Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.1 m
- Weight
- 12.5 kg
Alternate forms (2)
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time25 cycles · ~6,630 steps
Growth ratefast
Base EXP159
Base stats
HP
64
Attack
115
Defense
65
Sp. Atk
83
Sp. Def
63
Speed
65
Total
455
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Banette
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Sapphire
Emerald
XD: Gale of Darkness
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black 2
White 2
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Evolution
Lv. 37
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Banette can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
18 of 18
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Knock Off Target drops its held item. | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | Ghost | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 1 | Spite Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 16 | Will-O-Wisp Burns the target. | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 19 | Feint Attack Never misses. | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 19 | Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 19 | Shadow Sneak Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ghost | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 22 | Hex Has double power if the target has a major status ailment. | Ghost | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 26 | Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 30 | Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Embargo Target cannot use held items. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Role Play Copies the target’s ability. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 40 | Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 46 | Snatch Steals the target’s move, if it’s self-targeted. | Dark | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 46 | Trick User and target swap items. | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 52 | Grudge If the user faints this turn, the PP of the move that fainted it drops to 0. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 53 | Phantom Force User vanishes, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. Hits through Protect and Detect. | Ghost | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Banette.
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Cite this page
“Banette”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/banette.
Species data from PokéAPI.