Counter (move)

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Move data

Type	Fighting
Category	Physical
Power	—
Accuracy	100
PP	20  (max. 32)
Priority	-5
Introduced	Generation 1

Technical/Hidden Machine

Red/Blue Yellow	TM18

Effects

When hit by a Physical Attack, user strikes back with 2x power.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Fightinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Counter turns into All-Out Pummeling and has base power 100.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Counter at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Sun & Moon and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Hitmonchan
#107 / Fighting
Level 1 Hitmonchan
#107 / Fighting
Level 61 Sudowoodo
#185 / Rock
Level 36 Wobbuffet
#202 / Psychic
Level 1 Heracross
#214 / Bug · Fighting
Level 19 Hitmontop
#237 / Fighting
Level 28 Breloom
#286 / Grass · Fighting
Level 22 Slakoth
#287 / Normal
Level 30 Vigoroth
#288 / Normal
Level 33 Slaking
#289 / Normal
Level 33 Meditite
#307 / Fighting · Psychic
Level 44 Medicham
#308 / Fighting · Psychic
Level 53 Wynaut
#360 / Psychic
Level 15 Deoxys
Defense Forme
#386 / Psychic
Level 73 Bonsly
#438 / Rock
Level 36 Riolu
#447 / Fighting
Level 6 Lucario
#448 / Fighting · Steel
Level 6 Sawk
#539 / Fighting
Level 13 Lycanroc
Midnight Form
#745 / Rock
Level 1 Mudbray
#749 / Ground
Level 36 Mudsdale
#750 / Ground
Level 42 Pyukumuku
#771 / Water
Level 17 Buzzwole
#794 / Bug · Fighting
Level 43 Marshadow
#802 / Fighting · Ghost
Level 1

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Counter as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Charmander
#004 / Fire
Dragon, Monster Charmeleon
#005 / Fire
Dragon, Monster Charizard
#006 / Fire · Flying
Dragon, Monster Rattata
#019 / Normal
Field Rattata
Alolan Rattata
#019 / Dark · Normal
Field Raticate
#020 / Normal
Field Raticate
Alolan Raticate
#020 / Dark · Normal
Field Sandshrew
#027 / Ground
Field Sandshrew
Alolan Sandshrew
#027 / Ice · Steel
Field Sandslash
#028 / Ground
Field Sandslash
Alolan Sandslash
#028 / Ice · Steel
Field Nidoran♀
#029 / Poison
Field, Monster Nidorina
#030 / Poison
Undiscovered Nidoqueen
#031 / Poison · Ground
Undiscovered Nidoran♂
#032 / Poison
Field, Monster Nidorino
#033 / Poison
Field, Monster Nidoking
#034 / Poison · Ground
Field, Monster Paras
#046 / Bug · Grass
Bug, Grass Parasect
#047 / Bug · Grass
Bug, Grass Mankey
#056 / Fighting
Field Primeape
#057 / Fighting
Field Machop
#066 / Fighting
Human-Like Machoke
#067 / Fighting
Human-Like Machamp
#068 / Fighting
Human-Like Geodude
Alolan Geodude
#074 / Rock · Electric
Mineral Graveler
Alolan Graveler
#075 / Rock · Electric
Mineral Golem
Alolan Golem
#076 / Rock · Electric
Mineral Hitmonlee
#106 / Fighting
Human-Like Hitmonchan
#107 / Fighting
Human-Like Rhyhorn
#111 / Ground · Rock
Field, Monster Rhydon
#112 / Ground · Rock
Field, Monster Chansey
#113 / Normal
Fairy Kangaskhan
#115 / Normal
Monster Scyther
#123 / Bug · Flying
Bug Snorlax
#143 / Normal
Monster Chikorita
#152 / Grass
Grass, Monster Bayleef
#153 / Grass
Grass, Monster Meganium
#154 / Grass
Grass, Monster Aipom
#190 / Normal
Field Wooper
#194 / Water · Ground
Field, Water 1 Quagsire
#195 / Water · Ground
Field, Water 1 Pineco
#204 / Bug
Bug Forretress
#205 / Bug · Steel
Bug Gligar
#207 / Ground · Flying
Bug Scizor
#212 / Bug · Steel
Bug Sneasel
#215 / Dark · Ice
Field Teddiursa
#216 / Normal
Field Ursaring
#217 / Normal
Field Houndour
#228 / Dark · Fire
Field Houndoom
#229 / Dark · Fire
Field Phanpy
#231 / Ground
Field Donphan
#232 / Ground
Field Tyrogue
#236 / Fighting
Undiscovered Hitmontop
#237 / Fighting
Human-Like Blissey
#242 / Normal
Fairy Torchic
#255 / Fire
Field Combusken
#256 / Fire · Fighting
Field Blaziken
#257 / Fire · Fighting
Field Mudkip
#258 / Water
Monster, Water 1 Marshtomp
#259 / Water · Ground
Monster, Water 1 Swampert
#260 / Water · Ground
Monster, Water 1 Lotad
#270 / Water · Grass
Grass, Water 1 Lombre
#271 / Water · Grass
Grass, Water 1 Ludicolo
#272 / Water · Grass
Grass, Water 1 Makuhita
#296 / Fighting
Human-Like Hariyama
#297 / Fighting
Human-Like Cacnea
#331 / Grass
Grass, Human-Like Cacturne
#332 / Grass · Dark
Grass, Human-Like Zangoose
#335 / Normal
Field Chimchar
#390 / Fire
Field, Human-Like Monferno
#391 / Fire · Fighting
Field, Human-Like Infernape
#392 / Fire · Fighting
Field, Human-Like Shieldon
#410 / Rock · Steel
Monster Bastiodon
#411 / Rock · Steel
Monster Shellos
#422 / Water
Amorphous, Water 1 Gastrodon
#423 / Water · Ground
Amorphous, Water 1 Ambipom
#424 / Normal
Field Happiny
#440 / Normal
Undiscovered Munchlax
#446 / Normal
Undiscovered Croagunk
#453 / Poison · Fighting
Human-Like Toxicroak
#454 / Poison · Fighting
Human-Like Weavile
#461 / Dark · Ice
Field Rhyperior
#464 / Ground · Rock
Field, Monster Gliscor
#472 / Ground · Flying
Bug Timburr
#532 / Fighting
Human-Like Gurdurr
#533 / Fighting
Human-Like Conkeldurr
#534 / Fighting
Human-Like Sandile
#551 / Ground · Dark
Field Krokorok
#552 / Ground · Dark
Field Krookodile
#553 / Ground · Dark
Field Dwebble
#557 / Bug · Rock
Bug, Mineral Crustle
#558 / Bug · Rock
Bug, Mineral Scraggy
#559 / Dark · Fighting
Dragon, Field Scrafty
#560 / Dark · Fighting
Dragon, Field Zorua
#570 / Dark
Field Zoroark
#571 / Dark
Field Karrablast
#588 / Bug
Bug Escavalier
#589 / Bug · Steel
Bug Axew
#610 / Dragon
Dragon, Monster Fraxure
#611 / Dragon
Dragon, Monster Haxorus
#612 / Dragon
Dragon, Monster Goomy
#704 / Dragon
Dragon Sliggoo
#705 / Dragon
Dragon Goodra
#706 / Dragon
Dragon Jangmo-o
#782 / Dragon
Dragon Hakamo-o
#783 / Dragon · Fighting
Dragon Kommo-o
#784 / Dragon · Fighting
Dragon