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Banette
#19/133 in Platinum, Rare, 90 HP, Psychic, illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
- Set
- Platinum
- Card number
- #19/133
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90 HP
- Type
- Psychic
- Language
- English
- Release date
- February 11, 2009
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
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Collector Notes
Banette
Banette appears in the English print of Platinum, released on February 11, 2009. Banette is a rare rarity and 90 HP. The Platinum set contains 133 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Tomokazu Komiya.
Collector Insights
Banette is a Psychic-type Pokémon with 90 HP, featuring a retreat cost of one Colorless Energy and a resistance to Colorless Energy that reduces damage by 20. It possesses a unique Poké-Power called Temper Tantrum, allowing the player to discard cards from their hand to add corresponding damage counters to Banette during their turn, provided it is not under a Special Condition. The card’s primary attack, Darkness Switch, costs one Psychic Energy and lets the player discard an attached Energy card to swap all damage counters between Banette and the defending Pokémon, with the caveat that prevented effects nullify the attack. Another attack, Loneliness, requires two Energy types—Psychic and Colorless—and deals 30 damage plus an additional 30 if the player reveals their hand and has no Pokémon in it. Banette’s weakness to Darkness Energy increases damage by 20, reflecting its vulnerability to such attacks. The card was released in the Platinum set in February 2009 and is numbered 19, with a rarity of Rare. Artist Tomokazu Komiya designed the card’s illustration, contributing to its visual identity within the series.
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