Edition differences: original GBA and Nintendo Switch (2026)
Battle data describes Generation III rules. Availability notes distinguish native catches, evolution and breeding from original GBA imports. GBA games can trade with compatible Generation III games after the network quest; Switch supports local FireRed/LeafGreen trading and cannot import Pokémon from other games. Transfers to Pokémon HOME are one way.
GBA: AuroraTicket and MysticTicket required historical event distributions. Switch: both tickets are added after entering the Hall of Fame, providing access to Deoxys on Birth Island and Lugia/Ho-Oh on Navel Rock. Other event Pokémon and GBA imports are not made available by these tickets.
Original GBA: a roaming Entei or Raikou that successfully ends an encounter with Roar disappears permanently because of a game bug. The Switch editions fix this Roar disappearance bug.
Banette
#354 in the National Pokédex • Marionette Pokémon
Pokédex entries
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.
Details
Type
Category
Ability
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Stats
Min
Max
HP
64
238
332
Attack
115
211
361
Defense
65
121
251
Sp. Atk
83
153
291
Sp. Def
63
117
247
Speed
65
121
251
Total
455
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
Game availability
GBA: requires importing from another Generation III game.Switch: unavailable. This page documents the supported Generation III Pokémon.
Growth
| EV yield | 2 Atk |
|---|---|
| Catch rate | 45 |
| Base Exp. | 179 |
Eggs
| Egg groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 50% male 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 25 (6,655 steps) |
Evolution
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Shuppet #353 | Level 37 This line requires importing Pokémon from another Generation III game on GBA; unavailable on Switch. Requires the National Pokédex. |  Banette #354 |
Moves
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Night Shade | |  Physical | - | 100 | 15 | An attack with a mirage that inflicts damage matching the user’s level. |
| Start | Screech |  |  Status | - | 85 | 40 | An ear-splitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s DEFENSE. |
| Start | Curse |  | Status | - | - | 10 | A move that works differently for the GHOST-type and all the other types. |
| Start | Knock Off |  |  Special | 20 | 100 | 20 | Knocks down the foe’s held item to prevent its use during the battle. |
| 8 | Screech | | Status | - | 85 | 40 | An ear-splitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s DEFENSE. |
| 13 | Night Shade | | Physical | - | 100 | 15 | An attack with a mirage that inflicts damage matching the user’s level. |
| 20 | Curse | | Status | - | - | 10 | A move that works differently for the GHOST-type and all the other types. |
| 25 | Spite | | Status | - | 100 | 10 | A move that cuts 2 to 5 PP from the move last used by the foe. |
| 32 | Will-O-Wisp |  | Status | - | 75 | 15 | A sinister, bluish white flame is shot at the foe to inflict a burn. |
| 39 | Feint Attack | | Special | 60 | - | 20 | The user draws up close to the foe disarmingly, then hits without fail. |
| 48 | Shadow Ball | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe’s SP. DEF. |
| 55 | Snatch | | Status | - | - | 10 | Steals the effects of the foe’s healing or status-changing move. |
| 64 | Grudge | | Status | - | - | 5 | If the user faints, this move deletes the PP of the move that finished it. |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM04 | Calm Mind |  | Status | - | - | 20 | The user focuses its mind to raise the SP. ATK and SP. DEF stats. |
| TM06 | Toxic |  | Status | - | 85 | 10 | A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | | Physical | - | 100 | 15 | An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user. |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | | Status | - | - | 5 | The sun blazes for five turns, powering up FIRE-type moves. |
| TM12 | Taunt | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | The foe is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves. |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | A severely damaging attack that makes the user rest on the next turn. |
| TM17 | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession. |
| TM18 | Rain Dance |  | Status | - | - | 5 | A heavy rain falls for five turns, powering up WATER-type moves. |
| TM21 | Frustration | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt |  | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | A strong electrical attack that may also leave the foe paralyzed. |
| TM25 | Thunder | | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 | A brutal lightning attack that may also leave the foe paralyzed. |
| TM27 | Return | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM29 | Psychic | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | A strong telekinetic attack. It may also lower the foe’s SP. DEF stat. |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe’s SP. DEF. |
| TM32 | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. |
| TM34 | Shock Wave | | Special | 60 | - | 20 | A rapid jolt of electricity strikes the foe. It can’t be evaded. |
| TM41 | Torment | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | It enrages the foe, making it incapable of using the same move successively. |
| TM42 | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed. |
| TM43 | Secret Power | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that may have an additional effect that varies with the terrain. |
| TM44 | Rest | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem. |
| TM45 | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack. |
| TM46 | Thief | | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 | An attack that may take the foe’s held item if the user isn’t holding one. |
| TM48 | Skill Swap | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user employs its psychic power to swap abilities with the foe. |
| TM49 | Snatch | | Status | - | - | 10 | Steals the effects of the foe’s healing or status-changing move. |
| HM05 | Flash | | Status | - | 70 | 20 | A blast of light that cuts the foe’s accuracy. It also illuminates caves. |
Tutors
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | The user drops its full body on the foe. It may leave the foe paralyzed. |
| Double-Edge | | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | A reckless, life-risking tackle that also hurts the user a little. |
| Dream Eater | | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 | Absorbs half the damage it inflicted on a sleeping foe to restore HP. |
| Metronome | | Status | - | - | 10 | Waggles a finger and stimulates the brain into using any move at random. |
| Mimic | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle. |
| Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user creates a decoy using one-quarter of its full HP. |
| Thunder Wave | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | A weak electric shock that is sure to cause paralysis if it hits. |
Traits
Insomnia
Prevents sleep.
Prevents sleep.
