Counter (move): Difference between revisions

→‎Generations II and III: pretty sure it cannot counter sandstorm damage, for example (if you have a more exhaustive list of what "typeless damage" may be, feel free to add)
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Counter now counters all [[physical move]]s for twice the damage done to the user. Counter no longer counters a move that hits a substitute. Furthermore, Ghost-type Pokémon are now immune to Counter.
Counter now counters all [[physical move]]s for twice the damage done to the user. Counter no longer counters a move that hits a substitute. Furthermore, Ghost-type Pokémon are now immune to Counter.


Counter can counter {{m|Hidden Power}} regardless of its actual type, and all means of typeless damage (e.g. from {{m|Beat Up}}).
Counter can counter {{m|Hidden Power}} regardless of its actual type. Counter can also counter {{m|Beat Up}} (despite {{type|Dark}} moves not being physical).


In the Generation II core series games only, the [[one-hit knockout move|OHKO moves]] {{m|Fissure}} and {{m|Horn Drill}} (but not {{m|Guillotine}}) can be countered for maximum damage if they missed.
In the Generation II core series games only, the [[one-hit knockout move|OHKO moves]] {{m|Fissure}} and {{m|Horn Drill}} (but not {{m|Guillotine}}) can be countered for maximum damage if they missed.