Forretress #21 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 22 Oct 2026Related Forretress & chase cards
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Forretress is that spiky, steel-shelled bug from Neo Discovery, the set that brought the second generation of Pokemon into the game back in 2001, and it's stuck around as a nice little rare for collectors who like their cards with a bit of history. It isn't a flashy chase card, but a Forretress value around $7 raw makes it an approachable piece if you're building out a Neo Discovery run or just like the artwork. If you've searched Forretress price or wondered what your copy is worth, you're in the right spot.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $6.55, up 30% over the past year, with an all-time high of $7.21 in July 2022.
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Forretress price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 153 graded, only 30 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $78 | 30 | 21 / 9 |
| PSA 9 | $65 | 33 | 20 / 13 |
| PSA 8 | $19 | 36 | 21 / 15 |
| PSA 7 | - | 24 | 6 / 18 |
| PSA 6 | $13 | 17 | 7 / 10 |
| PSA 5 | $6.99 | 7 | 4 / 3 |
| PSA 4 | $6.00 | 3 | 1 / 2 |
| PSA 3 | $5.00 | 2 | - / 2 |
| PSA 2 | $5.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $6.92 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 21 of 75
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Metal
- HP
- 80
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- CR CG gangs
- Released
- 2001
Attacks
- Rapid Spin30Metal · Colorless · Colorless
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches it with their Active Pokémon; then, if you have any Benched Pokémon, you switch 1 of them with your Active Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
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The collector's take on Forretress
Is Forretress worth grading?
So is Forretress worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy sits at $7, while a PSA 10 comes in at $21, which works out to about 2.9x the ungraded price. That's a real jump, but grading fees, shipping and the wait time eat into that margin fast, especially on a card valued where this one is. A Grade 9 only brings $20, barely behind a perfect 10, so unless you're confident your copy is gem mint quality with sharp corners and clean centering, sending it in might not pencil out once you factor in the cost of grading itself. If you already have a copy that looks flawless under a light, it could be worth the shot. If it's got soft corners or edge wear, it's probably better loved as a raw or ungraded piece in a binder.
How rare is Forretress?
Across all grading services, only 151 copies of Forretress have been graded, and just 30 of those earned a PSA 10. That's a fairly tight population for a card that's been around since 2001, and it tells you that gem mint copies are genuinely tough to come by, whether because fewer people bothered grading commons and rares from this era or because the card just doesn't survive decades in perfect shape easily. That scarcity is part of why the PSA 10 price holds steady above the raw and Grade 9 tiers, even on a card that isn't a big name chase piece.
Where can you pull Forretress?
This is where PackSpy's data actually helps, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just listing book values. Forretress has been pulled 200 or more times across sites like tilt-rips, courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $35. We've also seen it show up in Pokemon Dime Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack and Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, so if you're chasing this one specifically, those are the kinds of packs where it's actually turned up in the wild. Worth remembering though, opening packs is a gamble and most rips don't cover their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Forretress worth?+
A raw or ungraded Forretress from Neo Discovery is valued around $7. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $20 and a PSA 10 at $21, so the biggest value jump happens once a copy hits that near-perfect grade.
Is Forretress worth grading?+
It depends on the condition of your copy. The PSA 10 price of $21 is about 2.9x the raw value of $7, which sounds good on paper, but with only 30 PSA 10s out of 151 graded copies total, gem mint is genuinely hard to hit, and grading costs can outweigh the gain on a card at this price point.
How much is a PSA 10 Forretress worth?+
A PSA 10 Forretress is worth $21. That's the top of the value range for this card, sitting just above a Grade 9 at $20 and well above the $7 raw price, reflecting how few copies have reached that gem mint grade out of the 151 total graded.
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