Banette ex
Rotated OutA powerful Stage 1 Psychic Pokemon that controls the game by hiding your opponent's items and punishing their hand size.
What this card does
It uses Everlasting Darkness to stop your opponent from playing Item cards for a turn.
It uses Poltergeist to deal 60 damage for every Trainer card found in your opponent's hand.
Poltergeist
Your opponent reveals their hand. This attack does 60 damage for each Trainer card you find there. (60× damage)
This card forces your opponent to reveal their hand, which can be quite stressful for them. The more Trainer cards they hold, the more damage this attack deals, making it a strong tool for controlling the match.
Attacks
During your opponent's next turn, they can't play any Item cards from their hand.
Your opponent reveals their hand. This attack does 60 damage for each Trainer card you find there.
Which deck it belongs in
It suits decks that rely on disrupting the opponent's strategy rather than just attacking directly. It works well in Psychic type decks that want to limit what their opponent can do with items.
- •Hand disruption
- •High damage potential
- •Item denial
- •Takes extra prize loss
- •Weak to Darkness type
Try to keep your opponent's hand full of Trainer cards before using Poltergeist to maximise the damage.
Banette is known for being a vengeful Pokemon that haunts doll makers who abandoned it.
Remind your child that if Banette ex is knocked out, the opponent gets two prize cards instead of one, so it is important to protect it.
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