Shadow Banette

Table of Contents

Overview and stats
Shadow Banette's Tier Ranking
Regular and Shiny Shadow Banette
Shadow Banette's best moves and movesets
Shadow Banette in the meta
Special CP Values
Max CP Chart
Additional information
Mega boost
Catch Rates
Evolution Chart
Family overview
Sprites
Pokédex
Frequently Asked Questions
Costumes

Shadow Banette is a Ghost-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Ghost-type Pokémon, Shadow Banette is weak to Dark and Ghost-type moves.

Shadow Banette's maximum Combat Power stat is 2599 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball. Shadow Banette encounters are boosted during Fog weather. Shiny Shadow Banette is not yet available.

Stats

Max CP	2599 CP
Attack	218 ATK
Defense	126 DEF
Stamina	162 STA
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	No

Shadow Banette Type Chart

Shadow Banette takes increased damage from:
160%	Dark Ghost

Shadow Banette takes reduced damage from:
63%	Bug Poison
39%	Fighting Normal

Shadow Banette's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker	Not ranked
Gym Defender	Not ranked
Ghost-type Attacker Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	B Tier#38

Regular and Shiny Shadow Banette

Shadow Banette's best moves and movesets

Shadow Banette's best moveset is Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball, with 14.60 DPS (damage per second) and 124.8 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Fog weather.

DPS14.60
TDO124.77
Weather

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	14.60	124.8	23.2
2.	Hex	Shadow Ball	13.98	119.5	22.2
3.	Shadow Claw	Dazzling Gleam	13.04	111.4	20.7
4.	Shadow Claw	Thunder	11.74	100.3	18.7
5.	Hex	Dazzling Gleam	11.70	99.9	18.6
6.	Hex	Thunder	9.68	82.7	15.4
7.	Shadow Claw	Frustration	0	0	-
8.	Hex	Frustration	0	0	-

More information

The following chart shows Shadow Banette's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shadow Banette's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Shadow Banette has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Fast Attacks

Shadow Claw640.5s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Dark
39.1%
Normal
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 6
Energy 4
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.1s - 0.3s
Trainer Battles
Damage 6
Energy 8

Effects
Shadow Claw has no special effects.
See Shadow Claw details page ↗
Hex8131.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Dark
39.1%
Normal
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 8
Energy 13
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.8s - 1.0s
Trainer Battles
Damage 6
Energy 12

Effects
Hex has no special effects.
See Hex details page ↗

Damage	6
Energy	4
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.1s - 0.3s

Damage	6
Energy	8

Damage	8
Energy	13
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.0s

Damage	6
Energy	12

Charged Moves

Shadow Ball100503.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Dark
39.1%
Normal
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 100
Energy 50
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 2.4s - 2.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 100
Energy 55

Effects
Shadow Ball has no special effects.
See Shadow Ball details page ↗
Thunder1001002.5s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Flying
Water
62.5%
Grass
Electric
Dragon
39.1%
Ground
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 100
Energy 100
Weather boost
Rain
Duration 2.5s
Damage window 1.3s - 2.3s
Trainer Battles
Damage 100
Energy 60

Effects
Thunder has no special effects.
See Thunder details page ↗
Dazzling Gleam100503.5s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Fighting
Dragon
Dark
62.5%
Poison
Steel
Fire
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 100
Energy 50
Weather boost
Cloudy
Duration 3.5s
Damage window 2.1s - 3.3s
Trainer Battles
Damage 110
Energy 70

Effects
Dazzling Gleam has no special effects.
See Dazzling Gleam details page ↗
Frustration10332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 33
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.0s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 10
Energy 70

Effects
Frustration has no special effects.
See Frustration details page ↗

Damage	100
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.4s - 2.8s

Damage	100
Energy	55

Damage	100
Energy	100
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.3s

Damage	100
Energy	60

Damage	100
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.1s - 3.3s

Damage	110
Energy	70

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Damage	10
Energy	70

Shadow Banette in the meta

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Special CP Values

Shadow Banette's has 2599 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Banette obtained from Raids can be encountered from 1190 CP to 1313 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 1488 CP to 1642 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Banette can be found in the 933 CP to 985 CP range.

