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 Y Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	42.10	10	235s
2.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	38.84	7	251s
3.	Mega X Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	40.58	13	256s
4.	Mega Gengar	Lick	Shadow Ball	41.57	14	248s
5.	Shadow Darkrai	Snarl	Foul Play	40.43	14	258s
6.	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	38.63	11	255s
7.	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Dark Pulse+	37.81	11	261s
8.	Mega Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball	38.93	13	263s
9.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam	37.78	15	254s
10.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	36.43	12	281s
11.	Mega Absol	Snarl	Brutal Swing	38.24	19	283s
12.	Shadow Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing	35.57	12	272s
13.	Mega Greninja	Feint Attack	Brutal Swing	35.98	16	286s
14.	Darkrai	Snarl	Foul Play	34.41	14	296s
15.	Mega Salamence	Bite	Brutal Swing	32.68	12	309s
16.	Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	32.17	11	303s
17.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	34.60	19	307s
18.	Shadow Salamence	Bite	Brutal Swing	34.32	20	314s
19.	Eternatus	Dragon Tail	Dynamax Cannon	31.17	10	310s
20.	Black Kyurem	Shadow Claw	Freeze Shock	31.81	12	316s
21.	Shadow Weavile	Snarl	Foul Play	33.66	20	317s
22.	Alola Shadow Muk	Snarl	Brutal Swing	31.57	14	321s
23.	Shadow Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball	34.41	22	302s
24.	Mega Alakazam	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	33.32	21	319s
25.	Kingambit	Snarl	Foul Play	30.25	11	321s

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

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Banette	Banette
Mega Banette	Mega Banette

All the best, trainers!