Forretress

Moves learnt by level up

Forretress learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Bug Bite	Bug		60	100
1	Magnet Rise	Electric		—	—
1	Protect	Normal		—	—
1	Self-Destruct	Normal		200	100
1	Tackle	Normal		40	100
1	Toxic Spikes	Poison		—	—
1	Zap Cannon	Electric		120	50
12	Take Down	Normal		90	85
17	Rapid Spin	Normal		50	100
20	Rollout	Rock		30	90
23	Curse	Ghost		—	—
28	Spikes	Ground		—	—
32	Payback	Dark		50	100
36	Explosion	Normal		250	100
42	Iron Defense	Steel		—	—
46	Gyro Ball	Steel		—	100
50	Double-Edge	Normal		120	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Forretress learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Heavy Slam	Steel		—	100

Egg moves

Forretress learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Forretress gen 9 learnset page.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Counter	Fighting		—	100
Flail	Normal		—	100
Pin Missile	Bug		25	95
Power Trick	Psychic		—	—
Sand Tomb	Ground		35	85
Swift	Normal		60	∞
Toxic Spikes	Poison		—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Forretress is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal		90	85
07	Protect	Normal		—	—
15	Struggle Bug	Bug		50	100
21	Pounce	Bug		50	100
25	Facade	Normal		70	100
28	Bulldoze	Ground		60	100
32	Swift	Normal		60	∞
36	Rock Tomb	Rock		60	95
45	Venoshock	Poison		65	100
47	Endure	Normal		—	—
48	Volt Switch	Electric		70	100
49	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock		—	—
53	Smart Strike	Steel		70	—
55	Dig	Ground		80	100
66	Body Slam	Normal		85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
71	Seed Bomb	Grass		80	100
74	Reflect	Psychic		—	—
75	Light Screen	Psychic		—	—
76	Rock Blast	Rock		25	90
82	Thunder Wave	Electric		—	90
83	Poison Jab	Poison		80	100
85	Rest	Psychic		—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock		75	90
89	Body Press	Fighting		80	100
90	Spikes	Ground		—	—
91	Toxic Spikes	Poison		—	—
93	Flash Cannon	Steel		80	100
99	Iron Head	Steel		80	100
103	Substitute	Normal		—	—
104	Iron Defense	Steel		—	—
106	Drill Run	Ground		80	95
111	Giga Drain	Grass		75	100
116	Stealth Rock	Rock		—	—
121	Heavy Slam	Steel		—	100
124	Ice Spinner	Ice		80	100
130	Helping Hand	Normal		—	—
133	Earth Power	Ground		90	100
134	Reversal	Fighting		—	100
149	Earthquake	Ground		100	100
150	Stone Edge	Rock		100	80
152	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
162	Bug Buzz	Bug		90	100
163	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
168	Solar Beam	Grass		120	100
170	Steel Beam	Steel		140	95
171	Tera Blast	Normal		80	100
176	Sand Tomb	Ground		35	85
178	Gravity	Psychic		—	—
180	Gyro Ball	Steel		—	100
182	Bug Bite	Bug		60	100
185	Lunge	Bug		80	100
202	Pain Split	Normal		—	—
204	Double-Edge	Normal		120	100
223	Metal Sound	Steel		—	85
224	Curse	Ghost		—	—
225	Hard Press	Steel		—	100