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 an outstanding Ghost-typed Pokemon. Banette are common Pokemon to see in the XY metagame. 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
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Cotton Guard
Physical Sweeper Banette-Mega (Prankster)
Banette is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Prankster, Banette's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ 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).
♦ 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).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Cotton Guard is a status move (raises your Banette's defense by 3).
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
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Cotton Guard
Doubles Physical Sweeper Banette-Mega (Prankster)
Banette is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Prankster, Banette's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ 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).
♦ 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).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Cotton Guard is a status move (raises your Banette's defense by 3).
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
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Banette-Mega (Prankster)
Banette is a spectacular Offensive Trick Room. With Prankster, Banette's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ 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).
♦ 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).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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: Pain Split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain Split + Will-O-Wisp
- 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
Most notable and possible best moves for Banette-mega
- Protect
- Rest
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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