Counter

Counter is a Fast Attack of type Fighting in Pokémon GO. In Gym and Raid battles, it deals 13 damage and it generates 9 energy. In GO Battle League, Counter deals 8 damage and generates 6 energy. Explore its damage and energy stats in battles, its effectiveness against various Pokémon types, and see which Pokémon wield it best.

Counter effectiveness against other Pokémon types


Fighting	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6

Counter Adventure Effects

Counter has no Adventure Effects.

Counter in Gym and Raid Battles

Gym and Raid Battles Stats

Category	Fast Attack
Type	Fighting
Power	13
Energy	9
Animation Duration	1.0s
Damage Window	0.8s - 1.0s
DPS	13.00 Damage per second
DPE	1.44 Damage per Energy
EPS	9.00 Energy per second

Similar moves in Gym and Raid Battles

Name	PWR	ENG	Duration	EPS	DPS
Low Kick	5	5	0.5s	10.00	10.00
Karate Chop	10	13	1.0s	13.00	10.00
Rock Smash	17	12	1.5s	8.00	11.33
Counter	13	9	1.0s	9.00	13.00
Double Kick	10	13	1.0s	13.00	10.00
Force Palm	10	16	1.0s	16.00	10.00

Counter in Trainer Battles

Trainer Battles Stats

Category	Fast Attack
Type	Fighting
Power	8
Energy	6
Duration	2 Turns
DPS	1.33 Damage per second
EPS	3.00 Energy per second
DPE	1.33 Damage per Energy
Tags	Multipurpose

Special effects

Counter has no special effects.

Similar moves in Trainer Battles

Name	DPT	EPT	PWR	ENG	CD
Low Kick Multipurpose	3.00	4.00	6	8	1s
Karate Chop Fast Charge	2.50	4.50	5	9	1s
Rock Smash Low quality	3.00	2.33	9	7	2s
Counter Multipurpose	4.00	3.00	8	6	1s
Double Kick Fast Charge	2.67	4.00	8	12	2s
Force Palm Multipurpose	4.33	3.33	13	10	2s

Strongest Pokémon with Counter

Configuration

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score
1	Mega Mewtwo Y	Counter *	Future Sight+	27.84	866.1	25.8
2	Mega Mewtwo X	Counter *	Dynamic Punch+	27.83	836.7	25.7
3	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Aura Sphere	23.70	478.9	21.1
4	Mega Lucario	Counter	Aura Sphere	22.15	424.6	19.6
5	Shadow Mewtwo	Counter *	Psystrike *	22.01	435.0	19.6
6	Mega Falinks	Counter	Brick Break+	21.21	495.9	19.2
7	Mega Alakazam	Counter *	Psychic *	20.36	390.2	18.0
8	Mega Heracross	Counter	Megahorn	19.15	503.3	17.5
9	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Aura Sphere	20.17	282.9	17.1
10	Shadow Haxorus	Counter	Breaking Swipe *	19.62	318.3	17.0
11	Mewtwo	Counter *	Psystrike *	18.48	438.3	16.7
12	Shadow Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	18.20	342.2	16.1
13	Galarian Zapdos	Counter	Fly	17.35	412.9	15.7
14	Shadow Annihilape	Counter	Rage Fist *	17.27	374.4	15.5
15	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	17.29	292.4	15.1
16	Blaziken	Counter	Aura Sphere	17.26	290.5	15.0
17	Haxorus	Counter	Breaking Swipe *	16.57	322.6	14.7
18	Shadow Alakazam	Counter *	Psychic *	17.35	222.8	14.5
19	Lucario	Counter	Aura Sphere	16.72	261.7	14.4
20	Urshifu (Single Strike Style)	Counter	Dynamic Punch	15.88	384.4	14.4
21	Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)	Counter	Dynamic Punch	15.88	384.4	14.4
22	Shadow Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	16.26	291.6	14.3
23	Shadow Sirfetch'd	Counter	Brave Bird	16.26	235.3	13.9
24	Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	15.29	345.1	13.8
25	Marshadow	Counter	Close Combat	14.76	352.9	13.4
26	Annihilape	Counter	Rage Fist *	14.45	376.1	13.2
27	Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	14.59	296.2	13.0
28	Shadow Toxicroak	Counter	Dynamic Punch	15.32	208.5	13.0
29	Alakazam	Counter *	Psychic *	14.91	229.7	12.8
30	Shadow Ursaring	Counter	Hyper Beam	14.74	227.8	12.7
31	Buzzwole	Counter	Superpower	13.85	355.6	12.6
32	Breloom	Counter	Grass Knot *	14.76	209.0	12.6
33	Shadow Escavalier	Counter	Razor Shell *	14.19	235.2	12.3
34	Shadow Donphan	Counter	Earthquake	13.86	269.5	12.3
35	Shadow Poliwrath	Counter *	Dynamic Punch	13.85	268.0	12.3
36	Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	13.68	294.3	12.3
37	Sirfetch'd	Counter	Brave Bird	13.98	242.7	12.2
38	Heracross	Counter	Megahorn	13.49	282.2	12.1
39	Passimian	Counter	Superpower	13.13	289.6	11.8
40	Toxicroak	Counter	Dynamic Punch	13.08	213.6	11.4
41	Shadow Primeape	Counter	Rage Fist *	13.62	162.2	11.3
42	Mega Medicham	Counter	Dynamic Punch	12.75	226.1	11.2
43	Ursaring	Counter	Hyper Beam	12.68	235.1	11.2
44	Shadow Obstagoon	Counter	Hyper Beam	12.00	249.0	10.7
45	Shadow Hitmonchan	Counter	Power-Up Punch	12.53	176.4	10.6
46	Escavalier	Counter	Razor Shell *	11.98	238.2	10.6
47	Donphan	Counter	Earthquake	11.78	274.7	10.6
48	Poliwrath	Counter *	Dynamic Punch	11.66	270.6	10.5
49	Shadow Sudowoodo	Counter	Meteor Beam	11.67	182.9	10.1
50	Primeape	Counter	Rage Fist *	11.68	167.0	9.9

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