Returns a physical attack double.
Counter is a Fighting-type physical move that allows the user to retaliate against physical attacks. When the user is hit by a physical move during the same turn, Counter will deal back double the damage received to the attacker. This makes Counter a powerful defensive option for turning an opponent's strength against them. In Polished Crystal, Counter can be learned by various Fighting-type Pokémon, providing them with a strategic tool to punish physical attackers and shift the momentum of battle in their favor.
This is a Move Tutor move. TThe location page may have more information on how to obtain it.
| Types | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abra | TM | - | psychic | |
| Aipom | TMEgg | - | normal | |
| Alakazam | TM | - | psychic | |
| Ambipom | TMEgg | - | normal | |
| Ampharos | TM | - | electricdragon | |
| Annihilape | TMEgg | - | fightingghost | |
| Bayleef | TMEgg | - | grass | |
| Blastoise | TM | - | watersteel | |
| Blissey | TM | - | normal | |
| Bonsly | LevelTM | Level: 33 | rock | |
| Chansey | TM | - | normal | |
| Charizard | TM | - | firedragon | |
| Charmander | TM | - | fire | |
| Charmeleon | TM | - | fire | |
| Chikorita | TMEgg | - | grass | |
| Clefable | TM | - | fairy | |
| Clefairy | TM | - | fairy | |
| Cleffa | TM | - | fairy | |
| Clodsire | TMEgg | - | poisonground | |
| Croconaw | TM | - | water | |
| Cubone | TM | - | ground | |
| Delibird | TM | - | ice | |
| Donphan | TM | - | ground | |
| Drowzee | TM | - | psychic | |
| Dudunsparce | TM | - | normaldragon | |
| Dudunsparce(threesegment) | TM | - | normaldragon | |
| Dunsparce | TM | - | normalground | |
| Electabuzz | TM | - | electric | |
| Electivire | TM | - | electricfighting | |
| Elekid | TM | - | electric | |
| Farfetch'd(galarian) | TMEgg | - | fighting | |
| Feraligatr | TM | - | waterdark | |
| Flaaffy | TM | - | electric | |
| Forretress | TM | - | bugsteel | |
| Gengar | TM | - | ghostpoison | |
| Geodude | TM | - | rockground | |
| Geodude(alolan) | TM | - | rockelectric | |
| Gligar | TMEgg | - | ground | |
| Gliscor | TMEgg | - | ground | |
| Golduck | TM | - | waterpsychic | |
| Golem | TM | - | rockground | |
| Golem(alolan) | TM | - | rockelectric | |
| Granbull | TM | - | fairy | |
| Graveler | TM | - | rockground | |
| Graveler(alolan) | TM | - | rockelectric | |
| Happiny | TM | - | normal | |
| Heracross | LevelTM | Level: 19 | bugfighting | |
| Hitmonchan | LevelTM | Level: 61 | fighting | |
| Hitmonlee | LevelTM | Level: 61 | fighting | |
| Hitmontop | LevelTM | Level: 28 | fighting | |
| Houndoom | TMEgg | - | darkfire | |
| Houndour | TMEgg | - | darkfire | |
| Hypno | TM | - | psychic | |
| Igglybuff | TM | - | normalfairy | |
| Jigglypuff | TM | - | normalfairy | |
| Jynx | TM | - | icepsychic | |
| Kadabra | TM | - | psychic | |
| Kangaskhan | TM | - | normal | |
| Kleavor | TMEgg | - | bugrock | |
| Lickilicky | TM | - | normal | |
| Lickitung | TM | - | normal | |
| Machamp | TM | - | fighting | |
| Machoke | TM | - | fighting | |
| Machop | TM | - | fighting | |
| Magby | TM | - | fire | |
| Magmar | TM | - | fire | |
| Magmortar | TM | - | firefighting | |
| Mankey | TMEgg | - | fighting | |
| Marowak | TM | - | ground | |
