Forretress · Skyridge, what to know.
About the Forretress card
Numbered 9 of 182 in Skyridge, released in May 2003, Forretress is a Rare, a Stage 1 Metal-type carrying 70 HP.
It evolves from Pineco, so Forretress is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Midori Harada.
What is Forretress worth?
Forretress is a non-holo Rare. In Skyridge, 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
Confirm the print and finish on Forretress before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
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.
