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Banette: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds
GhostZU
Banette is a straightforward attacker, led by its Attack (115) and Sp. Atk (83), with a base stat total of 455. Competitively it is a lower-tier option.
Build a team with BanetteWhat is Banette weak to?
How much damage Banette takes from each attacking type.
Banette takes super-effective damage from Dark, Ghost. It resists Bug, Poison and is immune to Fighting, Normal.
Best moveset for Banette
Banette has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:
- Giga ImpactNormal150
- Gunk ShotPoison120
- PoltergeistGhost110
- ThunderElectric110
Best nature for Banette
Adamant. Banette is a physical attacker (115 Attack vs 83 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.
Abilities
- InsomniaThis Pokemon cannot fall asleep. Gaining this Ability while asleep cures it.
- FriskOn switch-in, this Pokemon identifies the held items of all opposing Pokemon.
- Cursed BodyIf this Pokemon is hit by an attack, there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
Evolution line
ShuppetFull learnset (59 moves; tap to expand)
| Move | Type | Power | Acc. | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giga Impact | Normal | 150 | 90% | Physical |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90% | Special |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | 120 | 80% | Physical |
| Poltergeist | Ghost | 110 | 90% | Physical |
| Thunder | Electric | 110 | 70% | Special |
| Foul Play | Dark | 95 | 100% | Physical |
| Phantom Force | Ghost | 90 | 100% | Physical |
| Psychic | Psychic | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Tera Blast | Normal | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Throat Chop | Dark | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Lash Out | Dark | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Burning Jealousy | Fire | 70 | 100% | Special |
| Facade | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Skitter Smack | Bug | 70 | 90% | Physical |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Hex | Ghost | 65 | 100% | Special |
| Knock Off | Dark | 65 | 100% | Physical |
| Psybeam | Psychic | 65 | 100% | Special |
| Thief | Dark | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Icy Wind | Ice | 55 | 95% | Special |
| Charge Beam | Electric | 50 | 90% | Special |
| Pounce | Bug | 50 | 100% | Physical |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 50 | 100% | Physical |
| Shadow Sneak | Ghost | 40 | 100% | Physical |
| Fling | Dark | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Night Shade | Ghost | ? | 100% | Special |
| Calm Mind | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Confuse Ray | Ghost | - | 100% | Status |
| Curse | Ghost | - | - | Status |
| Encore | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Endure | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Helping Hand | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Imprison | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Metronome | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Nasty Plot | Dark | - | - | Status |
| Pain Split | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Protect | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Psych Up | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Rain Dance | Water | - | - | Status |
| Rest | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Role Play | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Scary Face | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Screech | Normal | - | 85% | Status |
| Skill Swap | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Spite | Ghost | - | 100% | Status |
| Substitute | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Sunny Day | Fire | - | - | Status |
| Swords Dance | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Taunt | Dark | - | 100% | Status |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | - | 90% | Status |
| Trick | Psychic | - | 100% | Status |
| Trick Room | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Will-O-Wisp | Fire | - | 85% | Status |