Banette Raid Guide: Best Counters and Weaknesses in Pokemon GO

Pokemon GO trainers can counter Banette raids with Ghost- and Dark-type Pokemon and moves. They can use the Pokemon GO Search String type&@type&cp2000- (substitute “type” with any of the aforementioned types) to have an easier time finding the best counters they already have.

Banette sports 16600 CP as a 3-star raid boss in Pokemon GO. Once caught, it has a CP range of 1244-1313 CP or 1555-1642 CP (weather-boosted). Banette is capable of undergoing mega evolution in Niantic’s title, with trainers requiring 100 Mega Banette Energy to do the same.

Best Banette Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

The top raid counters for Banette are:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing
Mega Gengar	Lick	Shadow Ball
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw	Moongeist Beam
Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent
Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play
Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball
Shadow Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball
Darkrai	Snarl	Shadow Ball
Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing
Shadow Weavile	Snarl	Foul Play

Banette Weaknesses, Stats, and Move Set

Banette is weak to Ghost- and Dark-type (taking 1.6x damage) and resistant to Normal- and Flying-type (taking 0.39x damage). You can check our Pokemon GO Type Calculator to learn more.

Its max CP at level 50 is 2599 CP, with ATK 218, DEF 126, and HP 162 stat.

Banette current move set in Pokemon GO is:

Fast Moves	Charged Moves
Shadow Claw (Ghost-type) Hex (Ghost-type)	Thunder (Electric-type) Dazzling Gleam (Fairy-type) Shadow Ball (Ghost-type)

Can Banette Be Shiny From Pokemon GO Raids?

Shiny Banette can be encountered from Pokemon GO raids with a 1-in-64 chance of it happening. The unique variant has a blue tinge instead of the original one’s gray.

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