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Revision as of 18:13, 23 August 2008

Counter
カウンター Counter
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Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  Varies
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Does not affect any Pokémon*
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 Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I that deals a varying amount of damage. Its special counterpart is Mirror Coat.

Effect

Generation I

If the last amount of damage done before the use of Counter is greater than 0 and was dealt by a Normal- or Fighting-type attack, Counter will do twice as much damage to the opponent. Although Counter deals Fighting damage, its type does not alter the amount of damage it inflicts, however it does not work against Template:Type2s which are immune to Template:Type2 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 an 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.

In the anime

In the anime, Counter and Mirror Coat do not specifically counter Physical or Special attacks and are for all purposes interchangeable.

Pokémon

Wobbuffet. The user becomes outlined in red. Any attack that hits it is sent flying back to the opponent.

Houndoom. Same as above.


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.

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.

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 move tutor

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

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.

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 the anime, Ash's Butterfree (as a Caterpie) knew Counter, but, it is impossible to learn it gamewise.
  • This also applies to Misty's Staryu, who used Counter in her battle with Ash.

In other languages

  • Spanish: Contador (games only), Contraataque (anime only)
  • French: Riposte
  • German: Konter
  • Italian: Contatore


Variations of the move Counter
PhysicalIC HOME.png Counter
SpecialIC HOME.png Mirror Coat


Generation I TMs
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

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