Max CP	2599 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	933 CP - 985 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1244 CP - 1313 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1190 CP - 1313 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	1488 CP - 1642 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

More information

Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shadow Banette Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP
1	32 CP	2	101 CP	3	171 CP
4	240 CP	5	310 CP	6	379 CP
7	448 CP	8	518 CP	9	587 CP
10	657 CP	11	722 CP	12	788 CP
13	854 CP	14	919 CP	15	985 CP
16	1051 CP	17	1116 CP	18	1182 CP
19	1247 CP	20	1313 CP	21	1379 CP
22	1445 CP	23	1510 CP	24	1576 CP
25	1642 CP	26	1707 CP	27	1773 CP
28	1839 CP	29	1904 CP	30	1970 CP
31	2003 CP	32	2036 CP	33	2069 CP
34	2102 CP	35	2134 CP	36	2167 CP
37	2200 CP	38	2233 CP	39	2266 CP
40	2298 CP	41	2328 CP	42	2357 CP
43	2387 CP	44	2416 CP	45	2446 CP
46	2476 CP	47	2507 CP	48	2537 CP
49	2568 CP	50	2599 CP

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#354
Height	1.09 m
Weight	12.5 kg
Region	Hoenn Generation 3
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	7.000000000000001%
Catch rewards	5 300
Additional Move Cost	50 50000
Mega Energy reward For walking as a Buddy	15 Mega Energy

Encounter data

No encounter data available

How to purify Shadow Banette

Purification cost	3 Candy
Purification cost	3000 Stardust
Shadow Charge Move	Frustration
Purified Charge Move	Return

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Banette

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Banette's Ghost-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Shadow Banette.

Ghost

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Shadow Banette in Pokémon GO is 16.74%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 37.32% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 50.38%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	16.74%	19.00%	24.03%	28.75%
No Berry	Curve	26.76%	30.10%	37.32%	43.79%
Razz Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
Razz Berry	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	28.09%	31.56%	39.02%	45.67%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	42.91%	47.52%	56.87%	64.55%
Golden Razz Berry	-	36.74%	40.94%	49.69%	57.14%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	54.09%	59.15%	68.90%	76.32%

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Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Shadow Banette, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Shadow Banette evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Shuppet	50 Candy	Banette
Banette	100 / 20 Mega Energy	Mega Banette

Shuppet evolves into Banette which costs 50 Candy.
Banette can Mega evolve into Mega Banette. Evolving Mega Banette costs 100 Mega energy the first time, and 20 energy every other time.

Shadow Banette family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Shadow Banette in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Shadow Banette high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Shadow Banette. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

Wallpaper

Shadow Banette Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Ruby	BANETTE generates energy for laying strong curses by sticking pins into its own body.This POKéMON was originally a pitiful plush doll that was thrown away.
Sapphire	A cursed energy permeated the stuffing of a discarded and forgotten plush doll, giving it new life as BANETTE.The POKéMON’s energy would escape if it were to ever open its mouth.
Emerald	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.
FireRed, LeafGreen	Strong feelings of hatred turned a puppet into a POKéMON. If it opens its mouth, its cursed energy escapes.
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White	A doll that became a Pokémon over its grudge from being junked. It seeks the child that disowned it.
HeartGold, SoulSilver	This Pokémon developed from an abandoned doll that amassed a grudge. It is seen in dark alleys.
Black 2, White 2	A doll that became a Pokémon over its grudge of being thrown away. It seeks the child who disowned it.
X	A doll that became a Pokémon over its grudge from being junked. It seeks the child that disowned it.
Y	Strong feelings of hatred turned a puppet into a Pokémon. If it opens its mouth, its cursed energy escapes.
Omega Ruby	Banette generates energy for laying strong curses by sticking pins into its own body. This Pokémon was originally a pitiful plush doll that was thrown away.
Alpha Sapphire	A cursed energy permeated the stuffing of a discarded and forgotten plush doll, giving it new life as Banette. The Pokémon’s energy would escape if it were to ever open its mouth.
Ultra Sun	It’s a stuffed toy that was thrown away and became possessed, ever searching for the one who threw it away so it can exact its revenge.
Ultra Moon	Resentment at being cast off made it spring into being. Some say that treating it well will satisfy it, and it will once more become a stuffed toy.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Shadow Banette’s strengths and weaknesses?

As a Ghost-type Pokémon, Shadow Banette is weak to Dark and Ghost-type moves.

What are the best moves for Shadow Banette in Pokémon GO?

The best moves for Shadow Banette in Pokémon GO are Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball. This moveset has a DPS (Damage Per Second) of 14.6 and a TDO (Total Damage Output) of 124.772.

How does Shadow Banette perform in Raids?

Shadow Banette's Raid attacker tier is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.

How does Shadow Banette rank as a Ghost-type attacker?

Shadow Banette is a B-Tier Ghost-type attacker, ranking at number #38 with limited utility in specific matchups.

What Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Banette?

The following Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Banette: Mega Gengar, Mega Sableye, and Mega Banette.

What is Shadow Banette’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Shadow Banette’s maximum CP at Level 40 is 2298 CP and 2599 CP at Level 50.

Can Shadow Banette be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Banette cannot be shiny in Pokémon GO.

Can Shadow Banette Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Banette cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.

List of Shadow Banette costumes

A list of Shadow Banette costumes available in Pokémon GO.