Forretress - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Forretress can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Forretress artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	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 below.

Move	Type	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	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

Forretress egg move parents

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Forretress

Forretress's egg groups: Bug

The egg moves for Forretress are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Forretress with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Forretress with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Heracross Tarountula Spidops
Breeding	Scyther Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Volbeat Kleavor Nymble Lokix
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Counter

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sewaddle Swadloon
Breeding	Pineco Forretress Heracross Trapinch
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Flail

Pin Missile

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spinarak Ariados Heracross
Breeding	Pineco Forretress
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Pin Missile

Power Trick

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Pineco Forretress
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Power Trick

Sand Tomb

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Trapinch Vibrava Flygon
TM	Gligar Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Gliscor
Breeding	Pineco Forretress
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Sand Tomb

Swift

Learnt by	Compatible parents
TM	Venonat Venomoth Scyther Yanma Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Masquerain Volbeat Vibrava Flygon Yanmega Gliscor Joltik Galvantula Vivillon Vikavolt Cutiefly Ribombee Frosmoth Kleavor
Breeding	Pineco Forretress
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Swift

Toxic Spikes

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Forretress
TM	Venonat Venomoth Spinarak Ariados Pineco Forretress Gligar Gliscor Tarountula Spidops
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth Pineco Forretress
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Toxic Spikes