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'''Counter Shield''' (Japanese: '''カウンターシールド''' ''Counter Shield'') is a tactic developed by [[Ash Ketchum]] in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. Ash developed this technique while trying to find a way to prevent [[Fantina]]'s {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} from making his Pokémon {{status|sleep}} with {{m|Hypnosis}}. It was eventually used for both offensive and defensive purposes. | '''Counter Shield''' (Japanese: '''カウンターシールド''' ''Counter Shield'') is a tactic developed by [[Ash Ketchum]] in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. Ash developed this technique while trying to find a way to prevent [[Fantina]]'s {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} from making his Pokémon {{status|sleep}} with {{m|Hypnosis}}. It was eventually used for both offensive and defensive purposes. Ash took inspiration from the [[Contest Battle]] between {{an|Dawn}} and [[Lila]] in the {{to|Celestic}} {{pkmn|Contest}} in ''[[DP095|Battling The Generation Gap!]]'' to develop this technique. | ||
In ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]'', Dawn used it in a battle against [[Conway]] in the [[Pokémon Summer Academy]]. | In ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]'', Dawn used it in a battle against [[Conway]] in the [[Pokémon Summer Academy]]. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Pikachu and Buizel's Counter Shields are similar to the way [[Dawn's Ambipom]] used {{m|Swift}} for her appeal | * Pikachu and Buizel's Counter Shields are similar to the way [[Dawn's Ambipom]] used {{m|Swift}} for her [[appeal]] in the [[Solaceon Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]] in ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]''. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||