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Banette ジュペッタ Juppeta #354
Artwork from R/S/E
Type Ghost ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Marionette Pokémon
Ability Insomnia Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 800,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #- Hoenn #147 Sinnoh Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Indeterminate group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 179 Battle Exp.: 1791*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=banette|ndex=354|name=Banette }}

Banette (Japanese: ジュペッタ Juppeta) is a Ghost-type Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Ruby

Banette generates energy for laying strong curses by sticking pins into its own body. This Pokémon was orignally a pitiful plush doll that was thrown away.

Pokémon 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.

Pokémon 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.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Strong feelings of hatred turned a puppet into a Pokémon. If it opens its mouth, its cursed energy escapes.

Name origin

Banette's name is a combination of bane and marionette. Its Japanese name may be a corruption of Jupiter or a reference to Geppetto, a woodcarver who built a puppet that came to life in the story of Pinocchio. The -petta may also come from a japanese translation of puppet.

Its appearance and habit of sticking itself with pins is highly reminicent of voodoo dolls.

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Note that the immunity to Normal and Fighting moves can be canceled by moves such as Odor Sleuth; Once they are used, the effectiveness of Normal and Fighting moves becomes 100.

Learnset

Special Moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Banette knows Shadow Hold and Shadow Rush as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Helping Hand after being purified.

In the anime

A Pokémon Coordinator named Harley used a Banette against May in the Grand Festival.

In other languages

• German: Banette
• French: Branette
• Korean: ???

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