Competitive Information for Banette (mega) [X/Y]


Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Banette-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Banette is a notable Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's normal to find yourself dealing with Banette when battling in the 6th generation meta. Banette's only type-related weaknesses are Dark and Ghost.
Item: Banettite
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Phantom Force
- Double-Edge / Return
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- Curse
Physical Sweeper Banette-Mega (Prankster)
Banette is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Prankster, Banette's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1. With a Banettite equipped to it, if held by a banette, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. Hits turn 2. Breaks protection).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Banette-mega? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Banettite
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Phantom Force
- Double-Edge / Return
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- Curse
Doubles Physical Sweeper Banette-Mega (Prankster)
Banette is pretty popular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Prankster, Banette's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1. With a Banettite equipped to it, if held by a banette, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. Hits turn 2. Breaks protection).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
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Item: Banettite
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Phantom Force
- Double-Edge / Return
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Banette-Mega (Prankster)
Banette is a pretty decent Offensive Trick Room for single battles. With Prankster, Banette's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1. With a Banettite equipped to it, if held by a banette, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. Hits turn 2. Breaks protection).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Banette-mega 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Banette-mega can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Banette-mega
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Snatch, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch, Shadow Sneak
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Thunder Wave, Toxic, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Banette-mega's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Cotton Guard
- Curse
- Ominous Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Banette-mega
- Destiny Bond
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Banette-mega in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Banette-mega's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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