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Mega Raid

Mega Banette

Ghost

Boss info

This raid hasn't started yet. It appears from Nov 16 (Mon), so power up the recommended Pokémon in advance. Shiny availability hasn't been announced.

Mega Banette is a Mega Raid boss with 9,000 HP and a 300-second time limit. It is weak to Ghost/Dark attacks (1.6×). Among easy-to-get Pokémon, Tyranitar, Kingambit and Incineroar are the strongest; including Legendary, Mega and Shadow Pokémon, the top counters are Mega Tyranitar, Shadow Darkrai and Necrozma (Dawn Wings). Estimated players needed: 2 players for a beginner team, 2 players for an experienced team. When caught, its CP is 1,244–1,313, or 1,555–1,642 when boosted by Fog weather; the highest value is 100% IVs.

Boss HP
9,000
Catch CP (level 20)
1,244–1,313
Weather boost (Fog)
1,555–1,642
Shiny
Not announced
Weaknesses×1.6×1.6

Difficulty & players needed300s time limit

Beginner team2 players6 easy-to-get Pokémon, level 25
Experienced team2 players6 best counters, level 40

Mega Raids are safer with several players. Winning gives that Pokémon's Mega Energy. Player counts estimate the damage one player deals within the time limit by sending in six Pokémon one after another, so weather and friend bonuses can lower them.

Easy-to-get countersFor beginners

Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, Mega and Shadow Pokémon are excluded, and only currently learnable moves are used. Community Day and event moves (exclusive moves) make them stronger.

  1. 1TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 29.8TDO 1,262
  2. 2KingambitSnarlFoul PlayDPS 28.6TDO 1,190
  3. 3IncineroarSnarlDarkest LariatDPS 28.1TDO 982
  4. 4Hisuian ZoroarkShadow ClawShadow BallDPS 32.4TDO 594
  5. 5WeavileSnarlFoul PlayDPS 29TDO 800
  6. 6DragapultAstonishShadow BallDPS 34.8TDO 439
  7. 7HydreigonBiteDark PulseDPS 26.5TDO 968
  8. 8SalamenceBiteBrutal SwingDPS 29.9TDO 629
  9. 9GholdengoHexShadow BallDPS 33.1TDO 457
  10. 10ChandelureHexShadow BallDPS 34.8TDO 362
  11. 11Alolan MukSnarlBrutal SwingDPS 25.2TDO 929
  12. 12ZoroarkSnarlFoul PlayDPS 29.7TDO 570
  13. 13GreninjaFeint AttackBrutal SwingDPS 27.6TDO 697
  14. 14GengarShadow ClawShadow BallDPS 35.7TDO 309
  15. 15GrimmsnarlSucker PunchFoul PlayDPS 26.5TDO 750
  16. 16HoundoomSnarlFoul PlayDPS 27.1TDO 670
  17. 17HonchkrowSnarlDark PulseDPS 27.7TDO 624
  18. 18PolteageistSucker PunchShadow BallDPS 32.7TDO 353
  19. 19DhelmiseShadow ClawShadow BallDPS 31.6TDO 356
  20. 20BisharpSnarlDark PulseDPS 25.4TDO 685

Counters incl. LegendaryNo Shadow or Mega

  1. 1Necrozma (Dawn Wings)Psycho CutMoongeist BeamDPS 51TDO 499
  2. 2DarkraiSnarlFoul PlayDPS 33.7TDO 1,066
  3. 3TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 29.8TDO 1,262
  4. 4EternatusDragon TailDynamax Cannon*DPS 32.3TDO 942
  5. 5HydreigonBiteBrutal Swing*DPS 30.4TDO 1,108
  6. 6KingambitSnarlFoul PlayDPS 28.6TDO 1,190
  7. 7Black KyuremShadow ClawFreeze Shock*DPS 31.5TDO 808
  8. 8Zacian (Crowned Sword)Metal ClawBehemoth Blade*DPS 31.1TDO 815
  9. 9YveltalSnarlDark PulseDPS 27.4TDO 1,140
  10. 10Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)Metal ClawBehemoth Bash*DPS 29.3TDO 925
  11. 11LunalaShadow ClawShadow BallDPS 37.8TDO 422
  12. 12IncineroarSnarlDarkest LariatDPS 28.1TDO 982
  13. 13Urshifu (Single Strike Style)Sucker PunchPaybackDPS 27.5TDO 1,009
  14. 14AbsolSnarlBrutal Swing*DPS 32.2TDO 615
  15. 15BlacephalonAstonishShadow BallDPS 40TDO 319
  16. 16Hisuian ZoroarkShadow ClawShadow BallDPS 32.4TDO 594
  17. 17GuzzlordSnarlBrutal SwingDPS 26.4TDO 1,090
  18. 18ZarudeBiteDark PulseDPS 25.6TDO 1,160
  19. 19WeavileSnarlFoul PlayDPS 29TDO 800
  20. 20DragapultAstonishShadow BallDPS 34.8TDO 439

