Forretress #28 from Dragon - Uncommon - Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
Metal

Forretress

#28/100 in Dragon, Uncommon, 80 HP, Metal, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Card number
#28/100
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
80 HP
Type
Metal
Language
English
Release date
November 24, 2003
Illustrator
Mitsuhiro Arita
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Collector Notes

Forretress

Forretress appears in the English print of Dragon, released on November 24, 2003. Forretress is a uncommon rarity and 80 HP. The Dragon set contains 100 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Collector Insights

Forretress is a Metal-type Pokémon with 80 HP, featuring a retreat cost of two Colorless energy. It has two attacks: Double Metal Ball, which costs one Metal and one Colorless energy to place two damage counters on each defending Pokémon, and Backspin, requiring three Colorless energy to deal 40 damage and optionally swap Forretress with a benched Pokémon after discarding an Energy card. The card resists Grass-type attacks by 30 and is weak to Fire-type moves multiplied by two. It belongs to the EX series, released in 2003 as part of the Dragon set, with the number 28 and rarity Uncommon. Forretress is illustrated by artist Mitsuhiro Arita and is listed in the Pokédex as number 205. Its design emphasizes strategic interactions through Energy management and battlefield positioning.

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