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Counter

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY

Quick Description

Flavor text: A retaliation move that counters any physical attack, inflicting double the damage taken.
Eevine summary: Goes last. If the user takes physical damage this turn, inflicts twice the damage taken to the target.

Damage Inflicts

0× against
½× against
2× against

Stats

Power: 1
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20; maximum is 32
Target: lastenemy
Effect chance: n/a
Power × accuracy: 1.0
Power percentile: 36.4
Priority: -5 (slow)

Names

Japanese: カウンター
Romaji: Kauntaa

Flags

Affected by accuracy
Makes contact
Stopped by Detect/Protect
Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
Reflected by Magic Coat
Can be stolen by Snatch

TMs

RBY TM: TM18 (¥), location: given to you by person on F3 of Celadon Mart
GSC TM: Not a TM
RSE TM: Not a TM
DPPT TM: Not a TM

Effect Details

Goes last. If the user takes physical damage this turn, inflicts twice the damage taken to the target. Damage inflicted is typeless, but does not affect Ghost-type Pokémon.

Notes, Changes, Bugs, Etc

Before D/P: Affected by accuracy. Only worked against Normal- and Fighting-type damage.

Flavor Text

Retaliates any physical hit with double the power.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
Appeal: 2
Jam: 0
Flavor text: Prevents the next jam on this turn.

Similar Moves

: Dive, Mirror Coat
: Detect, Double Team, Rapid Spin
: Defense Curl, Minimize, Rest
: Calm Mind, Substitute
: Endure, Harden, Stockpile

Combos

Use Counter before: none
Use Counter after: Taunt

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 163 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

12 Pokémon

								Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
				28	28	25	25	Breloom	3'11.2"	86.4 lb		Fairy Plant	Effect Spore Poison Heal	60	130	80	60	60	70	76.7
				50	50	97	97	Deoxys [defense]	5'6.9"	134 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	50	70	160	70	160	90	100.0
		27	27	30	30	25	25	Heracross	4'11.1"	119 lb		Bug	Guts Swarm	80	125	75	40	95	85	83.3
53	53	50	50	50	50	51	51	Hitmonchan	4'7.1"	110.7 lb		Humanshape	Keen Eye Iron Fist	50	105	79	35	110	76	75.8
		31	31	31	31	28	28	Hitmontop	4'7.1"	105.8 lb		Humanshape	Intimidate Technician	50	95	95	35	110	70	75.8
						6	6	Lucario	3'11.2"	119 lb		Ground Humanshape	Inner Focus Steadfast	70	110	70	115	70	90	87.5
						6	6	Riolu	2'3.6"	44.5 lb		No Eggs	Inner Focus Steadfast	40	70	40	35	40	60	47.5
				37	37	37	37	Slaking	6'6.7"	287.7 lb		Ground	Truant	150	160	100	95	65	100	111.7
				37	37	37	37	Slakoth	2'7.5"	52.9 lb		Ground	Truant	60	60	60	35	35	30	46.7
				37	37	37	37	Vigoroth	4'7.1"	102.5 lb		Ground	Vital Spirit	80	80	80	55	55	90	73.3
		--	--	--	--	--	--	Wobbuffet	4'3.2"	62.8 lb		Indeterminate	Shadow Tag	190	33	58	33	58	33	67.5
				15	15	15	15	Wynaut	1'11.6"	30.9 lb		No Eggs	Shadow Tag	95	23	48	23	48	23	43.3

