Type Ghost   Species Marionette Pokémon Abilities Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body (DW) Pokédex Shuppet ← 354 → Duskull Kanto N/A Johto N/A Hoenn 147 Sinnoh N/A Unova N/A Mountain Kalos 123 Evolves From Shuppet Evolves Into Mega Banette

Banette ジュペッタ Jupetta Generation III Evolutionary Line No evolution line

Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Weight Height 27.6 lbs. 12.5 kg 3'07" 1.1 m Pokédex Color Egg Group Black — Body Style Footprint Cry

Type Ghost   Species Marionette Pokémon Abilities Prankster Pokédex Shuppet ← 354M → Duskull Kanto N/A Johto N/A Hoenn 147 Sinnoh N/A Unova N/A Mountain Kalos 123 Evolves From Banette Evolves Into None

Mega Banette メガジュペッタ Mega Jupetta Generation III Evolutionary Line No evolution line

Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Weight Height 28.7 lbs. 13.0 kg 3'11" 1.2m Pokédex Color Egg Group Black — Body Style Footprint Cry

Banette (Japanese: ジュペッタ Jupetta) is a Ghost-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III.

Biology

Physiology

Banette is a possessed doll. Its body is a dark gray. Its mouth looks like a yellow zipper and it has a yellow star shaped tail. On the back of its head there is a "zigzag line", but no one knows what it is or what it might use it for. Mega Banette has purple sharp claws with black skin.

Evolution

Banette is the evolved form of Shuppet as of level 37.

Game info

Game locations

Side game locations

Pokédex entries

Appearances

Anime

Main article: Harley's Banette

Banette first appeared in anime under the ownership of Harley

Trivia

• Despite its Pokédex entries stating that can't open its mouth since its energy would escape, many Banettes have been seen with their mouths open in the anime and their fainting sprites have also shown them with their mouths open and they can learn Screech, Sleep Talk, Round and Astonish, all of which, involve opening its mouth (although this is an assumption with Sleep Talk as it is not specifically stated).
• Banette played a small part in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers Of Sky's Special Episode "Igglybuff The Prodigy." He went exploring, along with Skorupi and Igglybuff, through the first dungeon.
• It is said that if Banette opens it's mouth, the horrible curse that it holds will come out of it.
• Banette is one of the few pure Ghost-type Pokémon.
• Banette's Japanese name may derive from Geppetto, a fictional character who is most famous for creating and raising Pinocchio.

Etymology

Banette's name is derived from the words "bane" and "marionette".

References

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Serebii.net Pokédex data
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon.Marriland data
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data

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