Counter
- Type
- Fighting
- Category
- Physical
- Power
- —
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 20
- Priority
- -5
- Generation
- 1
About the move
Counter is a physical Fighting-type move introduced in generation 1.
It deals no direct damage and has 100% accuracy and 20 PP.
On top of that, the move has -5 priority, so it usually goes last.
As a Fighting-type move, it is super effective against Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark and Steel Pokémon, not very effective against Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug and Fairy and has no effect on Ghost. Fighting-type Pokémon get a 50% damage bonus (STAB) when using it.
228 Pokémon can learn Counter, such as Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Squirtle and Wartortle.
Official effect
Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.
Pokémon that learn it (228)
Charmander
Charmeleon
Charizard
Squirtle
Wartortle
Blastoise
Rattata
Raticate
Pikachu
Raichu
Sandshrew
Sandslash
Nidoran F
Nidorina
Nidoqueen
Nidoran M
Nidorino
Nidoking
Clefairy
Clefable
Jigglypuff
Wigglytuff
Paras
Parasect
Psyduck
Golduck
Mankey
Primeape
Poliwhirl
Poliwrath
Abra
Kadabra
Alakazam
Machop
Machoke
Machamp
Geodude
Graveler
Golem
Slowbro
Gengar
Drowzee
Hypno
Cubone
Marowak
Hitmonlee
Hitmonchan
Lickitung