Banette 34/84 · Pitch Black

Banette is Pokédex #354, generation 3 (Hoenn). Banette is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Shuppet. In this catalog that name is Shuppet (#353).

Banette sits at 34/84 in Pitch Black, position 34 of 120. Before it is 33 Shuppet, and after it is 35 Spiritomb. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on July 17, 2026. The printed size is 84. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Hide 'n' Sneak is listed as Ability. Prevent all effects of your opponent's Pokémon's attacks and Abilities done to this Pokémon. (Damage is not an effect.) The attack Puppet Pull lists 80 damage. The cost is Psychic. You may search your deck for a card and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "A doll bore a grudge over being junked, and it became a Pokémon. It seeks the child that disowned it." The regulation mark is J.

Banette (#354) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 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 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Mugi Hamada illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Banette list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mugi Hamada. I count 6 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Pitch Black set binder is where a full Pitch Black set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Banette can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.