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Banette ジュペッタ Juppeta
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Type	Ghost
Species	Marionette Pokémon
Height	3′07″ (1.1m)
Weight	27.6 lbs. (12.5kg)
Abilities	Insomnia
	Frisk
Egg group	Indeterminate
Time to hatch	6,400 steps
Effort yield	2 Atk
Exp. yield	179 base exp.
Lv100 at	800,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Black
Catch rate	45
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Banette (Japanese: ジュペッタ Juppeta) is a Ghost-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the TCG 4 Game data 4.1 Pokédex entries 4.2 Game locations 4.2.1 In side games 4.3 Base stats 4.4 Type effectiveness 4.5 Learnset 4.5.1 By leveling up 4.5.2 By breeding 4.5.3 Special Moves 4.6 Side game data 4.7 Evolution 4.8 Sprites 4.9 Trivia 4.9.1 Origin 4.9.1.1 Name origin 5 In other languages 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Banette is a black, humanoid Pokémon with red eyes. It has three spikes on its head and a long zigzag-shaped ribbon hanging down from its head. It has a mouth with yellow "teeth," one of which is longer, giving its mouth the appearance of a zipper. Banette has long, three-fingered hands and short, stubby legs. Banette has a yellow, brush-like tail.

Gender differences

Special abilities

Banette generates energy for laying strong curses by sticking pins into its own body.

Behavior

They are said to live in garbage dumps and wander about in search of the children that threw them away. Banette generates energy for laying strong curses by sticking pins into its own body.

Habitat

According to legend Banette tend to prefer to live in urban areas to haunt the people who abandoned their old marionettes.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Harley used a Banette against May in the Grand Festival during Deceit and Assist.

In the TCG

Main article: Banette (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	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.
	FireRed	Strong feelings of hatred turned a puppet into a Pokémon. If it opens its mouth, its cursed energy escapes.
	LeafGreen	Strong feelings of hatred turned a puppet into a Pokémon. If it opens its mouth, its cursed energy escapes.
IV	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.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Few	Sky Pillar
	Pokémon Emerald	Few	Sky Pillar
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	One	Citadark Isle (Shadow)
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Uncommon	Routes 225, 226, and 227, Stark Mountain (Night only)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Forest

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Evolve from Shuppet
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 16 Forever Level 65 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Evolve from Shuppet
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Hippowdon Temple

Base stats

HP:	64
Attack:	115
Defense:	65
SpAtk:	83
SpDef:	63
Speed:	65

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Ghost: 2× Dark: 2×	Normal: 0× Fighting: 0× Poison: ½× Bug: ½×	Flying: 1× Ground: 1× Rock: 1× Steel: 1× Grass: 1× Fire: 1× Water: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1×

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 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Game	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Knock Off Screech Night Shade Curse Spite Will-O-Wisp	Knock Off Screech Night Shade Curse Shadow Sneak Will-O-Wisp Faint Attack Shadow Ball Sucker Punch
39	Faint Attack
42		Embargo
48	Shadow Ball
51		Snatch
55	Snatch
58		Grudge
64	Grudge
66		Trick

By breeding

• Astonish
• Confuse Ray
• Destiny Bond
• Disable
• Imprison
• Payback
• Pursuit
• Foresight

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.

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Darkness Ridge
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I'm driven by the power of an unresolved grudge!
26%-50% HP	Moan... Already my HP is half gone...
1%-25% HP	It's no good... My grudge can't sustain itself...
Level Up	Leveled up... I can feel my grudge building...
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Psychic Power x2

Evolution

Basic Shuppet

Level 37 Banette

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 354.png			Image:Spr 3f 354.png
	Image:Spr 3r 354 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 354 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 354 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 354 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 354.png		Image:Spr 4p 354.png
			Image:Spr 4p 354 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 354 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Banette images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Dusclops and Banette are both counterparts in Ruby and Sapphire, however in Generation IV, only Dusclops gained an evolution.
• According to the Pokédex Banette's cursed energy would escape from its body if its mouth came unzipped. Despite this, its fainting animation in the console battle games features it unzipping and opening its mouth.

Origin

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

Name origin

Banette's name is a combination of bane and marionette, or perhaps 'banter', referring to the way it skips about. 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. It may also come from 呪縛 jubaku, curse or spell, and puppet.

In other languages

• German: Banette
• French: Branette
• Korean: 다크펫 Darkpet

External links

Article on Wikipedia

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