Competitive Information for Banette [Ruby/Sapphire]
Base Stats for Banette
Ghost
Abilities:
InsomniaInsomnia: This Pokemon cannot fall asleep. Gaining this Ability while asleep cures it.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
0.5x
2x
0x
2x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Banette? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Banette is an awesome Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's normal to find yourself dealing with Banette when battling in the 3rd generation meta. Banette is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Banette's only type-related weaknesses are Dark and Ghost.
Species: Banette
Item: Spell Tag
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Night Shade
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Mud-Slap
- Protect
Item: Spell Tag
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Night Shade
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Mud-Slap
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Banette (Insomnia)
Banette is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Insomnia, Banette cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Night Shade is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Ghost-type move (does damage equal to your Banette's level).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Banette this turn).
♦ Night Shade is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Ghost-type move (does damage equal to your Banette's level).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Banette this turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Banette? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Species: Banette
Item: Spell Tag
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Night Shade
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Mud-Slap
- Protect
Item: Spell Tag
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Night Shade
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Mud-Slap
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Banette (Insomnia)
Banette is a notable Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Insomnia, Banette cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Night Shade is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Ghost-type move (does damage equal to your Banette's level).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Banette this turn).
♦ Night Shade is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Ghost-type move (does damage equal to your Banette's level).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Banette this turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Banette learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Damage Modifiers:
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Banette can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Banette
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Snatch
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Banette's stats
- Calm Mind
- Curse
Most notable and possible best moves for Banette
- Destiny Bond
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Banette in Ruby and Sapphire
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