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 Houndoom	Snarl	Dark Pulse+	41.28	11	232s
2.	Mega Y Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	38.71	13	246s
3.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	36.33	8	258s
4.	Mega Gengar	Lick	Shadow Ball	38.09	17	249s
5.	Mega X Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	36.90	16	260s
6.	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	35.43	14	269s
7.	Shadow Darkrai	Snarl	Shadow Ball	35.36	18	272s
8.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	33.46	15	285s
9.	Mega Absol	Snarl	Brutal Swing	34.45	24	283s
10.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw	Moongeist Beam	33.03	20	272s
11.	Shadow Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing	32.02	15	277s
12.	Mega Salamence	Bite	Brutal Swing	30.56	14	311s
13.	Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	29.91	14	316s
14.	Eternatus	Dragon Tail	Dynamax Cannon	29.29	12	321s
15.	Darkrai	Snarl	Shadow Ball	30.28	18	316s
16.	Black Kyurem	Shadow Claw	Freeze Shock	29.30	15	322s
17.	Mega Gyarados	Bite	Crunch	28.89	14	328s
18.	Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Metal Claw	Behemoth Bash	28.33	13	334s
19.	Crowned Sword Zacian	Metal Claw	Behemoth Blade	28.54	13	330s
20.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	31.16	24	309s
21.	Kingambit	Snarl	Foul Play	28.13	13	335s
22.	Shadow Salamence	Bite	Brutal Swing	31.00	25	316s
23.	Shadow Weavile	Snarl	Foul Play	30.88	24	314s
24.	Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing	28.26	15	321s
25.	Incineroar	Snarl	Darkest Lariat	27.65	16	344s

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
Banette	Banette

Shiny Mega Banette is only obtainable via Mega Evolution.

Mega Banette Sprite	Shiny Mega Banette Sprite
Mega Banette	Mega Banette

All the best, trainers!