This Pokémon is rarely seen walking because of its weight. Rather, it rolls to get anywhere. They are often found at the bottoms of lakes.
Biology[]
Physiology[]
Fortog is a blue frog Pokémon with a round, purple belly. It has stubby, three-toed arms, and short feet that are too small to support it. Because of this, it relies on rolling to get anywhere.
Special Abilities[]
Fortog can shoot water at its opponents, poison them with a mild toxin, and bounce its rubbery body like a basketball to slam-dunk on foe's heads.
Behavior[]
Fortog are lazy, easygoing Pokémon that like to sleep all day. Trainers often have trouble motivating them to battle.
Habitat[]
Fortog are found in freshwater lakes, where they spend most of their time sleeping on the bottom.
Fortog used to be named Fartog, a combination of fart and frog.
It is still referred to as 'FARTOG' in the game's code.
Design Origin[]
Name Origin[]
Fortog may come from forte , meaning strong in French and Portuguese, fortis, meaning strong in Latin, the English word forte, meaning skill, or the English word fort, and frog.