Forretress best moveset in Pokémon GO

Forretress's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Bug Bite and Heavy Slam, with 11.08 damage per second, and it can deal 331.5 damage before Forretress faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Forretress are:

Bug Bite

Heavy Slam

DPS11.08

TDO331.53

Score25.9

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All Forretress movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Forretress movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Bug Bite	Heavy Slam	11.08	331.5	25.9
2.	Bug Bite	Earthquake	10.10	302.3	23.6
3.	Struggle Bug	Heavy Slam	9.76	292.1	22.8
4.	Bug Bite	Mirror Shot	9.27	277.4	21.7
5.	Struggle Bug	Earthquake	8.66	259.1	20.2
6.	Struggle Bug	Mirror Shot	8.40	251.4	19.7
7.	Bug Bite	Rock Tomb	8.39	251.0	19.6
8.	Struggle Bug	Rock Tomb	7.53	225.2	17.6
9.	Bug Bite	Sand Tomb	6.84	204.7	16.0
10.	Struggle Bug	Sand Tomb	6.37	190.5	14.9

Forretress fast moves guide

Moves

Bug Bite56

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	6
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	3

Effects

Bug Bite has no special effects.

See Bug Bite details page ↗

Struggle Bug1515

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	15
Energy	15
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	1.5s
Damage window	1.2s - 1.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	9
Energy	8

Effects

Struggle Bug has no special effects.

See Struggle Bug details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Bug Bite	5	10.00	6	12.00	0.5s	3	3	3.00	3.00	1s
Struggle Bug	15	10.00	15	10.00	1.5s	9	8	3.00	2.67	2s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Forretress's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Bug	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6

Forretress charge moves guide

Forretress has access to 5 Charge moves (Earthquake, Rock Tomb, Sand Tomb, Heavy Slam, and Mirror Shot), which cover Ground, Rock, and Steel-type attacks. When using Heavy Slam and Mirror Shot you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Earthquake140100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.6s
Damage window	2.7s - 3.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	110
Energy	65

Effects

Earthquake has no special effects.

See Earthquake details page ↗

Rock Tomb7050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.2s
Damage window	2.3s - 3.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	60

Effects

Special

Rock Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

See Rock Tomb details page ↗

Sand Tomb6033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	60
Energy	33
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.0s
Damage window	1.7s - 4.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	25
Energy	40

Effects

Special

Sand Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Sand Tomb details page ↗

Heavy Slam7050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	2.1s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50

Effects

Heavy Slam has no special effects.

See Heavy Slam details page ↗

Mirror Shot5033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	2.4s
Damage window	1.8s - 2.2s

Trainer Battles

Damage	35
Energy	35

Effects

Special

Mirror Shot has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

See Mirror Shot details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Earthquake	140	38.89	100	1.69	3.6s	110	65	1.69
Heavy Slam	70	33.33	50	1.40	2.1s	70	50	1.40
Mirror Shot Special Mirror Shot has a 30.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	50	20.83	33	1.00	2.4s	35	35	1.00
Rock Tomb Special Rock Tomb has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	70	21.88	50	1.17	3.2s	70	60	1.17
Sand Tomb Special Sand Tomb has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	60	15.00	33	0.63	4.0s	25	40	0.63

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Rock Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Special

Sand Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Special

Mirror Shot has a 30.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Forretress's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Ground	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Rock	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Steel	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6