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** In addition, the Polish dub of the anime committed the same error. | ** In addition, the Polish dub of the anime committed the same error. | ||
* In the anime, {{AP|Ash's Caterpie|Butterfree}} attempted to use Counter, but it is impossible for it to learn it in the games (however, it failed to work). This also applies to [[Misty's Staryu]], who used Counter in her battle with {{Ash}}, and to [[James's Koffing]]. However, these may just mean a basic counter-attack, rather than the move itself. | * In the anime, {{AP|Ash's Caterpie|Butterfree}} attempted to use Counter, but it is impossible for it to learn it in the games (however, it failed to work). This also applies to [[Misty's Staryu]], who used Counter in her battle with {{Ash}}, and to [[James's Koffing]]. However, these may just mean a basic counter-attack, rather than the move itself. | ||
* Both Counter and its counterpart {{m|Mirror Coat}} do not affect one type of Pokémon each | * Both Counter and its counterpart {{m|Mirror Coat}} do not affect one type of Pokémon each; Counter does not affect {{t|Ghost}} types and Mirror Coat does not affect {{t|Dark}} types. Ironically, if Counter and Mirror Coat's types were swapped, they would deal super-effective damage. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== |
Revision as of 19:28, 7 November 2010
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Counter (Japanese: カウンター Counter) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Generation I
If the last amount of damage done before the use of Counter is greater than 0 and was dealt by a Template:Type2 or Template:Type2 attack, Counter will do twice as much damage to the opponent. Although Counter deals Fighting-type damage, its type does not alter the amount of damage it inflicts; however, it does not work against Template:Type2s which are immune to Fighting-type attacks.
Counter is a decreased priority move. If the opponent does not use a decreased priority move during the round that it is used, Counter will go last regardless of the user's or opponent's speed. If the opponent also uses a decreased priority move during the same round, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or is frozen during the round that Counter is (or attempts to be) used, Counter's decreased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.
Counter can cause a critical hit, but the actual amount of damage dealt by it will not be altered by a critical hit. Counter will only counter the last hit of a multi-hit move and the last attack of a partial trapping move. Counter will always miss if called by Metronome.
Switching, full paralysis, and using a multi-turn move will not reset the last amount of damage done, allowing Counter to counter itself as well as self-inflicted recoil damage. However, if both active Pokémon use Counter during the same round, both attacks will fail. An attack absorbed by a Substitute can be countered for the amount of damage it would have done to the user had the user not had a substitute.
If an HP-restoring item is used on the opponent during the same round that Counter is used, Counter will counter the item.
In Stadium, switching, full paralysis, and using a multi-turn move reset the last amount of damage done, so Counter can't counter itself or self-inflicted recoil damage if the opponent does not make a move on its following turn.
Generation II and on
Counter counters all physical moves for twice the damage done to the user. Counter no longer counters a move that hits a substitute.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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By TM18
Generation II
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0019
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Aipom
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0027
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Aipom
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0029
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♀
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Aipom
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0032
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Aipom
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Heracross
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0056
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Mankey
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Aipom
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0111
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Rhyhorn
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Aipom
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0123
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Scyther
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Heracross
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0152
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Chikorita
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Kangaskhan
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0190
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Aipom
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Mankey, Primeape
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Wooper, Quagsire
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Phanpy, Donphan
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Heracross
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0215
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Mankey, Primeape
Aipom
Wooper, Quagsire
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Swinub, Piloswine
Houndour, Houndoom
Phanpy, Donphan
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Mankey, Primeape
Aipom
Wooper, Quagsire
Sneasel
Swinub, Piloswine
Houndour, Houndoom
Phanpy, Donphan
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0228
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Houndour
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#E62829" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Aipom
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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|}
Generation III
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0019
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0027
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0029
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♀
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0032
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Heracross
Breloom
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0056
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Mankey
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0111
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Rhyhorn
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0115
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Kangaskhan
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0123
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Scyther
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Heracross
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0152
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Chikorita
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Kangaskhan
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Breloom
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0190
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Aipom
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Mankey, Primeape
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Wooper, Quagsire
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Phanpy, Donphan
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Zangoose
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Heracross
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0215
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Mankey, Primeape
Aipom
Wooper, Quagsire
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Swinub, Piloswine
Houndour, Houndoom
Phanpy, Donphan
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Zangoose
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Mankey, Primeape
Aipom
Wooper, Quagsire
Sneasel
Swinub, Piloswine
Houndour, Houndoom
Phanpy, Donphan
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Zangoose
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0228
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Houndour
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#E62829" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0231
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Phanpy
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0255
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Torchic
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0296
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Makuhita
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting
| style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonchan
Hitmontop
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0331
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Cacnea
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonchan
Hitmontop
Breloom
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0335
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Zangoose
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Mankey, Primeape
Aipom
Wooper, Quagsire
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Sneasel
Swinub, Piloswine
Houndour, Houndoom
Phanpy, Donphan
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
|-
| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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|}
By move tutor
In Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0019
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0027
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0029
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♀
