Banette
Banette is available in raids as a Tier 3 raid boss in Pokémon GO. Banette is a Ghost type, which makes it only weak to Ghost and Dark type moves.
Banette can be caught with the following CP values:
- 1244 – 1313 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 1555 – 1642 CP at Level 25 with Fog weather boost
Banette Raid Counters
The best counters for Banette raids are listed below:
| # | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | Faints | TTW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Tyranitar (Mega)
|
Bite Dark | Brutal Swing Dark | 1 | 73s |
| 2. |
Gengar (Mega)
|
Lick Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 3 | 65s |
| 3. |
Tyranitar (Shadow)
|
Bite Dark | Brutal Swing Dark | 2 | 72s |
| 4. |
Rayquaza (Mega)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Dragon Ascent | 3 | 78s |
| 5. |
Chandelure (Shadow)
|
Hex Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 5 | 71s |
| 6. |
Banette (Mega)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 5 | 71s |
| 7. |
Gengar (Shadow)
|
Lick Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 6 | 70s |
| 8. |
Mewtwo (Shadow)
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Shadow Ball Ghost | 4 | 75s |
| 9. |
Houndoom (Mega)
|
Snarl Dark | Foul Play Dark | 3 | 82s |
| 10. |
Cursola (Shadow)
|
Hex Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 6 | 75s |
| 11. |
Tyranitar
|
Bite Dark | Brutal Swing Dark | 2 | 87s |
| 12. |
Weavile (Shadow)
|
Snarl Dark | Foul Play Dark | 4 | 80s |
| 13. |
Alakazam (Mega)
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Shadow Ball Ghost | 5 | 79s |
| 14. |
Blacephalon
|
Astonish Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 6 | 77s |
| 15. |
Hydreigon
|
Bite Dark | Brutal Swing Dark | 3 | 84s |
| 16. |
Gyarados (Mega)
|
Bite Dark | Crunch Dark | 3 | 91s |
| 17. |
Darkrai
|
Snarl Dark | Shadow Ball Ghost | 3 | 88s |
| 18. |
Absol (Mega)
|
Snarl Dark | Dark Pulse Dark | 5 | 82s |
| 19. |
Giratina (Origin)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Force Ghost | 3 | 90s |
| 20. |
Houndoom (Shadow)
|
Snarl Dark | Foul Play Dark | 4 | 86s |
| 21. |
Gholdengo
|
Hex Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 4 | 88s |
| 22. |
Chandelure
|
Hex Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 5 | 85s |
| 23. |
Honchkrow (Shadow)
|
Snarl Dark | Dark Pulse Dark | 6 | 83s |
| 24. |
Gengar
|
Lick Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 6 | 84s |
| 25. |
Banette (Shadow)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 8 | 81s |
| 26. |
Lunala
|
Confusion Psychic | Shadow Ball Ghost | 4 | 89s |
| 27. |
Ampharos (Mega)
|
Volt Switch Electric | Brutal Swing Dark | 3 | 95s |
| 28. |
Gardevoir (Mega)
|
Confusion Psychic | Shadow Ball Ghost | 4 | 90s |
| 29. |
Mewtwo
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Shadow Ball Ghost | 4 | 91s |
| 30. |
Incineroar
|
Snarl Dark | Darkest Lariat Dark | 3 | 98s |
* marks a legacy move
Banette doesn’t have many weaknesses but the Pokémon listed above have been featured in plenty of events. However, if you don’t have any of the Pokémon listed above powered up, you can always use:
- “Generalist” Pokémon
- Other heavy-hitting megas such as Mega Charizard Y, despite dealing neutral damage
- Absol, Mismagius, Krookodile or even Hoopa
Keep in mind that Mega Gengar is currently boosted and thus in a tier of its own. If a “Super Supreme Counters” Tier were to exist, Mega Gengar would be the only Pokémon there.
Stats and Max CP
|
Banette
Ghost
|
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| Max CP at Level 40 2298 | Max CP at Level 50 2599 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 218 | DEF 126 | STA 162 | |||
| Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
| Dark Ghost | Ghost Psychic | ||||
Moveset
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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Banette is a decent ghost type attacker, although a bit squishy. Its performance is unfortunately nowhere near the top-tier raid attackers, but it’s a fun Pokémon to use for raid challenge purposes.
Banette has a Mega Evolution (not available yet in Pokémon GO), which has a very interesting attack stat. Unfortunately for Banette though, Mega Gengar can also do its job but even better. Mega Gengar has a higher attack stat and slightly more bulk, outclassing Mega Banette in raids.
Being slightly worse than one of the best Pokémon in the game doesn’t mean that it’s useless, so if you want to power it up I’d say go ahead! Keep in mind that it’s a glass cannon, so using it as your lead Pokémon in raids will probably be your best bet.
We hope you found this raid guide useful!
