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==Diet== | ==Diet== | ||
{{main|Pokémon food}} | |||
=In the anime= | =In the anime= | ||
[[Image:JessieBanette.jpg|right|thumb|[[Jessie]] and [[Harley's Banette]].]] | [[Image:JessieBanette.jpg|right|thumb|[[Jessie]] and [[Harley's Banette]].]] | ||
[[Harley]] used a | [[Harley]] used a {{TP|Harley|Banette}} against {{an|May}} in the [[Grand Festival]] during ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''. | ||
=In the TCG= | =In the TCG= | ||
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|type=ghost | |type=ghost | ||
|gen=3 | |gen=3 | ||
|rubydex=Banette generates energy for laying strong curses by sticking pins into its own body. This Pokémon was | |rubydex=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. | ||
|sapphiredex=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. | |sapphiredex=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. | ||
|emeralddex=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. | |emeralddex=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. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* {{p|Dusclops}} and Banette are both counterparts in [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|Ruby and Sapphire]], however in [[Generation IV]], only Dusclops gained an {{p2|Dusknoir|evolution}}. | * {{p|Dusclops}} and Banette are both counterparts in [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby and Sapphire]], however in [[Generation IV]], only Dusclops gained an {{p2|Dusknoir|evolution}}. | ||
* According to the Pokédex Banette's cursed energy would escape from its body if its mouth came unzipped. Despite this, its fainting animation in the console battle games features it unzipping and opening its mouth. | * According to the Pokédex Banette's cursed energy would escape from its body if its mouth came unzipped. Despite this, its fainting animation in the console battle games features it unzipping and opening its mouth. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Its appearance and habit of sticking itself with pins is highly reminiscent of | Its appearance and habit of sticking itself with pins is highly reminiscent of {{wp|voodoo|voodoo dolls}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Banette's name is a combination of ''bane'' and ''{{wp|marionette}}'', or perhaps 'banter', referring to the way it skips about. Its Japanese name may be a corruption of ''{{wp|Jupiter}}'' or a reference to ''Geppetto'', a woodcarver who built a puppet that came to life in the story of {{wp|Pinocchio}}. It may also come from 呪縛 ''jubaku'', curse or spell, and ''puppet''. | Banette's name is a combination of ''bane'' and ''{{wp|marionette}}'', or perhaps 'banter', referring to the way it skips about. Its Japanese name may be a corruption of ''{{wp|Jupiter}}'' or a reference to ''Geppetto'', a woodcarver who built a puppet that came to life in the story of {{wp|Pinocchio}}. It may also come from 呪縛 ''jubaku'', curse or spell, and ''puppet''. | ||