Banette (Pokémon)

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Banette (Japanese: ジュペッタ Juppeta) is a introduced in Generation III.
It evolves from starting at level 37.
Banette can Mega Evolve into Mega Banette using the Banettite.
==Biology==
Banette is a dark gray, doll-like that is possessed by pure hatred. It has three short spikes on its head and a long zigzagging ribbon trailing off the back of its head. A zipper acts as its mouth, and it has purplish-pink eyes with slit pupils. Its long, flat arms have three-fingered hands, while its legs are short and stubby. It has a yellow, brush-like tail.
Being driven to life by a powerful grudge, it keeps its life force safely in its body by the means of its zipped up mouth. If unzipped, it would lose its energy. It lays curses on others by using its body as a voodoo doll and sticking pins into itself. It lives in , where it searches for the person that threw it away before it became a Pokémon. It is said that treating it with enough care will satisfy its grudge and will turn it back into a stuffed toy. As mentioned in the Sleep Style Dex, Banette apparently laughs happily while sleeping. It is believed a sleeping Banette is remembering a time where it was loved and cared for.
===Forms===
Banette can Mega Evolve into Mega Banette.
As Mega Banette, this Pokémon gains several additional zippers: one running diagonally across its face, one on each hand, and another on its body. The first zipper runs from its left eye to the tip of its central spike. The other three are all unzipped, revealing parts of Mega Banette's cursed purple body. Its three long purple fingers and body revealing two pointed, purple legs are visible. Its zigzagging ribbon becomes somewhat erect, and now has two zipper rings around it and a short zipper on the tip. It gains four further spikes: one on the top and bottom of each hand and one on each hip. However, it loses its brush-like tail.
When it Mega Evolves, it is filled with so much power and vindictiveness it cannot help cursing its Trainer.
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===Evolution===
Banette evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
: In the Special Episode Igglybuff the Prodigy, Banette and his friend were local bullies who became friends with Igglybuff after he gave them the Gummis they demanded. The next day all three of them went to explore the Murky Forest.
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===Stats===
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===Side game data===
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===Form data===
====Mega Evolution====
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Banette debuted in Deceit and Assist, under the ownership of Harley. He first used it against during the Hoenn Grand Festival. In New Plot, Odd Lot!, it competed in the . In May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!, Banette competed in the Kanto Grand Festival.
In PK15, a Banette was living in a spooky house.
In Celebrating the Hero's Comet!, three Banette were living on an in the Decolore Islands.
In Mega Evolution Special IV, a 's Banette was one of the ten Mega Evolved Pokémon that Alain and his had to defeat.
In Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, a Banette that can Mega Evolve was under the control of Levi and Cherie's Mega Wave. It was used to battle Ash's Pikachu, Squishy, and . It was later freed from their control when Alva's Mega Wave Crystal was destroyed, and it escaped.
In Getting to the Heart of it All!, a Banette nicknamed Bay-Bay was searching for the girl who played with it when it was a substitute doll. It eventually reunited with the girl, who had grown up to be Nurse Joy, and became her assistant. It reappeared in a flashback in Ash and Latios.
===Minor appearances===
In Ghoul Daze!, a Banette, , and scared off .
A Banette and its Mega Evolved form appeared in the opening of Mega Evolution Special I.
A Banette and its Mega Evolved form appeared during the opening sequence of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel. Another Banette appeared in the movie proper.
In A Haunted House for Everyone!, a created a Banette illusion.
A Banette appeared in Narrowing the Chaser Chase!, under the ownership of a Project Mew Challenger.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
One of Sird's main Pokémon is a Banette, which first appeared in Surprised by Sneasel. She used her in her with to take him into custody on 's behalf. During her short fight against the latter's Red Gyarados, she proved herself to be a very powerful opponent.
A Banette appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, under the ownership of a .
A Banette liberated by Team Plasma appeared in The Final Battle as one of the Pokémon stuck in N's Castle.
A Mega Banette appeared in a fantasy in Lucky Lucario Was Here.
A Banette appeared in Chesnaught Protects as a resident of the Pokémon Village.
A Banette appeared in a flashback in Yveltal Steals.
A Banette appeared in Zygarde Agitated.
A Banette appeared in Xerneas Gives.
A Banette capable of Mega Evolution appeared in Magearna Moves, under the ownership of one of Gurkinn's students.
===Pokémon Battle Frontier===
A Banette appeared in Enta Arrives at the Battle Frontier!.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Mega Banette has the highest base stat of all Pokémon.
* Mega Banette is the lightest Mega Evolution at 13.0 kg (28.7 lbs.)
* Banette can be seen as a parallel to . Both are Generation III Ghost-type Pokémon that evolve from their pre-evolved forms at level 37. Both also have the same base stat total. Wild Banette are exclusive to , while wild Dusclops are exclusive to Pokémon Ruby.
** However, with the introduction of in Generation IV and Mega Banette in Generation VI, the similarities between the two evolutionary lines have become less notable, as Dusknoir has not received a Mega Evolution and Banette cannot evolve further.
* Despite Banette's zipper needing to stay closed in order to conserve energy, Banette's Pokémon-Amie animation shows it unzipping and opening its mouth in order to smile or eat.
* In Generations and , Banette can learn via breeding, but not via Move Tutor.
* Banette was the last Pokémon in the animated series that scanned with a Pokédex.
===Origin===
Banette seems to be based on the idea of a , while its Pokédex backstory of an ordinary doll coming to life is similar to the , an idea rooted in 's . Its appearance and habit of sticking itself with pins is also a reference to the popular concept of a . The loosely-hanging arms are common tropes in depictions, and its triangular horn resembles the headband sometimes worn by yūrei or corpses.
====Name origin====
Banette may be a combination of bane (cause of trouble, harm, or death), and .
Juppeta may be a combination of 呪 ju (curse, spell) and puppet. It may also refer to , a woodcarver who built a puppet that came to life in of .
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Mega Evolution
==External links==
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