Tera Raid Forretress Counters

Tera Raid Forretress 4-star Poison guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.

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Forretress
ForstellkaForetressフォレトス쏘콘佛烈托斯

Bug
Steel

Poison

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Heavy Slam
100
Bug Bite
60
Payback
50
Zap Cannon
120
Harden
0
Possible Abilities Possible Abilities
Ability Ability Description Description Possible Possible
Sturdy
It cannot be knocked out with one hit. Yes
Overcoat

(Hidden Ability)
The Pokémon takes no damage from sandstorms. It is also protected from the effects of powders and spores. Yes
Stats Stats
LVL Level HP HP ATT Attack DEF Defense SP. ATT Sp. Attack SP. DEF Sp. Defense SPD Speed
45 75 90 140 60 60 40

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon Types RES/
IMMU/
WKNS
Resis./
Immun./
Weakns.
(SP.)
ATT
DEF SP.
DEF
Counter RSLT Result
Great Tusk Great Tusk Map Counters
Poison
R
I
W
131
Δ -9
Attack
131
Δ 41
Defense
53
Δ -7
Sp.Def
Counters

Poison
Xcellent (5)
Great Tusk Great Tusk Map Counters
Poison
R
I
W
131
Δ -9
Attack
131
Δ 41
Defense
53
Δ -7
Sp.Def
Counters

Poison
Xcellent (5)
Iron Treads Iron Treads Map Counters
Poison
R
I
W
112
Δ -28
Attack
120
Δ 30
Defense
70
Δ 10
Sp.Def
Counters

Poison
Xcellent (5)
Camerupt Camerupt Map Counters
Poison
R
I
W
105
Δ 45
Sp.Att.
70
Δ -20
Defense
75
Δ 15
Sp.Def
Counters

Poison
Xcellent (5)
Excadrill Excadrill Map Counters
Poison
DLC 1
R
I
W
135
Δ -5
Attack
60
Δ -30
Defense
65
Δ 5
Sp.Def
Counters

Poison
Xcellent (5)
Pawmot Pawmot Map
Volt Absorb
R
I
W
115
Δ -25
Attack
70
Δ -20
Defense
60
Δ 0
Sp.Def
Xcellent (5)
Dugtrio (Alola) Dugtrio (Alola) Map Counters
Poison
R
I
W
100
Δ -40
Attack
60
Δ -30
Defense
70
Δ 10
Sp.Def
Counters

Poison
Xcellent (5)
Dugtrio (Alola) Dugtrio (Alola) Map Counters
Poison
Home
R
I
W
100
Δ -40
Attack
60
Δ -30
Defense
70
Δ 10
Sp.Def
Counters

Poison
Xcellent (5)
Numel Numel Map Counters
Poison
R
I
W
65
Δ 5
Sp.Att.
40
Δ -50
Defense
45
Δ -15
Sp.Def
Counters

Poison
Xcellent (5)
Heatran Heatran Map
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 70
Sp.Att.
106
Δ 16
Defense
106
Δ 46
Sp.Def
Great (4)
Magnezone Magnezone Map
R
I
W
130
Δ 70
Sp.Att.
115
Δ 25
Defense
90
Δ 30
Sp.Def
Great (4)
Kommo-o Kommo-o Map
Bulletproof
DLC 1
R
I
W
100
Δ 40
Sp.Att.
125
Δ 35
Defense
105
Δ 45
Sp.Def
Great (4)
Iron Hands Iron Hands Map
R
I
W
140
Δ 0
Attack
108
Δ 18
Defense
68
Δ 8
Sp.Def
Great (4)
Sandy Shocks Sandy Shocks Map Counters
Poison
R
I
W
121
Δ 61
Sp.Att.
97
Δ 7
Defense
85
Δ 25
Sp.Def
Counters

Poison
Great (4)
Thundurus (Therian) Thundurus (Therian) Map
Volt Absorb
Home
R
I
W
145
Δ 85
Sp.Att.
70
Δ -20
Defense
80
Δ 20
Sp.Def
Great (4)
Landorus Landorus Map Counters
Poison
Home
R
I
W
115
Δ 55
Sp.Att.
90
Δ 0
Defense
80
Δ 20
Sp.Def
Counters

Poison
Great (4)
Rotom (Heat) Rotom (Heat) Map
R
I
W
105
Δ 45
Sp.Att.
107
Δ 17
Defense
107
Δ 47
Sp.Def
Great (4)
Swampert Swampert Map Counters
Poison
DLC 2
R
I
W
110
Δ -30
Attack
90
Δ 0
Defense
90
Δ 30
Sp.Def
Counters

Poison
Great (4)
Landorus (Therian) Landorus (Therian) Map Counters
Poison
Home
R
I
W
145
Δ 5
Attack
90
Δ 0
Defense
80
Δ 20
Sp.Def
Counters

Poison
Great (4)
Gastrodon Gastrodon Map Counters
Poison
R
I
W
92
Δ 32
Sp.Att.
68
Δ -22
Defense
82
Δ 22
Sp.Def
Counters

Poison
Great (4)

Δ 10
*Δ (delta) means e.g. the difference between your PKMNs STAT and the Raid Pokemons counter STAT (e.g. your ATT vs enemies DEF). A higher Δ is better.

Best Counter Abilities

Ability Description Good against
Bulletproof
Protects the Pokémon from ball and bomb moves.
Zap Cannon
Lightning Rod
Draws in all Electric-type moves to up Sp. Attack.
Zap Cannon
Motor Drive
Raises Speed if hit by an Electric-type move.
Zap Cannon
Volt Absorb
Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move.
Zap Cannon

Best Counter Types

Type RESI Resistances IMMU Immunities WKNS Weaknesses COUNTR Counter TOT Total RSLT Result
Ground
Ground
Counters
Poison
3 Great
Electric
Electric
2 Great
Fire
Fire
2 Great
Steel
Steel
2 Great
Dragon
Dragon
1 Good
Fighting
Fighting
1 Good
Normal
Normal
0 Neutral
Poison
Poison
0 Neutral
Bug
Bug
-1 Bad
Dark
Dark
-2 Poor
Fairy
Fairy
-2 Poor
Flying
Flying
-2 Poor
Ghost
Ghost
-2 Poor
Water
Water
-2 Poor
Grass
Grass
-3 Poor
Ice
Ice
-3 Poor
Rock
Rock
-3 Poor
Psychic
Psychic
Counters
Poison
-5 Poor

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What are Tera Raids?

Tera Raid Battles are cooperative multiplayer battles in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet where up to 4 players team up to battle and catch a Terastallized wild Pokémon. These powerful Pokémon have shifted to a different Tera Type, changing their strengths and weaknesses dramatically from their standard typing.

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