Forretress · Neo Discovery, what to know.
About the Forretress card
Forretress is card 21 of 75 in Neo Discovery, released in June 2001, a Rare. It is a Stage 1 Metal-type with 80 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Pineco, which places Forretress deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by CR CG gangs.
The card's flavor text gives Forretress a line of lore: "Its entire body is shielded by a steel-hard shell. What lurks inside this shell is a total mystery."
What is Forretress worth?
Forretress is a non-holo Rare. In Neo Discovery, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Forretress trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Neo Discovery produced 1st Edition, Unlimited prints. For Forretress, the print variant can change the price several times over, so identify it before you buy.
Grading and condition
Forretress grades on centering and edges more than surface. The card was played and traded more freely than the holos, so a clean, well-centered Forretress is worth more than collectors assume.
If you are collecting Forretress
For Forretress, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Forretress can make sense.
