Is Banette Good in Emerald Playthrough?
AbilityInsomnia blocks sleep entirely. Banette is the physical Ghost in Emerald, but Ghost is Special in Gen 3 so the high Attack doesn't boost Ghost moves. Handles Phoebe and Tate and Liza. The unconventional approach works, just not as efficiently as the stat profile suggests.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Shuppet here.
Shuppet trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Shuppet's defenses.
Flannery's typing presses Shuppet's defenses.
Norman's team hits Shuppet's weaknesses hard.
Shuppet trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Banette has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Banette has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Sidney's team hits Banette's weaknesses hard.
Banette has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Banette has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Banette trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Banette trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Catch Shuppet
Catch Shuppet on Route 121 (walking, Lv 26-28, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from Wattson after clearing New Mauville
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 44GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
Evolve Shuppet to Banette
Shuppet evolves into Banette at Level 37. Your Shuppet should hit Level 37 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 37)
- LV 37FireWill-O-WispPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from Wattson after clearing New Mauville
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 48GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Banette in Emerald
Banette walks the Sky Pillar wild as an uncommon level 37 catch, so you can grab the evolved form near the very end without raising a Shuppet. That tower is its only home in Emerald, which makes it a late and slightly hidden find.
Wild Banette may be holding when caught:
Spell Tag (5% chance) A hold item that raises the power of GHOST-type moves.1 location to catch Banette3 locations to catch Shuppet
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Shuppet at any of the 3 locations below, then level it up to 37 — it evolves into Banette.
Badge 6Where To Catch Banette in E
Shuppet gets you Banette sooner: catch it (before Badge 7) and evolve it at Lv 37. Wild Banette first appears at Sky Pillar (after Badge 7).
- Step 2Banette ✓Sky Pillar - 1FLv.37-38FloorRate 15%Sky Pillar - 3FLv.37-38FloorRate 15%Sky Pillar - 5FLv.37-38FloorRate 15%or evolve from Shuppet (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Banette catch rates for Emerald by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Banette in Emerald
Banette prowls the crumbling interior of Sky Pillar at an uncommon rate; weave through the collapsing floors near Rayquaza's tower and reset each battle until this scissor-mouthed puppet appears in its pale, off-color coat. Compare Shiny Banette odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Banette Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Emerald with Banette preloaded.
Banette Weakness
Type-wise, Banette takes extra damage from Ghost and Dark. Normal and Fighting moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Banette Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Banette
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Banette View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x74-88% Bite 2x57-67% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Banette View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x60-71% Thief 2x45-53% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Banette View Houndoom builds →Bite 2x77-91% Shadow Ball 2x57-67% | ||
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Banette View Sableye builds →Shadow Ball 2x73-86% Feint Attack 2x51-60% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Banette View Mightyena builds →Shadow Ball 2x57-67% Bite 2x49-58% | ||
Shuppet Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Banette View Shuppet builds →Shadow Ball 2x73-86% Feint Attack 2x34-40% | ||
 Dusclops Ghost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Banette View Dusclops builds →Shadow Ball 2x69-81% Pursuit 2x22-26% | ||
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Banette View Shedinja builds →Shadow Ball 2x84-100%KO Thief 2x14-17% | ||
Banette Evolutions
Banette is the evolved form of Shuppet. Breeding produces Shuppet eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. Evolving from Shuppet gave Banette the biggest boost in Attack (+40), bringing the total to 455 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Banette to get Shuppet eggs easily using 22 partners from the Amorphous egg group. Notable egg moves include Astonish, Destiny Bond, Disable and 2 more.
E Banette Best Moveset
115 base Attack on a Ghost type makes Banette a hard-hitting physical attacker whose moveset threatens Psychic and Ghost types directly. AbilityInsomnia prevents sleep while MoveShadow Ball runs off Sp. Atk in Gen III since Ghost is special, creating an awkward split that holds the raw power back.
Best Build
Banette best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Shadow Ball
- Will O Wisp
- Knock Off
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Astonish and Destiny Bond aren't available any other way for Banette, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Shadow Ball and Astonish for solid options.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
24 of 25 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
An abandoned plush doll became this POKéMON. They are said to live in garbage dumps and wander about in search of the children that threw them away.
Banette Emerald Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Emerald, but Banette does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Banette hits 555 BST.
Yes. Wild Banette in Emerald can hold Spell Tag (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Spell Tag.
In Emerald, Banette plays as a cannon. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In Emerald, Adamant is the go-to nature for Banette. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 8 HP / 252 Atk / 248 Spe EVs. Fits the cannon role.
Game Availability
Banette first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and spans 15 games across 7 generations. It later gained a Mega form in Generation 6, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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