Best overall countersShadow, Mega and Legendary included

  1. 1Mega TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 35.8TDO 1,986
  2. 2Shadow DarkraiSnarlFoul PlayDPS 40.2TDO 1,060
  3. 3Necrozma (Dawn Wings)Psycho CutMoongeist BeamDPS 51TDO 499
  4. 4Shadow TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 36.5TDO 1,289
  5. 5Mega Mewtwo YPsycho CutShadow Ball*DPS 42.9TDO 772
  6. 6Shadow HydreigonBiteBrutal Swing*DPS 37.4TDO 1,136
  7. 7Mega Mewtwo XPsycho CutShadow Ball*DPS 41.9TDO 730
  8. 8Mega AbsolSnarlBrutal Swing*DPS 40.2TDO 824
  9. 9Mega GreninjaFeint AttackBrutal SwingDPS 35.7TDO 1,055
  10. 10Mega GengarLick*Shadow BallDPS 45.1TDO 511
  11. 11Mega HoundoomSnarlFoul PlayDPS 34TDO 1,104
  12. 12Mega RayquazaDragon TailDragon Ascent*DPS 35.4TDO 960
  13. 13DarkraiSnarlFoul PlayDPS 33.7TDO 1,066
  14. 14Shadow AbsolSnarlBrutal Swing*DPS 39TDO 620
  15. 15Mega GyaradosBiteCrunchDPS 29.3TDO 1,413
  16. 16Shadow WeavileSnarlFoul PlayDPS 34.8TDO 801
  17. 17TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 29.8TDO 1,262
  18. 18Shadow MewtwoPsycho CutShadow Ball*DPS 40.7TDO 474
  19. 19EternatusDragon TailDynamax Cannon*DPS 32.3TDO 942
  20. 20HydreigonBiteBrutal Swing*DPS 30.4TDO 1,108

How we calculate

  • Attackers are level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs. Shadow Pokémon get ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense.
  • 'Easy-to-get Pokémon' is re-ranked without Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, Mega and Shadow Pokémon and without exclusive moves that can't be learned now.
  • Players needed = boss HP ÷ the damage one player deals within the time limit by sending in the six recommended Pokémon one after another (1 s per switch, 15 s to rejoin after all faint). Beginner teams are level 25 with 30% loss, experienced teams level 40 with 15% loss. A team can include only one Mega or Primal Pokémon, so experienced teams use only one Mega.
  • Damage taken scales with the boss's Attack (base Attack × tier multiplier). 1-star bosses hit much more weakly.
  • Damage per hit is ⌊0.5 × power × Attack / boss Defense × STAB 1.2 × effectiveness⌋ + 1. Move power, duration and energy are the game master's raid values.
  • DPS is estimated over one cycle of charging energy with the Fast Attack and using the Charged Attack, including energy gained from taking hits. TDO is the damage dealt before fainting.
  • Boss moves can't be known in advance, so survival time assumes moves of the boss's own types. Ranking is by (DPS³ × TDO)^¼.
  • Weather boost, friend bonuses and dodging are not included. The same Pokémon can rank very differently with different moves.
  • Checked 2026-10-31. Boss list from LeekDuck (via ScrapedDuck), move lists from PvPoke, move stats from the game master (PokeMiners). * marks an exclusive move.