Pokémon Go Mega Banette counters, weaknesses and moveset explained

Mega Banette counters and weaknesses in Pokémon Go

The fastest way to collect Mega Banette energy is to defeat one in a Mega Raid. Below you’ll find the counters and weaknesses for Mega Banette to help you achieve this:

• Mega Banette type – Ghost-type
• Mega Banettea is weak against - Dark and ghost-types
• Mega Banette Mega counters - Gengar or Houndoom are the best options (depending on the Charged move the Mega Banette has, although this is chosen at random). If you don't have one of those, use Gyarados or Absol.
• Mega Banette non-Mega counters - Hydreigon with Brutal Swing, Darkrai, Giratina Origin, Chandelure and Yveltal are your best options. Failing that, your strongest dark or ghost-types are the way to go.
• Number of players to beat Mega Banette - Mega Banette can be beaten by just two players if you have good enough counters. Three players at level 40 is reasonable, and five players at level 30 should be fine, as long as you bring the right Pokémon to the battle!
• Other Mega Banette notes – As a pure ghost-type Pokémon, you have multiple opens for counters. Hydreigon with Brutal Swing is far and away the best way to go, but make sure you have a Mega Evolved Pokémon to boost your raid party's Pokémon's attacks of the same type and get extra candy for catching it!
• Tactics – Mega Banette is a little tricky in that it has two attacks that will either tickle or wreck your team, depending whether you bring ghost or dark-type Pokémon; simply put, Dazzling Gleam wrecks dark types. There's no way to tell which attack it has, so if you're concerned about your ability to take it down, make two teams – one that's pure Ghost and one that's pure Dark. It's a coin toss which move you come up against, so if you lose quickly by bringing the wrong team, pick the other when you get booted back to the lobby and you should have a much easier time!

Mega Banette CP in Pokémon Go

Below you’ll find the CP levels for battling for Mega Banette and, if defeated, catching an Banette after the fight in Pokémon Go:

• Mega Banette Raid CP - 41038 CP
• CP range for catching Banette - 1244 – 1313 CP
• Weather (Foggy) when being caught - 1555 – 1642 CP

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Best Mega Banette moveset in Pokémon Go

Mega Banette can use a variety of Fast and Charged moves in Pokémon Go. The best Mega Banette moves would be the steel combination of Shadow Claw (Fast) and Shadow Ball (Charged).

Here are the other Fast and Charged moves Mega Banette can use in Pokémon Go:

Fast Moves:

• Shadow Claw (Ghost)
• Hex (Ghost)

Charged Moves:

• Shadow Claw (Ghost)
• Thunder (Electric)
• Dazzling Gleam (Fairy)

Everything we know about Banette

The Marionette Pokémon, Banette. is a ghost-type Pokémon from Gen 3, and is the evolved form of Shuppet.

According to the official Pokédex entry, '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.'

Mega Banette, meanwhile, thought that wasn't nearly creepy enough, as seen by its official Pokédex entry: 'Extraordinary energy amplifies its cursing power to such an extent that it can’t help but curse its own Trainer.'

Good luck defeating Mega Banette in Pokémon Go!