Banette 91/217 · Ascended Heroes

Ascended Heroes is a set in the Mega Evolution series. It was released on January 30, 2026. The printed size is 217. This checklist is longer, at 295 cards. Banette is 91/217, in position 91 of 295 on this checklist. Before it is 90 Shuppet, and after it is 92 Rotom. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Banette is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Banette (#354), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Shuppet. In this catalog that name is Shuppet (#353).

Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this card. The same name is on 134 other cards in the catalog.

Banette (#354) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2026. The earliest other card is Banette 1/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Banette list a different HP.

The attack Cursed Words lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic. Your opponent chooses 3 cards from their hand and shuffles those cards into their deck. Spooky Shot is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon developed from an abandoned doll that amassed a grudge. It is seen in dark alleys." The regulation mark is I.

I keep a set binder for Ascended Heroes, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Ascended Heroes set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Banette can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.