Banette

Pokemon Ratings

PvE Attacker Rating 3 / 5

Great League PVP Rating See all 1.5 / 5

Ultra League PVP Rating See all 1.5 / 5

Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Ghost

Type

12.50 kg Weight

1.10 m Height

Pokemon Max CP

2298

ATK 218

DEF 126

STA 162

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Hex	Shadow Ball	A-	A-
Hex	Dazzling Gleam	C	A
Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	A	B
Shadow Claw	Dazzling Gleam	C	B

Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Hex	Thunder	X	X
Shadow Claw	Thunder	X	X

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

Shadow Claw, one of the best fast moves in Pokemon GO, is strictly superior to Hex.
Shadow Ball is Banette’s superior charge move, having better damage, coverage, and STAB compared to Dazzling Gleam.
Thunder offers no offensive utility.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

Hex is slightly better than Shadow Claw, offering slightly higher damage and more energy gain.
Dazzling Gleam is arguably superior to Shadow Ball on defense, better at hitting some common attackers.
Thunder hits early, but is weak and won't be used before Banette faints.

PVE Overview

Banette is a strictly worse version of Gengar, even without the Poison-typing that burdens Gengar with inconvenient weaknesses. However, it possesses a good Atk stat and one of the best movesets in the game in Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball, making it a viable raid attacker. Due to its extreme frailty, Banette is best used in experienced hands adept at dodging charge moves.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball Thunder	A

Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PvP Moveset Explanation

Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball and Thunder

This moveset is relatively straightforward and allows Banette to threaten with a lot of Ghost-type damage with STAB. Shadow Ball is actually the cheapest charge move in terms of energy among Banette's options, and also gets STAB which means it gets used most of the time. Thunder is the second cheapest charge move energy-wise so consider that for some interesting coverage, though it won't be used much. Dazzling Gleam can cover Banette's weakness to Dark-type foes, but a high 70 energy cost leaves it undesirable to use.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 1.5 / 5

Banette is a risky Pokemon for Great League due to its squishyness. A severe lack of bulk causes it to lose many matchups due to simply not being able to finish the opponent fast enough. This becomes more apparent when looking at its moveset. With Shadow Ball as the cheapest charge move in terms of energy, Banette needs 8 Shadow Claws to be able to use a charge move. A lack of a low energy cost charge move prevents Banette from effectively being able to bait shields, which means Banette can't apply enough shield pressure to really threaten its opponents. As long as the opponent uses one shield, Banette needs to use 16 Shadow Claws before being able to hit the opponent for heavy damage, which Banette might not even get to due to low durability. Despite this, Banette still manages to pick up some wins in Great League, though mostly against opponents which rely on charge moves for big damage instead of their fast moves (ex. Forretress, Froslass, Lanturn). Obvious typing advantages also awards wins against Medicham.

Ultra League: 1.5 / 5

Despite a higher CP cap which benefits Banette's high ATK stat, the same problems in Great League are still present in Ultra League. Narrow wins or ties instead of clean wins are unimpressive against Psychic-type legendaries, which have a typing disadvantage (Psycho Cut Mewtwo loses more notably). Banette is also no match for the king of Ghost-types: Giratina.

Master League: 0 / 5

Banette loses against just about every meta pick in Master League. Any wins it does get are mostly off-meta candidates, such as Uxie.

Fast Moves

10

Hex

More Info

Ghost

1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.20	0.20	12.50		8.33	10.42

9

Shadow Claw

More Info

Ghost

1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.70	0.25	8.57		12.86	16.07

Charge Moves

100

Shadow Ball

2 Energy

More Info

Ghost

1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.00	0.40	0.00	2.00	33.33	41.67		66.67

100

Dazzling Gleam

2 Energy

More Info

Fairy

1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.50	1.20	0.00	2.00	28.57	35.71		57.14

100

Thunder

1 Energy

More Info

Electric

1.4x Damage	VS
1.4x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51xDamage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.40	1.00	0.00	1.00	41.67	52.08		41.67

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy	50
Stardust	50,000

Other

Female Ratio	50.0 %
Male Ratio	50.0 %
Flee Rate	7.0 %
Buddy Distance	3 km
Capture Rate	20.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

	160% damage
	160% damage

Resistant

	62.5% damage
	39.1% damage
	39.1% damage
	62.5% damage

Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

Stardust	Level	Min CP	Max CP
200	1	27	32
200	1.5	56	67
200	2	86	101
200	2.5	115	136
400	3	144	171
400	3.5	174	206
400	4	203	240
400	4.5	233	275
600	5	262	310
600	5.5	291	344
600	6	321	379
600	6.5	350	414
800	7	379	448
800	7.5	409	483
800	8	438	518
800	8.5	467	552
1000	9	497	587
1000	9.5	526	622
1000	10	555	657
1000	10.5	583	689
1300	11	611	722
1300	11.5	639	755
1300	12	667	788
1300	12.5	694	821
1600	13	722	854
1600	13.5	750	886
1600	14	778	919
1600	14.5	805	952
1900	15	833	985
1900	15.5	861	1018
1900	16	889	1051
1900	16.5	917	1083
2200	17	944	1116
2200	17.5	972	1149
2200	18	1000	1182
2200	18.5	1028	1215
2500	19	1055	1248
2500	19.5	1083	1280
2500	20	1111	1313
2500	20.5	1139	1346
3000	21	1167	1379
3000	21.5	1194	1412
3000	22	1222	1445
3000	22.5	1250	1477
3500	23	1278	1510
3500	23.5	1306	1543
3500	24	1333	1576
3500	24.5	1361	1609
4000	25	1389	1642
4000	25.5	1417	1675
4000	26	1445	1707
4000	26.5	1472	1740
4500	27	1500	1773
4500	27.5	1528	1806
4500	28	1556	1839
4500	28.5	1584	1872
5000	29	1611	1904
5000	29.5	1639	1937
5000	30	1667	1970
5000	30.5	1681	1987
6000	31	1695	2003
6000	31.5	1709	2019
6000	32	1723	2036
6000	32.5	1736	2052
7000	33	1750	2069
7000	33.5	1764	2085
7000	34	1778	2102
7000	34.5	1792	2118
8000	35	1806	2134
8000	35.5	1820	2151
8000	36	1834	2167
8000	36.5	1848	2184
9000	37	1861	2200
9000	37.5	1875	2216
9000	38	1889	2233
9000	38.5	1903	2249
10000	39	1917	2266
10000	39.5	1931	2282
10000	40	1945	2298