Counter Shield
Counter Shield (Japanese: カウンターシールド Counter Shield) is a tactic developed by Ash Ketchum in the Diamond & Pearl series. Ash developed this technique while trying to find a way to prevent Fantina's Pokémon from making his Pokémon sleep with Hypnosis. It was eventually used for both offensive and defensive purposes. It was apparently inspired by Dawn's Ambipom in its performance in Battling the Generation Gap!.
In Camping It Up!, Dawn used it in a battle against Conway in the Pokémon Summer Academy.
In Shield with a Twist!, Ash used it in his gym battle with Fantina. Amazed with the method, Fantina named it the Counter Shield. It eventually helped Ash with his battle, earning him the Relic Badge.
In Evolving Strategies!, it was used again by Ash's Pikachu, Buizel, and Monferno against Paul's Pokémon. This time, however, all three Pokémon were defeated, and Paul didn't seem all that impressed with the technique. However, he later used this technique with his Gastrodon's Muddy Water in Familiarity Breeds Strategy!, where Buizel used the technique once again.
Methods
Pikachu
| File:Pikachu Counter Shield.png | Pokémon | First Used In | Moves Involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash's Pikachu | Shield with a Twist! | Thunderbolt | |
| Description | |||
| Pikachu uses its Thunderbolt to form an electric barrier in order to protect itself. | |||
Monferno
| File:Monferno counter shield.png | Pokémon | First Used In | Moves Involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash's Monferno | Shield with a Twist! | Flamethrower and Flame Wheel | |
| Description | |||
| Monferno uses Flamethrower while using Flame Wheel to create flame whips that prevent foes from getting closer while also hitting the oppenent. | |||
Buizel
| File:Buizel counter shield.png | Pokémon | First Used In | Moves Involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash's Buizel | Shield with a Twist! | Aqua Jet or Water Gun | |
| Description | |||
| Buizel spins on its back while using Aqua Jet to create a water tornado or Water Gun to create water whips in order to avoid other attacks. | |||
Drifblim
| File:Drifblim counter shield.png | Pokémon | First Used In | Moves Involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantina's Drifblim | Shield with a Twist! | Will-O-Wisp and Psychic | |
| Description | |||
| Fantina's Drifblim uses Will-O-Wisp to surround its body in fire wisps. Then it uses Psychic to move the fire in two circles. Drifblim can either shoot the flames as an attack or keep the fire around it as a defense tactic. | |||
Grimer
|
Pokémon | First Used In | Moves Involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn's temporary Grimer | Camping It Up! | Poison Gas | |
| Description | |||
| Dawn's temporary Grimer that she got used Poison Gas while spinning to surround its body with smoke in order to avoid the opponent's attacks. | |||
Gastrodon
| File:Gastrodon Counter Shield.png | Pokémon | First Used In | Moves Involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul's Gastrodon | Familiarity Breeds Strategy! | Muddy Water | |
| Description | |||
| Paul's Gastrodon uses Muddy Water to make a tornado made of water around it to avoid its opponent getting closer to him because he is slower. However, it will leave an opening at the bottom of its body purposefully, to entice opponents to strike there, so Gastrodon can counter attack in retaliation. | |||
Trivia
- Pikachu and Buizel's Counter Shields are similar to the way Dawn's Ambipom used Swift for her appeal for the Pokémon Contest in Team Shocker!.
In other languages
- Chinese: 返拳防護罩 Fǎnquán Fánghù-zhào
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