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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Both Counter and its counterpart {{m|Mirror Coat}} do not affect one type of Pokémon each; Counter does not affect {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon and Mirror Coat does not affect {{type|Dark}} Pokémon | |||
** This means that {{p|Sableye}} and {{p|Spiritomb}} are not affected by Counter or Mirror Coat. | |||
* In the Spanish version of the games, this move was translated as ''Contador'' (meaning accountant, or someone or something that counts - a "counter"). However, in the [[Pokémon anime|anime]] [[dub]], this move was properly translated as ''Contraataque'' (counter-attack). | * In the Spanish version of the games, this move was translated as ''Contador'' (meaning accountant, or someone or something that counts - a "counter"). However, in the [[Pokémon anime|anime]] [[dub]], this move was properly translated as ''Contraataque'' (counter-attack). | ||
** In addition, the Polish dub of the anime committed the same error. | ** In addition, the Polish dub of the anime committed the same error. | ||
* In [[Generation II|Generations II]] and [[Generation III|III]], this move could reflect {{m|Hidden Power}}, regardless of its type. This is because Hidden Power was always determined by the game to be {{type|Normal}}, so even if it was a [[Special move|Special]] type, like {{t|Ice}} or {{t|Grass}}, Counter would always work against Hidden Power, while | * In [[Generation II|Generations II]] and [[Generation III|III]], this move could reflect {{m|Hidden Power}}, regardless of its type. This is because Hidden Power was always determined by the game to be {{type|Normal}}, so even if it was a [[Special move|Special]] type, like {{t|Ice}} or {{t|Grass}}, Counter would always work against Hidden Power, while Mirror Coat would always fail. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||