Machine

46 Pokémon

Pokémon	Height	Weight	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
Abra	2'11.4"	43 lb	Humanshape	Synchronize Inner Focus	25	20	15	105	55	90	51.7
Alakazam	4'11.1"	105.8 lb	Humanshape	Synchronize Inner Focus	55	50	45	135	85	120	81.7
Blastoise	5'3"	188.5 lb	Monster Water 1	Torrent	79	83	100	85	105	78	88.3
Chansey	3'7.3"	76.3 lb	Fairy	Natural Cure Serene Grace	250	5	5	35	105	50	75.0
Charizard	5'6.9"	199.5 lb	Monster Dragon	Blaze	78	84	78	109	85	100	89.0
Charmander	1'11.6"	18.7 lb	Monster Dragon	Blaze	39	52	43	60	50	65	51.5
Charmeleon	3'7.3"	41.9 lb	Monster Dragon	Blaze	58	64	58	80	65	80	67.5
Clefable	4'3.2"	88.2 lb	Fairy	Cute Charm Magic Guard	95	70	73	85	90	60	78.8
Clefairy	1'11.6"	16.5 lb	Fairy	Cute Charm Magic Guard	70	45	48	60	65	35	53.8
Cubone	1'3.7"	14.3 lb	Monster	Lightningrod Rock Head	50	50	95	40	50	35	53.3
Drowzee	3'3.4"	71.4 lb	Humanshape	Insomnia Forewarn	60	48	45	43	90	42	54.7
Electabuzz	3'7.3"	66.1 lb	Humanshape	Static	65	83	57	95	85	105	81.7
Gengar	4'11.1"	89.3 lb	Indeterminate	Levitate	60	65	60	130	75	110	83.3
Geodude	1'3.7"	44.1 lb	Mineral	Sturdy Rock Head	40	80	100	30	30	20	50.0
Golduck	5'6.9"	168.9 lb	Water 1 Ground	Damp Cloud Nine	80	82	78	95	80	85	83.3
Golem	4'7.1"	661.4 lb	Mineral	Sturdy Rock Head	80	110	130	55	65	45	80.8
Graveler	3'3.4"	231.5 lb	Mineral	Sturdy Rock Head	55	95	115	45	45	35	65.0
Hitmonchan	4'7.1"	110.7 lb	Humanshape	Keen Eye Iron Fist	50	105	79	35	110	76	75.8
Hitmonlee	4'11.1"	109.8 lb	Humanshape	Limber Reckless	50	120	53	35	110	87	75.8
Hypno	5'3"	166.7 lb	Humanshape	Insomnia Forewarn	85	73	70	73	115	67	80.5
Jigglypuff	1'7.7"	12.1 lb	Fairy	Cute Charm	115	45	20	45	25	20	45.0
Jynx	4'7.1"	89.5 lb	Humanshape	Oblivious Forewarn	65	50	35	115	95	95	75.8
Kadabra	4'3.2"	124.6 lb	Humanshape	Synchronize Inner Focus	40	35	30	120	70	105	66.7
Kangaskhan	7'2.6"	176.4 lb	Monster	Early Bird Scrappy	105	95	80	40	80	90	81.7
Lickitung	3'11.2"	144.4 lb	Monster	Oblivious Own Tempo	90	55	75	60	75	30	64.2
Machamp	5'3"	286.6 lb	Humanshape	Guts No Guard	90	130	80	65	85	55	84.2
Machoke	4'11.1"	155.4 lb	Humanshape	Guts No Guard	80	100	70	50	60	45	67.5
Machop	2'7.5"	43 lb	Humanshape	Guts No Guard	70	80	50	35	35	35	50.8
Magmar	4'3.2"	98.1 lb	Humanshape	Flame Body	65	95	57	100	85	93	82.5
Mankey	1'7.7"	61.7 lb	Ground	Vital Spirit Anger Point	40	80	35	35	45	70	50.8
Marowak	3'3.4"	99.2 lb	Monster	Lightningrod Rock Head	60	80	110	50	80	45	70.8
Mew	1'3.7"	8.8 lb	No Eggs	Synchronize	100	100	100	100	100	100	100.0
Mewtwo	6'6.7"	269 lb	No Eggs	Pressure	106	110	90	154	90	130	113.3
Mr. Mime	4'3.2"	120.1 lb	Humanshape	Soundproof Filter	40	45	65	100	120	90	76.7
Nidoking	4'7.1"	136.7 lb	Monster Ground	Poison Point Rivalry	81	92	77	85	75	85	82.5
Nidoqueen	4'3.2"	132.3 lb	No Eggs	Poison Point Rivalry	90	82	87	75	85	76	82.5
Poliwhirl	3'3.4"	44.1 lb	Water 1	Damp Water Absorb	65	65	65	50	50	90	64.2
Poliwrath	4'3.2"	119 lb	Water 1	Damp Water Absorb	90	85	95	70	90	70	83.3
Primeape	3'3.4"	70.5 lb	Ground	Vital Spirit Anger Point	65	105	60	60	70	95	75.8
Psyduck	2'7.5"	43.2 lb	Water 1 Ground	Damp Cloud Nine	50	52	48	65	50	55	53.3
Rhydon	6'2.8"	264.6 lb	Monster Ground	Lightningrod Rock Head	105	130	120	45	45	40	80.8
Slowbro	5'3"	173.1 lb	Monster Water 1	Oblivious Own Tempo	95	75	110	100	80	30	81.7
Snorlax	6'10.7"	1014.1 lb	Monster	Immunity Thick Fat	160	110	65	65	110	30	90.0
Squirtle	1'7.7"	19.8 lb	Monster Water 1	Torrent	44	48	65	50	64	43	52.3
Wartortle	3'3.4"	49.6 lb	Monster Water 1	Torrent	59	63	80	65	80	58	67.5
Wigglytuff	3'3.4"	26.5 lb	Fairy	Cute Charm	140	70	45	75	50	45	70.8

