Forms
#0354
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.
Details
Height1.1 m
Weight12.5 kg
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
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) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Banette
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed 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
| 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
19 sprites & renders for Banette.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Banette”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/banette.
Species data from PokéAPI.