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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, Counter does not affect {{t|Ghost}} types and Mirror Coat does not affect {{t|Dark}} types. Ironically if Counter and Mirror Coats types were swapped then they would deal super effective damage.
* 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

Counter
カウンター Counter
Counter.png
Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  Varies
Accuracy  100%
Priority  -5
  • Makes contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Prevents user from receiving counter appeal points once during the current round.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earns double the score on the final performance.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

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

#   Pokémon Type Level
0107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan
Fighting 53
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By TM18

#   Pokémon Type
0004 Charmander Charmander
Fire
0005 Charmeleon Charmeleon
Fire
0006 Charizard Charizard
Fire Flying
0007 Squirtle Squirtle
Water
0008 Wartortle Wartortle
Water
0009 Blastoise Blastoise
Water
0031 Nidoqueen Nidoqueen
Poison Ground
0034 Nidoking Nidoking
Poison Ground
0035 Clefairy Clefairy
Normal
0036 Clefable Clefable
Normal
0039 Jigglypuff Jigglypuff
Normal
0040 Wigglytuff Wigglytuff
Normal
0054 Psyduck Psyduck
Water
0055 Golduck Golduck
Water
0056 Mankey Mankey
Fighting
0057 Primeape Primeape
Fighting
0061 Poliwhirl Poliwhirl
Water
0062 Poliwrath Poliwrath
Water Fighting
0063 Abra Abra
Psychic
0064 Kadabra Kadabra
Psychic
0065 Alakazam Alakazam
Psychic
0066 Machop Machop
Fighting
0067 Machoke Machoke
Fighting
0068 Machamp Machamp
Fighting
0074 Geodude Geodude
Rock Ground
0075 Graveler Graveler
Rock Ground
0076 Golem Golem
Rock Ground
0080 Slowbro Slowbro
Water Psychic
0094 Gengar Gengar
Ghost Poison
0096 Drowzee Drowzee
Psychic
0097 Hypno Hypno
Psychic
0104 Cubone Cubone
Ground
0105 Marowak Marowak
Ground
0106 Hitmonlee Hitmonlee
Fighting
0107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan
Fighting
0108 Lickitung Lickitung
Normal
0112 Rhydon Rhydon
Rock Ground
0113 Chansey Chansey
Normal
0115 Kangaskhan Kangaskhan
Normal
0122 Mr. Mime Mr. Mime
Psychic
0124 Jynx Jynx
Ice Psychic
0125 Electabuzz Electabuzz
Electric
0126 Magmar Magmar
Fire
0143 Snorlax Snorlax
Normal
0150 Mewtwo Mewtwo
Psychic
0151 Mew Mew
Psychic
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan
Fighting 50
0202 Wobbuffet Wobbuffet
Psychic --
0214 Heracross Heracross
Bug Fighting 27
0237 Hitmontop Hitmontop
Fighting 31
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0019 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Rattata | 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;" | Sandshrew | 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;" | Nidoran♀ | 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;" | Nidoran♂ | 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;" | Paras | 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;" | Mankey | 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;" | Rhyhorn | 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;" | Scyther | 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;" | Chikorita | 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;" | Aipom | 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;" | Gligar | 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;" | Sneasel | 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;" | Teddiursa | 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;" | Houndour | 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

|- | 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.
|} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan
Fighting 50
0202 Wobbuffet Wobbuffet
Psychic --
0214 Heracross Heracross
Bug Fighting 30
0237 Hitmontop Hitmontop
Fighting 31
0286 Breloom Breloom
Grass Fighting 28
0287 Slakoth Slakoth
Normal 37
0288 Vigoroth Vigoroth
Normal 37
0289 Slaking Slaking
Normal 37
0360 Wynaut Wynaut
Psychic 15
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic 50
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0019 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Rattata | 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;" | Sandshrew | 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;" | Nidoran♀ | 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;" | Nidoran♂ | 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;" | Paras | 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;" | Mankey | 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;" | Rhyhorn | 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;" | Kangaskhan | 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;" | Scyther | 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;" | Chikorita | 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;" | Aipom | 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;" | Gligar | 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;" | Sneasel | 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;" | Teddiursa | 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;" | Houndour | 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;" | Phanpy | 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;" | Torchic | 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;" | Makuhita | 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;" | Cacnea | 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;" | Zangoose | 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.
|} |}