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0032
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Heracross
Breloom
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0056
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Mankey
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0066
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Machop
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting
| style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonchan
Hitmontop
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0111
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Rhyhorn
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0113
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Chansey
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Breloom
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0115
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Kangaskhan
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0123
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Scyther
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Heracross
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0152
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Chikorita
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Kangaskhan
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Breloom
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0190
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Aipom
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Mankey, Primeape
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Wooper, Quagsire
Sneasel, Weavile
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Phanpy, Donphan
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Zangoose
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0194
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Wooper
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Mankey, Primeape
Aipom, Ambipom
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Sneasel, Weavile
Houndour, Houndoom
Phanpy, Donphan
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Zangoose
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0204
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Pineco
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Heracross
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0207
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Heracross
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0215
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Mankey, Primeape
Aipom, Ambipom
Wooper, Quagsire
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Phanpy, Donphan
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Zangoose
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Mankey, Primeape
Aipom, Ambipom
Wooper, Quagsire
Sneasel, Weavile
Houndour, Houndoom
Phanpy, Donphan
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Zangoose
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0228
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Houndour
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#E62829" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0231
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Phanpy
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0236
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Tyrogue
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting
| style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonchan
Hitmontop
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0255
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Torchic
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0258
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Mudkip
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Wooper, Quagsire
Shellos, Gastrodon
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0296
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Makuhita
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting
| style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonchan
Hitmontop
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0270
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras, Parasect
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Wooper, Quagsire
Cacnea, Cacturne
Shellos, Gastrodon
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0331
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Cacnea
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonchan
Hitmontop
Breloom
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0335
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Zangoose
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Mankey, Primeape
Aipom, Ambipom
Wooper, Quagsire
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Sneasel, Weavile
Houndour, Houndoom
Phanpy, Donphan
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0390
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Chimchar
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Mankey, Primeape
Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Aipom, Ambipom
Wooper, Quagsire
Sneasel, Weavile
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Phanpy, Donphan
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Makuhita, Hariyama
Cacnea, Cacturne
Zangoose
Lucario
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0410
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Shieldon
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#60A1B8" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Steel
| style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0422
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellos
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Wooper, Quagsire
Wobbuffet
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0422
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellos
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Wooper, Quagsire
Wobbuffet
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0440
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Happiny
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Breloom
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0446
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Munchlax
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0453
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Croagunk
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#FF8000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fighting
| style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonchan
Hitmontop
Lucario
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation V
By leveling up
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By event
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In the anime
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A retaliation move that counters any physical attack, inflicting double the damage taken. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Koffing charges at the opponent when the foe uses an attack and collides with it. | |||
James's Koffing | Clefairy and the Moon Stone | Debut Koffing cannot legally learn Counter. | |
Staryu charges at the opponent, spinning around. | |||
Misty's Staryu | The Water Flowers of Cerulean City | Staryu cannot legally learn Counter. | |
Mewtwo sticks out its hand when a attack comes near it. The attack bounces off and is sent back to the opponent. | |||
Mewtwo (anime) | Mewtwo Strikes Back | None | |
Wobbuffet raises its tail and becomes outlined in pink or orange. Any attack that hits it is sent flying back to the opponent. | |||
Jessie's Wobbuffet | The Tricks of the Trade | None | |
Lulu's Wobbuffet | Wobbu-Palooza! | None | |
Wynaut's body becomes outlined in orange. Any attack that hits it is sent flying back to the opponent. | |||
A wild Wynaut | Why? Why Not! | None | |
A wild Wynaut | Who, What, When Where, Wynaut? | None | |
Houndoom's body becomes outlined in orange. Any attack that hits it is sent flying back to the opponent. | |||
Harrison's Houndoom | Playing with Fire! | None | |
Slakoth's body becomes outlined in orange. Any attacks they hits it is sent flying back to the opponent. | |||
Marcel's Slakoth | The Garden of Eatin' | None |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
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The user strikes the opponent when the opponent tries to attack it. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
When the opponent is about to attack it, Gengar uppercuts the opponent with one of its fists. | |||
Agatha's Gengar | Striking Golduck | Debut |
Trivia
- In the Spanish version of the games, this move was translated as Contador (meaning accountant, or someone or something that counts - a "counter"). However, in the anime dub, this move was properly translated as Contraataque (counter-attack).
- In addition, the Polish dub of the anime committed the same error.
- In the anime, Ash's Caterpie attempted to use Counter, but it is impossible for it to learn it in the games (however, it failed to work). This also applies to Misty's Staryu, who used Counter in her battle with Ash, and to James's Koffing. However, these may just mean a basic counter-attack, rather than the move itself.
- Both Counter and its counterpart Mirror Coat do not affect one type of Pokémon each; Counter does not affect Ghost types and Mirror Coat does not affect Dark types. Ironically, if Counter and Mirror Coat's types were swapped, they would deal super-effective damage.
In other languages
- Finnish: Vastaisku
- French: Riposte
- German: Konter
- Greek: Αντίκρουση
- Italian: Contatore
- Korean: 카운터 Counter
- Polish: Liczydło
- Spanish: Contador (games), Contraataque (anime)
Variations of the move Counter | ||||
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Generation I TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation I HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 |