FORRETRESS
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Its entire body is shielded by a steel-hard shell. What lurks inside the armor is a total mystery.
Its entire body is shielded by a steel-hard shell. What lurks inside the armor is a total mystery.
It remains immova bly rooted to its tree. It scatters pieces of its hard shell to drive its enemies away.
Usually found hanging on to a fat tree trunk. It shoots out bits of its shell when it sees action.
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This Pokémon has a Ball body shape.
It is classified as Purple colored.
Natural habitat: Forest.
Its base happiness is 70.
Its capture rate is 75/255, roughly 29%.
It follows a Medium growth curve.
It belongs to the Bug egg group.
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MOVESETS
| LVL | NAME | TYPE | CAT. | PWR | ACC | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Heavy Slam | Steel | PHY | — | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | PHY | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Self-Destruct | Normal | PHY | 200 | 100% | 5 |
| 1 | Protect | Normal | STA | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Zap Cannon | Electric | SPE | 120 | 50% | 5 |
| 1 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Magnet Rise | Electric | STA | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Bug Bite | Bug | PHY | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 12 | Take Down | Normal | PHY | 90 | 85% | 20 |
| 17 | Rapid Spin | Normal | PHY | 50 | 100% | 40 |
| 20 | Rollout | Rock | PHY | 30 | 90% | 20 |
| 23 | Curse | Ghost | STA | — | — | 10 |
| 28 | Spikes | Ground | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 32 | Payback | Dark | PHY | 50 | 100% | 10 |
| 36 | Explosion | Normal | PHY | 250 | 100% | 5 |
| 42 | Iron Defense | Steel | STA | — | — | 15 |
| 46 | Gyro Ball | Steel | PHY | — | 100% | 5 |
| 50 | Double-Edge | Normal | PHY | 120 | 100% | 15 |
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