| Marowak(alolan) | TM | - | fireghost | |
| Meganium | TMEgg | - | grassfairy | |
| Mew | TM | - | psychic | |
| Mewtwo | TM | - | psychic | |
| Mewtwo(armored) | TM | - | psychicsteel | |
| Miltank | TM | - | normal | |
| Mr.Mime | TM | - | psychicfairy | |
| Mr.Mime(galarian) | TM | - | icepsychic | |
| Mr.Rime | TM | - | icepsychic | |
| Munchlax | Egg | - | normal | |
| Nidoking | TMEgg | - | poisonground | |
| Nidoqueen | TM | - | poisonground | |
| Nidoran♀ | TM | - | poison | |
| Nidoran♂ | TMEgg | - | poison | |
| Nidorina | TM | - | poison | |
| Nidorino | TMEgg | - | poison | |
| Paras | TM | - | buggrass | |
| Parasect | TM | - | buggrass | |
| Perrserker | Level | Level: 1 | steel | |
| Phanpy | TM | - | ground | |
| Pichu | TM | - | electric | |
| Pichu(spikyeared) | TM | - | electric | |
| Pikachu | TM | - | electric | |
| Pikachu(fly) | TM | - | electric | |
| Pikachu(surf) | TM | - | electric | |
| Pikachu(red) | TM | - | electric | |
| Pikachu(yellow) | TM | - | electric | |
| Pikachu(spark) | TM | - | electric | |
| Pineco | TM | - | bug | |
| Politoed | TM | - | watergrass | |
| Poliwhirl | TM | - | water | |
| Poliwrath | TM | - | waterfighting | |
| Primeape | TMEgg | - | fighting | |
| Psyduck | TM | - | water | |
| Quagsire | TMEgg | - | waterground | |
| Raichu | TM | - | electric | |
| Raichu(alolan) | TM | - | electricpsychic | |
| Raticate | LevelTMEgg | Level: 44 | normal | |
| Raticate(alolan) | LevelTMEgg | Level: 44 | darknormal | |
| Rattata | LevelTMEgg | Level: 34 | normal | |
| Rattata(alolan) | LevelTMEgg | Level: 34 | darknormal | |
| Rhydon | TMEgg | - | groundrock | |
| Rhyhorn | TMEgg | - | groundrock | |
| Rhyperior | TMEgg | - | steelrock | |
| Sandshrew | TMEgg | - | ground | |
| Sandshrew(alolan) | TM | - | icesteel | |
| Sandslash | TMEgg | - | ground | |
| Sandslash(alolan) | LevelTM | Level: 1 | icesteel | |
| Scizor | TMEgg | - | bugsteel | |
| Scyther | TMEgg | - | bug | |
| Sirfetch'd | LevelTM | Level: 1 | fighting | |
| Skarmory | TM | - | steel | |
| Slowbro | TM | - | waterpsychic | |
| Slowbro(galarian) | TM | - | poisonpsychic | |
| Slowking | TM | - | waterpsychic | |
| Slowking(galarian) | TM | - | poisonpsychic | |
| Smoochum | TM | - | icepsychic | |
| Sneasel | TMEgg | - | darkice | |
| Sneasel(hisuian) | TMEgg | - | poisonfighting | |
| Sneasler | TMEgg | - | poisonfighting | |
| Snorlax | TMEgg | - | normal | |
| Snubbull | TM | - | fairy | |
| Squirtle | TM | - | water | |
| Sudowoodo | LevelTM | Level: 33 | rock | |
| Teddiursa | TMEgg | - | normal | |
| Togepi | TM | - | fairy | |
| Togetic | TM | - | fairy | |
| Totodile | TM | - | water | |
| Typhlosion | TM | - | fireground | |
| Typhlosion(hisuian) | TM | - | fireghost | |
| Tyranitar | TM | - | rockdark | |
| Tyrogue | TM | - | fighting | |
| Ursaluna | TMEgg | - | groundnormal | |
| Ursaluna(bloodmoon) | TM | - | groundnormal | |
| Ursaring | TMEgg | - | normal | |
| Wartortle | TM | - | water | |
| Weavile | TMEgg | - | darkice | |
| Wigglytuff | TM | - | normalfairy | |
| Wobbuffet | LevelTM | Level: 1 | psychic | |
| Wooper | Egg | - | waterground | |
| Wooper(paldean) | Egg | - | poisonground | |
| Wynaut | LevelTM | Level: 1 | psychic | |
| Zapdos(galarian) | LevelTM | Level: 22 | fighting |