By move tutor

In Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald
#   Pokémon Type
0004 Charmander Charmander
Fire
0005 Charmeleon Charmeleon
Fire
0006 Charizard Charizard
Fire Flying
0007 Squirtle Squirtle
Water
0008 Wartortle Wartortle
Water
0009 Blastoise Blastoise
Water
0019 Rattata Rattata
Normal
0020 Raticate Raticate
Normal
0025 Pikachu Pikachu
Electric
0026 Raichu Raichu
Electric
0027 Sandshrew Sandshrew
Ground
0028 Sandslash Sandslash
Ground
0029 Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀
Poison
0030 Nidorina Nidorina
Poison
0031 Nidoqueen Nidoqueen
Poison Ground
0032 Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂
Poison
0033 Nidorino Nidorino
Poison
0034 Nidoking Nidoking
Poison Ground
0035 Clefairy Clefairy
Normal
0036 Clefable Clefable
Normal
0039 Jigglypuff Jigglypuff
Normal
0040 Wigglytuff Wigglytuff
Normal
0046 Paras Paras
Bug Grass
0047 Parasect Parasect
Bug Grass
0054 Psyduck Psyduck
Water
0055 Golduck Golduck
Water
0056 Mankey Mankey
Fighting
0057 Primeape Primeape
Fighting
0060 Poliwag Poliwag
Water
0061 Poliwhirl Poliwhirl
Water
0062 Poliwrath Poliwrath
Water Fighting
0063 Abra Abra
Psychic
0064 Kadabra Kadabra
Psychic
0065 Alakazam Alakazam
Psychic
0066 Machop Machop
Fighting
0067 Machoke Machoke
Fighting
0068 Machamp Machamp
Fighting
0074 Geodude Geodude
Rock Ground
0075 Graveler Graveler
Rock Ground
0076 Golem Golem
Rock Ground
0080 Slowbro Slowbro
Water Psychic
0094 Gengar Gengar
Ghost Poison
0096 Drowzee Drowzee
Psychic
0097 Hypno Hypno
Psychic
0104 Cubone Cubone
Ground
0105 Marowak Marowak
Ground
0106 Hitmonlee Hitmonlee
Fighting
0107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan
Fighting
0108 Lickitung Lickitung
Normal
0111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn
Ground Rock
0112 Rhydon Rhydon
Ground Rock
0113 Chansey Chansey
Normal
0115 Kangaskhan Kangaskhan
Normal
0122 Mr. Mime Mr. Mime
Psychic
0123 Scyther Scyther
Bug Flying
0124 Jynx Jynx
Ice Psychic
0125 Electabuzz Electabuzz
Electric
0126 Magmar Magmar
Fire
0143 Snorlax Snorlax
Normal
0150 Mewtwo Mewtwo
Psychic
0151 Mew Mew
Psychic
0152 Chikorita Chikorita
Grass
0153 Bayleef Bayleef
Grass
0154 Meganium Meganium
Grass
0157 Typhlosion Typhlosion
Fire
0158 Totodile Totodile
Water
0159 Croconaw Croconaw
Water
0160 Feraligatr Feraligatr
Water
0172 Pichu Pichu
Electric
0173 Cleffa Cleffa
Normal
0174 Igglybuff Igglybuff
Normal
0175 Togepi Togepi
Normal
0176 Togetic Togetic
Normal Flying
0180 Flaaffy Flaaffy
Electric
0181 Ampharos Ampharos
Electric
0185 Sudowoodo Sudowoodo
Rock
0186 Politoed Politoed
Water
0190 Aipom Aipom
Normal
0195 Quagsire Quagsire
Water Ground
0199 Slowking Slowking
Water Psychic
0204 Pineco Pineco
Bug
0205 Forretress Forretress
Bug Steel
0206 Dunsparce Dunsparce
Normal
0207 Gligar Gligar
Ground Flying
0209 Snubbull Snubbull
Normal
0210 Granbull Granbull
Normal
0212 Scizor Scizor
Bug Steel
0214 Heracross Heracross
Bug Fighting
0215 Sneasel Sneasel
Dark Ice
0216 Teddiursa Teddiursa
Normal
0217 Ursaring Ursaring
Normal
0225 Delibird Delibird
Ice Flying
0227 Skarmory Skarmory
Steel Flying
0228 Houndour Houndour
Dark Fire
0229 Houndoom Houndoom
Dark Fire
0231 Phanpy Phanpy
Ground
0232 Donphan Donphan
Ground
0236 Tyrogue Tyrogue
Fighting
0237 Hitmontop Hitmontop
Fighting
0238 Smoochum Smoochum
Ice Psychic
0239 Elekid Elekid
Electric
0240 Magby Magby
Fire
0241 Miltank Miltank
Normal
0242 Blissey Blissey
Normal
0248 Tyranitar Tyranitar
Rock Dark
0252 Treecko Treecko
Grass
0253 Grovyle Grovyle
Grass
0254 Sceptile Sceptile
Grass
0255 Torchic Torchic
Fire
0256 Combusken Combusken
Fire Fighting
0257 Blaziken Blaziken
Fire Fighting
0259 Marshtomp Marshtomp
Water Ground
0260 Swampert Swampert
Water Ground
0261 Poochyena Poochyena
Dark
0262 Mightyena Mightyena
Dark
0272 Ludicolo Ludicolo
Water Grass
0277 Swellow Swellow
Normal Flying
0286 Breloom Breloom
Grass Fighting
0287 Slakoth Slakoth
Normal
0288 Vigoroth Vigoroth
Normal
0289 Slaking Slaking
Normal
0293 Whismur Whismur
Normal
0294 Loudred Loudred
Normal
0295 Exploud Exploud
Normal
0296 Makuhita Makuhita
Fighting
0297 Hariyama Hariyama
Fighting
0302 Sableye Sableye
Dark Ghost
0303 Mawile Mawile
Steel
0306 Aggron Aggron
Steel Rock
0307 Meditite Meditite
Fighting Psychic
0308 Medicham Medicham
Fighting Psychic
0311 Plusle Plusle
Electric
0312 Minun Minun
Electric
0313 Volbeat Volbeat
Bug
0314 Illumise Illumise
Bug
0316 Gulpin Gulpin
Poison
0317 Swalot Swalot
Poison
0326 Grumpig Grumpig
Psychic
0327 Spinda Spinda
Normal
0331 Cacnea Cacnea
Grass
0332 Cacturne Cacturne
Grass Dark
0335 Zangoose Zangoose
Normal
0341 Corphish Corphish
Water
0342 Crawdaunt Crawdaunt
Water Dark
0352 Kecleon Kecleon
Normal
