Banette 19/127 · Platinum

Platinum is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on February 11, 2009. The printed size is 127. This checklist is longer, at 133 cards. Banette is 19/127, in position 19 of 133 on this checklist. Before it is 18 Altaria, and after it is 20 Bastiodon. The listed rarity is Rare.

Banette is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 48. 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).

Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this card. The same name is on 248 other cards in the catalog.

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 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Banette list a different HP.

Temper Tantrum is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard as many cards as you like from your hand. If you do, put that many damage counters on Banette. This power can't be used if Banette is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Darkness Switch lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic. Discard an Energy card attached to Banette, and then switch all damage counters on Banette with those on the Defending Pokémon. (If an effect of this attack is prevented, this attack does nothing.) Loneliness is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. You may show your hand to your opponent. If you do and if you don't have any Pokémon in your hand, this attack does 30 damage plus 30 more damage. Weakness is Darkness +20. Resistance is Colorless -20. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Platinum, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Platinum 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.