Banette - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Banette can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Banette artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Banette learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
1	Spite	Ghost	—	100
16	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
19	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	40	100
22	Hex	Ghost	65	100
26	Curse	Ghost	—	—
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
34	Role Play	Psychic	—	—
40	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
46	Trick	Psychic	—	100
53	Phantom Force	Ghost	90	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Banette learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Knock Off	Dark		65	100

Egg moves

Banette learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
Imprison	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Banette is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
16	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass	50	100
21	Pounce	Bug	50	100
23	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
29	Hex	Ghost	65	100
34	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
42	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
61	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
62	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
79	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
80	Metronome	Normal	—	—
82	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
88	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
92	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
94	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
98	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
102	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
107	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
109	Trick	Psychic	—	100
114	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
120	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
122	Encore	Normal	—	100
126	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
129	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
140	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
151	Phantom Force	Ghost	90	100
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
161	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
166	Thunder	Electric	110	70
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
177	Spite	Ghost	—	100
181	Knock Off	Dark	65	100
195	Burning Jealousy	Fire	70	100
198	Poltergeist	Ghost	110	90
199	Lash Out	Dark	75	100
202	Pain Split	Normal	—	—
203	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
219	Skitter Smack	Bug	70	90
221	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—

Banette egg move parents

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Banette Mega Banette

Banette's egg groups: Amorphous

The egg moves for Banette are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Banette with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Banette with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Confuse Ray

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Misdreavus Duskull Dusclops Spiritomb Dusknoir Litwick Lampent Chandelure Phantump Trevenant
TM	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Misdreavus Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Mismagius Spiritomb Gallade Dusknoir Solosis Duosion Reuniclus Eelektross Litwick Lampent Chandelure Phantump Trevenant Sandygast Palossand Mimikyu Dreepy Drakloak Dragapult
Breeding	Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Shuppet Banette Gallade Solosis Dreepy Drakloak Dragapult
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Confuse Ray

Destiny Bond

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Galarian Weezing Drifloon Drifblim Dusknoir Phantump Trevenant
Breeding	Misdreavus Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Swalot Shuppet Banette Mismagius Spiritomb Gallade Sandygast Palossand Mimikyu
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Destiny Bond

Disable

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk Duskull Dusclops Dusknoir
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Shuppet Banette Drifloon Drifblim Spiritomb Gallade Phantump Dreepy Drakloak Dragapult
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Disable

Gunk Shot

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk Gulpin Swalot
TM	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Galarian Weezing Gulpin Swalot Shuppet Banette
Breeding	Shuppet Banette
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Gunk Shot

Imprison

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gallade Litwick Lampent Chandelure
TM	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Misdreavus Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Chimecho Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Spiritomb Gallade Dusknoir Solosis Duosion Reuniclus Litwick Lampent Chandelure Phantump Trevenant Sandygast Palossand
Breeding	Misdreavus Shuppet Banette Mismagius
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Imprison

Mega Banette's egg groups: Amorphous