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Banette

Banette

Pokémon

Stage 1 — Psychic

Poke-POWER: Temper Tantrum

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard as many cards as you like from your hand. If you do, put that many damage counters on Banette. This power can't be used if Banette is affected by a Special Condition.

Darkness Switch (Psychic)

Discard an Energy card attached to Banette, and then switch all damage counters on Banette with those on the Defending Pokémon. (If an effect of this attack is prevented, this attack does nothing.)

Loneliness (Psychic, Colorless) 30+

You may show your hand to your opponent. If you do and if you don't have any Pokémon in your hand, this attack does 30 damage plus 30 more damage.

HP 90

Evolves from Shuppet

Weakness Darkness +20

Resistance Colorless -20

Retreat 1

Format legality

Legality follows the dated TCGdex catalog snapshot.

For draft and prerelease, check the event’s release and rules. Missing statuses stay unavailable.

Official Pokémon rules
FormatStatus
StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal

For draft and prerelease, check the event’s release and rules.

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Platinum

#19 · EN · Rare

Released 2009-02-11

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Printings 17

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Card data: TCGdex. Pokémon and card artwork © Nintendo, Creatures and GAME FREAK, published by The Pokémon Company. Artist credit follows the printing.

Catalog snapshot: 2026-09-16T22:45:22.000Z

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