four to five turns. |
| Sandstorm | ROC | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types. |
| Seed Bomb | GRA | ✴Physical | 80 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks by slamming a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the target from above. |
| Self-Destruct | NOR | ✴Physical | 200 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks everything around it by causing an explosion. The user faints upon using this move. |
| Sleep Talk | NOR | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep. |
| Smart Strike | STE | ✴Physical | 70 | — | 0 | The user stabs the target with a sharp horn. This attack never misses. |
| Snore | NOR | ◎Special | 50 | 100% | 0 | This attack can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. |
| Solar Beam | GRA | ◎Special | 120 | 100% | 0 | The user gathers light on the first turn, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn. |
| Spikes | GRO | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user lays a trap of spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will damage opposing Pokémon that switch into battle. |
| Stealth Rock | ROC | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokémon that switch into battle. |
| Steel Beam | STE | ◎Special | 140 | 95% | 0 | The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user. |
| Steel Roller | STE | ✴Physical | 130 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks while destroying the terrain. This move fails if the ground hasn't turned into a terrain. |
| Stone Edge | ROC | ✴Physical | 100 | 80% | 0 | The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. |
| Struggle Bug | BUG | ◎Special | 50 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks by struggling against opposing Pokémon. This also lowers their Sp. Atk stats. |
| Substitute | NOR | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy. |
| Sunny Day | FIR | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks. |
| Thunder Wave | ELE | ◑Status | — | 90% | 0 | The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target. |
| Toxic Spikes | POI | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will poison opposing Pokémon that switch into battle. |
| Venoshock | POI | ◎Special | 65 | 100% | 0 | The user drenches the target in a special poisonous liquid. This move's power is doubled if the target is poisoned. |
| Volt Switch | ELE | ◎Special | 70 | 100% | 0 | After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting. |