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Pokémon-specific weakness guide

Banette Weaknesses and Counters

This guide explains Banette's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Ghost typing.

Banette Pokémon sprite

Banette

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Battle notes

  • Banette's Ghost typing is best attacked with Ghost (2x), Dark (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
  • Avoid relying on common Normal, Fighting, Poison, Bug attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Banette resists or ignores those matchups.
  • This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.

Best counter types

These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.

Example Pokémon with Effective Types

These are examples of Pokémon associated with super-effective attacking types, not a ranked competitive counter list.

Defensive typing summary

Banette's base defensive typing is Ghost. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.

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FAQ

What is Banette weak to?

Banette is weak to Ghost (2x), Dark (2x).

Which attacking types are most practical against Banette?

Ghost and Dark are tied as the strongest attacking types against Banette, each dealing 2x damage.

Does Banette's ability change these weaknesses?

This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.

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