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Banette
Marionette Pokémon
Resentment at being cast off made it spring into being. Some say that treating it well will satisfy it, and it will once more become a stuffed toy.
Banette Profile
- Height
- 1.1 m
- Weight
- 12.5 kg
- Abilities
- Insomnia, Frisk, Cursed Body (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Amorphous
- Habitat
- Urban
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Catch rate
- 45 / 255 (18%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation III
Banette Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Banette's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Banette?
Banette Resistances
Avoid these — Banette is strong against these attack types
See the full Banette weakness guide — best counters included →
Banette Evolutions
Lv. 37
Where to Catch Banette
In Sapphire, Banette can be found at 1 location — highlighted on the Hoenn map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
- Sky Pillar
- 1F · Walking · Lv 48-50 · Uncommon
- 3F · Walking · Lv 51-53 · Uncommon
- 5F · Walking · Lv 54-56 · Uncommon
Banette Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | Lv. 0 | 65 | 100% | 20 | |
| Night Shade | Ghost | Special | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Screech | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 85% | 40 | |
| Spite | Ghost | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | Lv. 16 | — | 85% | 15 | |
| Shadow Sneak | Ghost | Physical | Lv. 19 | 40 | 100% | 30 | |
| Hex | Ghost | Special | Lv. 22 | 65 | 100% | 10 | |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | Lv. 26 | — | — | 10 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | Lv. 30 | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Role Play | Psychic | Status | Lv. 34 | — | — | 10 | |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | Lv. 40 | 70 | 100% | 5 | |
| Trick | Psychic | Status | Lv. 46 | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Phantom Force | Ghost | Physical | Lv. 53 | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Burning Jealousy | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 5 | |
| Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Charge Beam | Electric | Special | TM / HM | 50 | 90% | 10 | |
| Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Encore | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Fling | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Foul Play | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 95 | 100% | 15 | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 80% | 5 | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Imprison | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Lash Out | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 5 | |
| Metronome | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Pain Split | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Poltergeist | Ghost | Physical | TM / HM | 110 | 90% | 5 | |
| Pounce | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Psybeam | Psychic | Special | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 20 | |
| Psych Up | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Psychic | Psychic | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 15 | |
| Skill Swap | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Skitter Smack | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 90% | 10 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Taunt | Dark | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Throat Chop | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Thunder | Electric | Special | TM / HM | 110 | 70% | 10 | |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | TM / HM | — | 90% | 20 | |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 15 | |
| Trailblaze | Grass | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Trick Room | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 |
Banette Questions & Answers
- What is Banette weak to?
- Banette takes extra damage from Ghost (2×) and Dark (2×) type attacks.
- What is Banette resistant to?
- Banette takes reduced damage from Poison (½×) and Bug (½×) type attacks and is immune to Normal and Fighting type attacks.
- What is Banette strong against?
- Banette's Ghost type attacks are super effective against Ghost and Psychic Pokémon.
- What type is Banette?
- Banette is a Ghost-type Pokémon.
- What are Banette's base stats?
- Banette has a base stat total of 455 — HP 64, Attack 115, Defense 65, Sp. Atk 83, Sp. Def 63, Speed 65.