Banette
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Names
- English: Banette
- Japanese: ジュペッタ (Juppeta)
- German: Banette
- French: Branette
Number(s)
- National: 354
- Hoenn: 147
Gender
♂ 50% - ♀ 50%
Egg Group(s)
Inteterminate
Evolution
| Basic | Stage One |
|---|---|
Size
- Height: 1.1 m / 3’07”
- Weight: 12.5 kg / 27.6 lbs.
Damage Taken
- Immune: Normal, Fighting
- ×½: Poison, Bug
- ×2: Ghost, Dark
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 455 | ||
| HP | 48 | 0 | |
| Attack | 12 | 2 | |
| Defense | 45 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 25 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 43 | 0 | |
| Speed | 38 | 0 | |
Ability
Wild Item
- Diamond/Pearl
- Spell Tag (5%)
Pal Park
- Area: Forest
- Points: 70
- Encounter rate: 20
Miscellaneous
- Species: Marionette Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 6,400
- Color: Black
- Catch Rate: 45
- Base Tameness: 35
- Growth Group: Fast
800,000 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Routes 225, 226 & 227, Stark Mountain (Night) [Uncommon]
- Pearl
- Routes 225, 226 & 227, Stark Mountain (Night) [Uncommon]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Ruby
- BANETTE generates energy for laying strong curses by sticking pins into its own body. This POKéMON was originally a pitiful plush doll that was thrown away.
- Sapphire
- A cursed energy permeated the stuffing of a discarded and forgotten plush doll, giving it new life as BANETTE. The POKéMON's energy would escape if it were to ever open its mouth.
- Emerald
- An abandoned plush doll became this POKéMON. They are said to live in garbage dumps and wander about in search of the children that threw them away.
- Fire Red
- Strong feelings of hatred turned a puppet into a POKéMON. If it opens its mouth, its cursed energy escapes.
- Leaf Green
- Strong feelings of hatred turned a puppet into a POKéMON. If it opens its mouth, its cursed energy escapes.
- Diamond
- A doll that became a Pokémon over its grudge from being junked. It seeks the child that disowned it.
- Pearl
- A doll that became a Pokémon over its grudge from being junked. It seeks the child that disowned it.
