Counter

Changes over time

How Counter changed from game to game, newest first.

1. Gen VII

   … from the attack, this move deals added: 1 HP of damage dropped: with a power of 1 instead. If that opposing Pokémon's position is no longer in dropped: use, added: use and there is another opposing Pokémon on the field, the damage is done to dropped: a random opposing Pokémon in range. added: it instead. Only the last hit of a …

2. Gen V

   … the user from that attack. If added: the user did not lose HP from the attack, this move deals damage with a power of 1 instead. If that opposing Pokémon's position is no longer in dropped: use and there is another opposing Pokémon on the field, added: use, the damage is done to dropped: it instead. added: a random opposing Pokémon in range. Only the last hit of a … an opposing Pokémon's physical attack this dropped: turn, or if the user did not lose HP from the attack. added: turn.

3. Gen IV

   … damage is done to it instead. dropped: This move considers Hidden Power as Normal type, and only added: Only the last hit of a multi-hit …

4. Gen III

   Deals damage to the added: last opposing Pokémon added: to hit the user with a physical attack this turn equal to twice the HP lost by the user from dropped: a physical attack this turn. added: that attack. If that opposing Pokémon's position is no longer in use and there is another opposing Pokémon on the field, the damage is done to it instead. This move considers Hidden Power as … is counted. Fails if the user dropped: moves first, if the user was not hit by dropped: a added: an opposing Pokémon's physical attack this turn, or if the user did not lose HP from the attack. dropped: If the opposing Pokémon used Fissure or Horn Drill and missed, this move deals 65535 damage.

5. Gen II

   Before: Deals damage to the opposing Pokémon equal to twice the damage dealt by the last move used in the battle. This move ignores type immunity. Fails if the user moves first, or if the opposing side's last move was Counter, had 0 power, or was not Normal or Fighting type. Fails if the last move used by either side did 0 damage and was not Confuse Ray, Conversion, Focus Energy, Glare, Haze, Leech Seed, Light Screen, Mimic, Mist, Poison Gas, Poison Powder, Recover, Reflect, Rest, Soft-Boiled, Splash, Stun Spore, Substitute, Supersonic, Teleport, Thunder Wave, Toxic, or Transform.

   Now: Deals damage to the opposing Pokémon equal to twice the HP lost by the user from a physical attack this turn. This move considers Hidden Power as Normal type, and only the last hit of a multi-hit attack is counted. Fails if the user moves first, if the user was not hit by a physical attack this turn, or if the user did not lose HP from the attack. If the opposing Pokémon used Fissure or Horn Drill and missed, this move deals 65535 damage.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

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How it works in Champions

• Makes contact

Good to know

• Makes contact: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet hurt the attacker; Protective Pads prevents it.Contact moves
• Priority -5: it goes after moves of higher priority, whatever the Speed.Moves that go last
• Can't be used through: Metronome, Assist, Copycat, Me First.
• Hits back at whoever last attacked the user.

Who learns Counter

55 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 55 in Champions

CharizardMachampKangaskhanSnorlaxMeganiumFeraligatrForretressScizorHeracrossHoundoomBlazikenSwampertMedichamInfernapeBastiodonLucarioToxicroakWeavileRhyperiorGliscorConkeldurrKrookodileScraftyZoroarkGreninjaGoodraMudsdalePassimianKommo-oFalinksKleavorSneaslerQuaquavalPalafinAnnihilapeMega Charizard XMega Charizard YMega KangaskhanMega ScizorMega HeracrossMega HoundoomMega BlazikenMega MedichamMega LucarioMega SwampertMidnight LycanrocDusk LycanrocGalarian StunfiskHisuian GoodraMega MeganiumMega FeraligatrMega ScraftyMega GreninjaMega FalinksMega Lucario Z

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