Retaliate

Retaliate or Revenge, is a recurring skill in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Retaliate is a passive skill that gives the user a chance to instantly retaliate upon receiving a Physical or Strength-based attack with a Physical attack of their own. In Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2, the counter is instead a Hunt attack.

Gameplay

Effect

Game	Attribute	S. TypeSkill Type	D. TypeDamage Type	Effect	Cost	P. LevelPower Level	Target	Range	Hits	B. PowerBase Power	C. RateCritical Hit Rate	Accuracy	Rank	Usage
Game	Attribute	S. TypeSkill Type	D. TypeDamage Type	Effect	Cost	P. LevelPower Level	Target	Range	Hits	B. PowerBase Power	C. RateCritical Hit Rate	Accuracy	Rank	In Battle	Outside
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Passive	—	—	50% chance to counter.	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	7	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Passive	—	—	???	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Passive	—	—	???	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei V	Passive	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	Passive	—	—	50% chance to counter	—	Weak	—	—	—	150	—	—	—	—	—
Devil Survivor	Passive	Passive	—	25% chance to counter upon taking Phys damage	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor: Overclocked	Passive	Passive	—	25% chance to counter upon taking Phys damage	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor 2	Passive	Passive	—	Medium chance to counter Phys attacks	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker	Passive	Passive	—	Medium chance to counter upon taking Phys damage	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘

Descriptions

Game	Description
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	May perform a moderate counterattack when physically attacked.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Unknown chance for user to counter physical damage to self with a 20% stronger normal attack. Overrides Counter.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Chance of countering with heavy basic attack after receiving physical or gun damage.
Shin Megami Tensei V	Chance to counter Strength-based attacks with a medium Phys attack. Does not stack with Counter.
Devil Survivor	Mid chance of counter (phys only)
Devil Survivor: Overclocked	Medium chance of counter upon taking Phys damage
Devil Survivor 2	Medium chance of counter upon taking Phys damage
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker	Medium chance of counter upon taking Phys damage

Learnsets

Party Members

Name	Learned
Character	Innate

Demons

Devil Survivor

Name	Learned
Shiisaa	21
Afanc	28
Hanuman	Innate
Ara Mitama	★★★

Devil Survivor: Overclocked

Name	Learned
Shiisaa	21
Afanc	28
Hanuman	Innate
Orobas	★★★+
Ara Mitama	★★★
Rangda	★★★+

Devil Survivor 2

Name	Learned
Orthrus	Innate
Hanuman	Innate
Afanc	34
Ikusa	35

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	猛反撃 Mō hangeki	Fierce Counterattack
Japanese	食らいカウンタDigital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 Kurai kaunta	Eat counter