Pokémon · Platinum

Banette

Platinum

Platinum · #19 · Rare · 2009

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Card facts

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Set position: 19 / 133
Release year: 2009
Rarity: Rare
HP: 90
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Shuppet
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Tomokazu Komiya
Pokédex #: 354
Series: Platinum

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 30 damage; 15 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Strategy & play

How Banette plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Its main attack (Loneliness) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Shuppet; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
Seen in 2% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.

How to beat Banette

Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 2% of decks; 3.59 copies on average · 880 decks
Match win rate: 44.3%; -2.9 pts vs the 47.2% field average

Plays well with

Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.

Shuppet

in 98% of decks · 78 seen

Pumpkaboo

in 65% of decks · 52 seen

Gourgeist ex

in 65% of decks · 52 seen

Sinistcha

in 95% of decks · 818 seen

Spiritomb

in 50% of decks · 427 seen

Shuppet

in 97% of decks · 836 seen

Dhelmise

in 100% of decks · 855 seen

Poltchageist

in 95% of decks · 817 seen

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Lillie's Clefairy ex

$1.77 · in 22% of decks

Dreepy

$0.28 · in 21% of decks

Dusknoir

$0.28 · in 10% of decks

Dusclops

$0.25 · in 10% of decks

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About this card

HP: 90Type:PPsychicSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Shuppet

Poké-Power: Temper Tantrum

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard as many cards as you like from your hand. If you do, put that many damage counters on Banette. This power can't be used if Banette is affected by a Special Condition.

PDarkness Switch

Discard an Energy card attached to Banette, and then switch all damage counters on Banette with those on the Defending Pokémon. (If an effect of this attack is prevented, this attack does nothing.)

PCLoneliness — 30+

You may show your hand to your opponent. If you do and if you don't have any Pokémon in your hand, this attack does 30 damage plus 30 more damage.

Weakness:D+20

Resistance:C-20

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Banette has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Banette — Pitch Black

Played in 833 recent decks

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$11.00	$23.25	$81.40	$9.55	—
Reverse Holofoil	$28.00	$38.99	$319.50	$23.13	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/27

Variant	Price
1-day average	€1.20
7-day average	€2.23
30-day average	€2.37
Low	€0.50
Trend price	€2.28
Low (excellent+)	€1.00
Reverse holo low	€0.50
reverseHoloAvg1	€4.95
Reverse holo 7-day	€6.03
reverseHoloSell	€4.62
averageSellPrice	€2.02
Reverse holo 30-day	€5.30
Reverse holo trend	€7.67

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Banette is real?

Banette is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Banette worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Banette is $9.55; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Banette from?

Banette is from the Pokémon set "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.

What rarity is Banette?

Banette is a Rare card in the Platinum set.