Banette

Banette generates energy for laying strong curses by sticking pins into its own body. This Pokémon was originally a pitiful plush doll that was thrown away.

Dex No

#354

Banette Weaknesses and Strengths

Banette is a Ghost type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Ghost Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ghost	160%
Dark	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Normal	39.1%
Fighting	39.1%
Poison	62.5%
Bug	62.5%

Best Moves for Banette in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Banette.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Hex	Shadow Ball	50.00	515.48
Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	55.43	513.96
Shadow Claw	Return	65.43	450.34
Shadow Claw	Dazzling Gleam	44.00	442.14
Shadow Claw	Thunder	57.10	432.98
Hex	Return	60.00	410.58
Hex	Dazzling Gleam	38.57	409.52
Hex	Thunder	51.67	384.26
Shadow Claw	Frustration	20.43	259.74
Hex	Frustration	15.00	170.83

All Moves for Banette

Below are all the moves that Banette can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Shadow Ball	Charged	100	40	3000ms	-50
Dazzling Gleam	Charged	100	28.57	3500ms	-50
Thunder	Charged	100	41.67	2400ms	-100
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Hex	Quick	10	10	1200ms	16
Shadow Claw	Quick	9	15.43	700ms	6

Banette Evolution

Shuppet	Requires 50x Candy	Banette
Banette	Requires 100x Mega Energy	Mega Banette

Best Banette Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Banette Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Banette in a raid.