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. It can Mega Evolve into Mega Banette using the Banettite.

Biology
Banette is a dark gray, doll-like Pokémon 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.

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.

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. When it Mega Evolves, it is filled with so much power and vindictiveness it cannot help cursing its Trainer.

Major appearances
Banette debuted in Deceit and Assist, under the ownership of Harley. He first used it against in the Hoenn Grand Festival. It reappeared in the  in New Plot, Odd Lot!, and again during the Kanto Grand Festival in May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!.

A Banette appeared in PK15. It was one of the residents of a spooky house.

Three Banette appeared in Celebrating the Hero's Comet! as some of the episode's antagonists. They were residents of an in the Decolore Islands.

A 's Banette that can Mega Evolve into Mega Banette appeared in Mega Evolution Special IV as one of the ten Mega Evolved Pokémon that Alain and his had to defeat.

A Banette that can Mega Evolve appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, under the control of Levi and Cherie's Mega Wave. Banette was used to battle against Ash's Pikachu, Squishy, and. It was later freed from their control when Alva's Mega Wave Crystal was destroyed, and it escaped.

Minor appearances
A Banette appeared in Ghoul Daze!, where it, a, and a scared off , who was ironically disguised as a Banette at the time.

A Banette and its Mega Evolved form appeared in 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.

A Banette appeared in SM094 as an illusion created by a.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
One of Sird's main Pokémon is a Banette, which first appeared in Surprised by Sneasel. She used it in her with  to take him into custody on 's behalf. During its short fight against the latter's Red Gyarados, it proved itself to be a very powerful opponent.

A Banette appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, under the ownership of a.

A Mega Banette appeared in a fantasy in Lucky Lucario Was Here.

A Banette appeared in Chesnaught Protects as a Pokémon in the Pokémon Village.

NPC appearances

 * In the Special Episode Igglybuff the Prodigy, Banette was a local bully that was befriended by an, an Igglybuff, and his friend the Gummis they demanded, and also going with them to explore the Murky Forest.

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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-evolutions at level 37. Both have the same base stat total. Wild Banette are exclusive to Sapphire, while wild Dusclops are exclusive to 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 yet to receive a Mega Evolution and Banette cannot evolve.
 * 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.

Origin
Its appearance and habit of sticking itself with pins is akin to the popular conception of. Its Pokédex backstory of an ordinary doll coming to life is similar to the, while the grudge it holds against its disowner is related to the idea of.

Name origin
Banette is a combination of bane and .

Juppeta may be a combination of 呪縛 jubaku (curse or spell) and puppet. It may also refer to , a woodcarver who built a puppet that came to life in of.