Mega Banette Raid Guide

Mega Banette

Mega Banette is a pure Ghost type Mega Raid boss in Pokémon GO. Its best counters include strong Dark and Ghost types.

You cannot catch Banette in its mega evolved form from the raid. The mega raid boss is always catchable in its base form, and as such, the CP ranges are for a regular Banette.

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

While it is possible to duo this raid, or even solo it in specific conditions, 3-5 trainers with strong counters should be able to take down Mega Banette without too much trouble, regardless of weather. The charge move it has in battle should still be kept in mind, however.

Best Mega Banette Raid Counters

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	34.24	9	274s
2.	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	33.21	16	287s
3.	Mega Gengar	Lick	Shadow Ball	35.30	20	268s
4.	Shadow Darkrai	Snarl	Shadow Ball	32.93	21	293s
5.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	31.33	17	306s
6.	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	30.97	16	309s
7.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw	Moongeust Beam	30.92	22	291s
8.	Shadow Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing	30.06	17	295s
9.	Mega Salamence	Bite	Brutal Swing	28.76	16	332s
10.	Mega Absol	Snarl	Brutal Swing	31.72	28	307s
11.	Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	28.13	15	337s
12.	Eternatus	Dragon Tail	Dynamax Cannon	27.50	13	342s
13.	Darkrai	Snarl	Shadow Ball	28.32	20	339s
14.	Mega Gyarados	Bite	Crunch	27.16	16	350s
15.	Black Kyurem	Shadow Claw	Freeze Shock	27.38	17	344s
16.	Crowned Sword Zacian	Metal Claw	Behemoth Blade	26.77	15	353s
17.	Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Metal Claw	Behemoth Bash	26.69	15	354s
18.	Kingambit	Snarl	Foul Play	26.47	15	357s
19.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	28.70	28	335s
20.	Shadow Salamence	Bite	Brutal Swing	28.73	28	343s
21.	Shadow Weavile	Snarl	Foul Play	28.59	28	339s
22.	Incineroar	Snarl	Darkest Lariat	25.98	18	367s
23.	Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing	26.25	17	343s
24.	Shadow Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	27.57	29	359s
25.	Mega Alakazam	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	27.81	30	348s
26.	Gholdengo	Hex	Shadow Ball	26.24	22	358s
27.	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Shadow Ball	25.80	22	372s
28.	Origin Giratina	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	25.78	19	368s
29.	Mega Garchomp	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	24.72	12	380s
30.	Lunala	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	26.36	23	347s

Mega Banette Overview

	Mega Banette Ghost
Max CP	4063
ATK	312
DEF	160
HP	162
Weak to
Resists
Fast moves	Hex Shadow Claw
Charge moves	Shadow Ball Thunder Dazzling Gleam

How to Get Mega Banette

In order to get Mega Banette, you will need 200 Mega Energy for the initial evolution. Then, it is possible to evolve that particular Banette again for free after a cooldown period. The cooldown period depends on their mega level, and you can use mega energy to evolve quicker if you don’t want to wait for the end of the cooldown period.

Mega Energy can be obtained via Mega Banette Raids, and once you have evolved Mega Banette, you can earn 5 Mega Energy per candy while walking it as your buddy. You can walk any Shupper or Banette to earn Mega Energy, as long as you have previously evolved one to register it to your Mega Pokédex.

Shiny Banette and Shiny Mega Banette

Like all Mega Raid Bosses, you can catch the shiny version of Banette from a raid, and also in the wild potentially, if you can find it!

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite

Shiny Mega Banette is only obtainable via Mega Evolution.

Mega Banette Sprite	Shiny Mega Banette Sprite

All the best, trainers!