0356 Dusclops Dusclops
Ghost
0359 Absol Absol
Dark
0377 Regirock Regirock
Rock
0378 Regice Regice
Ice
0379 Registeel Registeel
Steel
0383 Groudon Groudon
Ground
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan
Fighting 51
0202 Wobbuffet Wobbuffet
Psychic --
0214 Heracross Heracross
Bug Fighting 25
0237 Hitmontop Hitmontop
Fighting 28
0286 Breloom Breloom
Grass Fighting 25
0287 Slakoth Slakoth
Normal 37
0288 Vigoroth Vigoroth
Normal 37
0289 Slaking Slaking
Normal 37
0360 Wynaut Wynaut
Psychic 15
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic 97
0447 Riolu Riolu
Fighting 6
0448 Lucario Lucario
Fighting Steel 6
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Charmander | 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;" | Rattata | 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;" | Sandshrew | 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;" | Nidoran♀ | 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;" | Nidoran♂ | 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;" | Paras | 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;" | Mankey | 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;" | Machop | 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;" | Rhyhorn | 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;" | Chansey | 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;" | Kangaskhan | 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;" | Scyther | 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;" | Chikorita | 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;" | Aipom | 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;" | Wooper | 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;" | Pineco | 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;" | Gligar | 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;" | Sneasel | 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;" | Teddiursa | 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;" | Houndour | 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;" | Phanpy | 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;" | Tyrogue | 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;" | Torchic | 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;" | Mudkip | 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;" | Makuhita | 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;" | Lotad | 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;" | Cacnea | 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;" | Zangoose | 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;" | Chimchar | 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;" | Shieldon | 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;" | Shellos | 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;" | Shellos | 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;" | Happiny | 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;" | Munchlax | 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;" | Croagunk | 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

|- | 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.
|} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan
Fighting 61
0202 Wobbuffet Wobbuffet
Psychic --
0214 Heracross Heracross
Bug Fighting 25
0237 Hitmontop Hitmontop
Fighting 28
0286 Breloom Breloom
Grass Fighting 25
0287 Slakoth Slakoth
Normal 43
0288 Vigoroth Vigoroth
Normal 37
0289 Slaking Slaking
Normal 43
0360 Wynaut Wynaut
Psychic 15
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic 97
0447 Riolu Riolu
Fighting 6
0448 Lucario Lucario
Fighting Steel 6
0539 Dageki Dageki
Fighting 21
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0032 032 Nidoran Poison Ground Dream World
0115 115 Kangaskhan Normal Dream World
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

A retaliation move that counters any physical attack, inflicting double the damage taken.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Koffing 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 Staryu charges at the opponent, spinning around.
Misty's Staryu The Water Flowers of Cerulean City Staryu cannot legally learn Counter.
Mewtwo 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 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 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 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 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


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
PhysicalIC HOME.png Counter
SpecialIC HOME.png Mirror Coat


Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
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