Mega Banette

#354 (Hoenn)

#355 Duskull ›

Pokémon type

Ghost

Mega Banette weaknesses

Mega Banette is weak to Ghost and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Mega Banette is resistant to Poison and Bug-type moves, and doubly resistant to Normal and Fighting-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Mega Banette

The best moves for Mega Banette are Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Shadow Claw

14.4DPS

Shadow Ball

40DPS

Defending

Hex

9.6DPS

Shadow Ball

40DPS

Trainer Battles

Shadow Claw

4EPT

Shadow Ball

2.16DPE

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Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Shuppet family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Mega Banette.

Shuppet

Banette

Mega Banette

Evolving Mega Banette costs 100 Mega Energy the first time, and 20 Mega Energy every time after.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Banette:

Normal

Mega Evolution

Game images

Mega Banette, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Mega Banette is a Ghost Pokémon. It is weak to Ghost and Dark moves. Banette's best moveset is Shadow Claw & Shadow Ball and it has a Max CP of 4,063.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Shadow Claw	6	8	14.4
Hex	8	13	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Shadow Ball	100	2	2.4
Dazzling Gleam	100	2	2
Thunder	100	1	1
Return Purified	25	3	0.76

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Hex	7	3	2.8	4.3
Shadow Claw	6	2	3.6	4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Shadow Ball	90	50	2.16
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Thunder	100	60	1.67
Dazzling Gleam	90	55	1.64

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	17	100%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	16.8	99%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 28.6 DPS	14.7	86%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	14.2	83%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	14.1	83%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 28.6 DPS	13.7	81%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	12.4	73%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.3	72%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Hex 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	6.9	100%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 28.6 DPS	5.9	85%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	4.4	64%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	4.3	63%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 28.6 DPS	3.9	57%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.7	53%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	3.2	46%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.8	41%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	14	12.2	100%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	12	12.2	99%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11	90%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.9	89%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Thunder 1.67 DPE	16	10.3	84%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Dazzling Gleam 1.64 DPE	14	10.2	83%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Thunder 1.67 DPE	15	10	82%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Dazzling Gleam 1.64 DPE	15	9.9	81%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Mega Banette?

Mega Banette is weak to Ghost and Dark moves.

The best counter to Mega Banette is Dawn Wings Necrozma with Psycho Cut and Moongeist Beam, followed by Mega Gengar, Mega Absol and Mega Mewtwo Y.

The top Mega Banette counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut Moongeist Beam	100%
Mega Gengar	Lick Shadow Ball	96%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam	95%
Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball	92%
Mega Gengar	Hex Shadow Ball	92%
Mega Gengar	Sucker Punch Shadow Ball	91%
Mega Absol	Snarl Brutal Swing	89%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Shadow Ball	88%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Metal Claw Moongeist Beam	87%
Mega Houndoom	Snarl Dark Pulse+	86%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		312
Defense		160
Stamina		162

Max HP

Level 40

139

Size

Height	1.2 m
Weight	13 kg

Other

Base capture rate	?
Base flee rate	?
Buddy walk distance	?

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,540
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,053
Level 30 Max wild	3,081
Level 40	3,594
Level 50	4,063

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,567
Level 35 (wild)	3,337