Banette in Your 🎃 Halloween Binder: Art, Sets, and Layout
See why Banette belongs in every 🎃 Halloween collection. Card picks, evolution spreads, and display ideas inside.
2024-07-27
Popularity Rank: #108
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #85
2019 survey: #164
#108 / 1025
#0354
Banette
Marionette Pokémon
BANETTE generates energy for laying strong curses by sticking pins into its own body. This POKéMON was originally a pitiful plush doll that was thrown away.
Pokédex details
Height
1.1 m
Weight
12.5 kg
Base EXP
0
Capture rate
45 / 255
Generation
Gen III
Base happiness
35
Growth rate
Fast
Color
Black
Habitat
Urban
Shape
Upright
Egg groups
Indeterminate
Why people love Banette
The elevator pitch for Banette: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- A staple in our 🎃 Halloween crowd — Banette is one of those picks collectors nod at immediately.
- Banette has that "favourite since childhood" energy — you don't need lore to explain the appeal.
- Honestly? Some Pokémon are just plain likeable. They don't need a sales pitch.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Banette from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Ascended Heroes
Illustration rare
Ascended Heroes
Uncommon
Journey Together
Uncommon
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
Scarlet & Violet
Ultra Rare
Scarlet & Violet
Double rare
Lost Origin Trainer Gallery
Trainer Gallery Rare Holo
Lost Origin
Rare
Chilling Reign
Rare
Vivid Voltage
Rare
Hidden Fates Shiny Vault
Rare Shiny GX
Celestial Storm
Ultra Rare
Showing 12 of 24 loaded cards · card data from TCGdex with pokemontcg.io as backup · images via Scrydex when needed
Binder plan & Michi Method for Banette
Binder geometry for Banette: where the eye should land first and what can stay in the background.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Banette-GX #SV61 (Hidden Fates Shiny Vault) is a top priority for collectors — the shiny treatment adds a sparkly centrepiece to any Banette page.
Banette GX #157 (Celestial Storm) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Banette binder page.
Banette #23 (Secret Wonders) is a solid binder pick — easy to find and always looks great in a spread.
Banette ex #85 (Legend Maker) is a reliable choice for any Banette binder — good value and classic artwork.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Banette mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Banette chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Hidden Fates Shiny Vault
Rare Shiny GX
Celestial Storm
Ultra Rare
Secret Wonders
Rare
Legend Maker
Rare
Ascended Heroes
Illustration rare
Ascended Heroes
Uncommon
Journey Together
Uncommon
Right page
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
Scarlet & Violet
Ultra Rare
Scarlet & Violet
Double rare
Lost Origin Trainer Gallery
Trainer Gallery Rare Holo
Lost Origin
Rare
Chilling Reign
Rare
Vivid Voltage
Rare
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Banette cards around it. The picks and reference art below are meant for collectors building display spreads — not competitive lists.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Banette
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Banette
Scene wallpaper — Banette
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Banette
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
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Additional tips
- If you're building for 🎃 Halloween, repeat one motif (floral border, café table, neon sign) across three cards so the theme feels authored.
- Banette's stoic personality in-game pairs with minimalist layouts: fewer stickers, more negative space, let the art breathe.
- Keep a "swap tray" of mid-value Banette duplicates beside the binder — trades move faster when the page is already curated.
- Reserve one sleeve for Trainer cameos or duos with Shuppet, Aegislash, and Chandelure; vignette cards routinely outperform sterile solo placeholders in flat lays.
Banette: competitive snapshot
For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Banette — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
64
Attack
115
Defense
65
Sp. Atk
83
Sp. Def
63
Speed
65
Total: 455
Players file Banette around tier "ZU" while Ability Insomnia (Prevents sleep.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Phantom Force — Disappears turn 1. Hits turn 2. Breaks protection. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
- Mono-ghost Banette spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Banette — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Banette, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
BANETTE generates energy for laying strong curses by sticking pins into its own body. This POKéMON was originally a pitiful plush doll that was thrown away.
A cursed energy permeated the stuffing of a discarded and forgotten plush doll, giving it new life as BANETTE. The POKéMON’s energy would escape if it were to ever open its mouth.
An abandoned plush doll became this POKéMON. They are said to live in garbage dumps and wander about in search of the children that threw them away.
Collectors still read Shuppet and Banette fastest left-to-right; matching illustration eras across those stages matters more than cramming every rarity onto one page.
A second dex beat (Diamond) frames Banette as a doll that became a pokémon over its grudge from being junked.. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Banette
Spanish
Banette
French
Branette
Italian
Banette
Japanese
ジュペッタ
Japanese (Romaji)
Juppeta
Korean
다크펫
Chinese (Simplified)
诅咒娃娃
Chinese (Traditional)
詛咒娃娃
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