Banette · Vivid Voltage, what to know.
About the Banette card
Numbered 68 of 203 in Vivid Voltage, released in November 2020, Banette is a Rare, a Stage 1 Psychic-type carrying 90 HP.
It evolves from Shuppet, so Banette is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by kodama.
Banette carries this Pokédex flavor text: "Resentment at being cast off made it spring into being. Some say that treating it well will satisfy it, and it will once more become a stuffed toy."
What is Banette worth?
Banette is a non-holo Rare. In Vivid Voltage, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Banette trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Banette before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Non-holo Rares like Banette are easier on surface but no kinder on centering. These cards were less protected than the holos, so high-grade Banette survivors can be scarcer than expected, with edge whitening the usual cap.
If you are collecting Banette
For Banette, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Submission math on Banette rarely works unless the card has independent demand.
