Best Banette Raid Counters - Pokémon GO (October 2026)

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Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Psycho Cut

Moongeist Beam

0.43
2
Hydreigon (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.46
3
Darkrai (Shadow)

Snarl

Foul Play

0.46
4
Tyranitar (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.47
5
Darkrai

Snarl

Foul Play

0.53
6
Eternatus

Dragon Tail

Dynamax Cannon

0.54
7
Weavile (Shadow)

Snarl

Foul Play

0.54
8
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Psycho Cut

Shadow Ball

0.55
9
Lunala

Shadow Claw

Shadow Ball

0.55
10
Tyranitar

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.55
11
Hydreigon

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.55
12
Crowned Shield Zamazenta

Metal Claw

Behemoth Bash

0.55
13
Salamence (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.55
14
Kingambit

Snarl

Foul Play

0.56
15
Alolan Muk (Shadow)

Snarl

Brutal Swing

0.57
16
Greninja (Shadow)

Feint Attack

Brutal Swing

0.57
17
Black Kyurem

Shadow Claw

Freeze Shock

0.57
18
Gengar (Shadow)

Lick

Shadow Ball

0.58
19
Chandelure

Hex

Shadow Ball

0.58
20
Crowned Sword Zacian

Metal Claw

Behemoth Blade

0.59

The top Banette counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Banette's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

What counters Banette?

The best counter to Banette is Dawn Wings Necrozma with Psycho Cut and Moongeist Beam, followed by Hydreigon (Shadow), Darkrai (Shadow) and Tyranitar (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Chandelure with Hex and Ominous Wind+.

Banette weaknesses

Banette is a Ghost Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Ghost and Dark moves. Avoid Normal, Fighting, Poison and Bug moves, which it resists.

Weak to (×1.6) Ghost, Dark
Resistant to (×0.625) Poison, Bug
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Normal, Fighting