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Banette
Platinum 19/127 • rare
- Set
- Platinum
- Number
- 19/127
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2009
- Energy type
- psychic energy
- Market price
- $13.53
- Artist
- Tomokazu Komiya
What it does
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.
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.)
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Banette (19/127) was released in 2009 as part of the Pokémon Trading Card Game's Platinum expansion. This set marked a transition period for the game, as it introduced Pokémon SP cards—special variations based on characters from the Sinnoh region's Team Galactic—to reflect the narrative of the Platinum video game. The expansion served to integrate the distortions of the Distortion World into the TCG mechanics.
The card features artwork by illustrator Kouki Saitou, who is known for his clean, expressive style that often emphasizes the personality of the Pokémon. In this depiction, Banette is rendered with a focus on its unsettling, puppet-like appearance, capturing its lore as a discarded doll possessed by pure grudge. As a rare-tier card, it was a standard inclusion in the set's lineup, designed to provide strategic utility for psychic-type decks during the Diamond & Pearl era of play.
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