Egg

29 Pokémon

Pokémon	Height	Weight	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
Aipom	2'7.5"	25.4 lb	Ground	Run Away Pickup	55	70	55	40	55	85	60.0
Cacnea	1'3.7"	113.1 lb	Plant Humanshape	Sand Veil	50	85	40	85	40	35	55.8
Chansey	3'7.3"	76.3 lb	Fairy	Natural Cure Serene Grace	250	5	5	35	105	50	75.0
Chikorita	2'11.4"	14.1 lb	Monster Plant	Overgrow	45	49	65	49	65	45	53.0
Chimchar	1'7.7"	13.7 lb	Ground Humanshape	Blaze	44	58	44	58	44	61	51.5
Gligar	3'7.3"	142.9 lb	Bug	Sand Veil Hyper Cutter	65	75	105	35	65	85	71.7
Happiny	1'11.6"	53.8 lb	No Eggs	Natural Cure Serene Grace	100	5	5	15	65	30	36.7
Houndour	1'11.6"	23.8 lb	Ground	Flash Fire Early Bird	45	60	30	80	50	65	55.0
Kangaskhan	7'2.6"	176.4 lb	Monster	Early Bird Scrappy	105	95	80	40	80	90	81.7
Machop	2'7.5"	43 lb	Humanshape	Guts No Guard	70	80	50	35	35	35	50.8
Makuhita	3'3.4"	190.5 lb	Humanshape	Thick Fat Guts	72	60	30	20	30	25	39.5
Mankey	1'7.7"	61.7 lb	Ground	Vital Spirit Anger Point	40	80	35	35	45	70	50.8
Mudkip	1'3.7"	16.8 lb	Monster Water 1	Torrent	50	70	50	50	50	40	51.7
Nidoran F	1'3.7"	15.4 lb	Monster Ground	Poison Point Rivalry	55	47	52	40	40	41	45.8
Nidoran M	1'7.7"	19.8 lb	Monster Ground	Poison Point Rivalry	46	57	40	40	40	50	45.5
Paras	11.8"	11.9 lb	Bug Plant	Effect Spore Dry Skin	35	70	55	45	55	25	47.5
Phanpy	1'7.7"	73.9 lb	Ground	Pickup	90	60	60	40	40	40	55.0
Pineco	1'11.6"	15.9 lb	Bug	Sturdy	50	65	90	35	35	15	48.3
Rattata	11.8"	7.7 lb	Ground	Run Away Guts	30	56	35	25	35	72	42.2
Rhyhorn	3'3.4"	253.5 lb	Monster Ground	Lightningrod Rock Head	80	85	95	30	30	25	57.5
Sandshrew	1'11.6"	26.5 lb	Ground	Sand Veil	50	75	85	20	30	40	50.0
Scyther	4'11.1"	123.5 lb	Bug	Swarm Technician	70	110	80	55	80	105	83.3
Shellos	11.8"	13.9 lb	Water 1 Indeterminate	Sticky Hold Storm Drain	76	48	48	57	62	34	54.2
Sneasel	2'11.4"	61.7 lb	Ground	Inner Focus Keen Eye	55	95	55	35	75	115	71.7
Teddiursa	1'11.6"	19.4 lb	Ground	Pickup Quick Feet	60	80	50	50	50	40	55.0
Torchic	1'3.7"	5.5 lb	Ground	Blaze	45	60	40	70	50	45	51.7
Tyrogue	2'3.6"	46.3 lb	No Eggs	Guts Steadfast	35	35	35	35	35	35	35.0
Wooper	1'3.7"	18.7 lb	Water 1 Ground	Damp Water Absorb	55	45	45	25	25	15	35.0
Zangoose	4'3.2"	88.8 lb	Ground	Immunity	73	115	60	60	60	90	76.3

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