Banette ex · Scarlet & Violet, what to know.
About the Banette ex card
Banette ex is card 88 of 250 in Scarlet & Violet, released in March 2023, a Double Rare. It is a Stage 1 Psychic-type with 250 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Shuppet, which places Banette ex deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki.
The card's flavor text gives Banette ex a line of lore: "It feeds on the dark emotions of sadness and hatred, which make it grow steadily stronger."
What is Banette ex worth?
Banette ex is a holo rare, one of the cards that holds Scarlet & Violet's value. The rarity tier decides most of it, since the same card prints at several tiers with very different prices. In top-grade 1st Edition, Scarlet & Violet holos range from the mid hundreds for the lesser cards up to the set's marquee chase; raw and Unlimited copies trade for a fraction of that. The live market price above shows the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Banette ex before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Banette ex lives and dies on its holo surface in grading. The psychic foil catches light at angles that hide hairlines in a flat photo, so tilt it under a lamp, then measure the borders, where modern centering is the second-most-common grade cap.
If you are collecting Banette ex
Buying Banette ex well means pricing the exact print and grade, not the card name. Match the rarity tier to the comp before you buy. Always see the holo surface in good light first.
