Pokémon · EX

Banette

Crystal Guardians · #1 · Rare Holo · 2006

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: 1 / 100
Release year: 2006
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 70
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Shuppet
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Kyoko Umemoto
Pokédex #: 354
Series: EX

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 30 damage; 15 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Banette plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
Its main attack (Night Murmurs) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Shuppet; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Banette

Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 2% of decks; 3.6 copies on average · 959 decks
Match win rate: 44.7%; -2.5 pts vs the 47.2% field average

Plays well with

Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.

Shuppet

in 97% of decks · 70 seen

Pumpkaboo

in 58% of decks · 42 seen

Gourgeist ex

in 58% of decks · 42 seen

Sinistcha

in 95% of decks · 915 seen

Spiritomb

in 50% of decks · 484 seen

Shuppet

in 97% of decks · 935 seen

Dhelmise

in 100% of decks · 956 seen

Poltchageist

in 95% of decks · 912 seen

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Munkidori

$0.33 · in 35% of decks

Frogadier

$0.20 · in 1% of decks

Brute Bonnet

$0.16 · in 1% of decks

Team Rocket's Zubat

$0.07 · in 0% of decks

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About this card

HP: 70Type:PPsychicSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Shuppet

Poké-Body: Safeguard

Prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Banette by your opponent's Pokémon-ex.

PCNight Murmurs — 30

If the Defending Pokémon is a Basic Pokémon, that Pokémon is now Confused.

Weakness:D×2

Resistance:F-30

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

ran Banette

Tournaments scanned

299

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

3 top-cut decks · best finish 2nd

Top decks running Banette

1Banette
8 decks

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Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/04

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$19.81	$25.50	$150.00	$11.71	—
Reverse Holofoil	$26.50	$51.39	$4,999.90	$30.50	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€9.49
7-day average	€5.03
30-day average	€4.86
Low	€0.90
Trend price	€4.95
Low (excellent+)	€3.00
Reverse holo low	€1.90
reverseHoloAvg1	€24.99
Reverse holo 7-day	€16.99
reverseHoloSell	€14.28
averageSellPrice	€4.17
Reverse holo 30-day	€10.14
Reverse holo trend	€16.29

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Banette is real?

Banette is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Banette worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Banette is $11.71; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Banette from?

Banette is from the Pokémon set "Crystal Guardians" in the EX series, released in 2006.

What rarity is Banette?

Banette is a Rare Holo card in the Crystal Guardians set.