Counter

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Counter

カウンター Counter

Introduced:	Generation I

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	—
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	20 (Max. 32)
Priority:	-5
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	No
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	0
Can avoid being startled by others once.

Super Contests (DPPt)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Earns double the score on the final performance.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	0
Works great if the user goes last this turn.

Counter is a Fighting-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM18 in Generation I.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	Returns a physical blow double.
RSE	Retaliates any physical hit with double the power.
FRLG	A retaliation move that counters any physical hit with double the power.
DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SWSH	A retaliation move that counters any physical attack, inflicting double the damage taken.

Effect

In battle

Counter allows the user to retaliate with double the damage it had taken from a physical move. If more than one Pokémon hits the user with a physical move in a turn, Counter will target the last Pokémon to strike. Counter affects all types normally.

In the Mystery Dungeon Series, Counter grants the user the counter status condition. Pokemon with condition will return damage received from physicals attacks as long as the condition stays active. If a the Pokemon with this status is defeat, the damage that defeated it is not returned to the attacker.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				VII	VIII
	Hitmonchan	fighting	53	50	50
	Sudowoodo	rock
	Wobbuffet	psychic		1	1
	Heracross	bug/fighting		27	30
	Hitmontop	fighting		31	31
	Breloom	grass/fighting			28
	Slakoth	normal			37
	Vigoroth	normal			37
	Slaking	normal			37
	Meditite	fighting/psychic
	Medicham	fighting/psychic
	Wynaut	psychic			15
	Deoxys	psychic			50
	Bonsly	rock
	Riolu	fighting
	Lucario	fighting/steel
	Sawk	fighting
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

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By TM

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Gallery

Main games

• Counter depicted in Generation I.
• Counter depicted in Generation II.
• Counter depicted in Generation III.
• Counter depicted in Generation VII.

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Main series

• Counter being used by a wild Mewtwo.
• Counter being used by Harrison's Houndoom.
• Counter being used by Marcel's Slakoth.
• Counter being used by Jessie's Wobbuffet.
• Counter being used by Sawyer's Slaking.
• Counter being used by Gladion's Lycanroc.
• Counter being used by Ash's Lycanroc.

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