Combee (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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Pokémon
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Combee
Tiny Bee Pokémon
ミツハニー
Mitsuhoney
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Combee



Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type
Bug Flying
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Abilities
Honey Gather Cacophony
Cacophony
Hustle
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Cacophony
Gender ratio
Unknown
87.5% male, 12.5% female
Catch rate
120 (24.9%)
Breeding
Egg Group
Bug
Hatch time
15 cycles
Height
1'00" 0.3 m
Combee
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Weight
12.1 lbs. 5.5 kg
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Mega Stone
[[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield
63
Gen. IV
Unknown
IV
49
V+
Leveling rate
Medium Slow
EV yield
Total: 1
Combee
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HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
1
Speed
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
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Sp.Def
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Speed
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HP
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Atk
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Sp.Atk
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Sp.Def
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Speed
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HP
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Atk
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Sp.Atk
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Shape
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Footprint
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Pokédex color
Yellow
Base friendship
70
External Links

Combee (Japanese: ミツハニー Mitsuhoney) is a dual-type Bug/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

Female Combee evolve into Vespiquen starting at level 21. Male Combee are not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

 
A wall of Combee

Combee is a small, flying, insectoid Pokémon. Its body consists of three orange, hexagonal sections that resemble honeycomb cells, arranged with two hexagons on top and the remaining hexagon between and below them. Each hexagon has a round, yellow face with two black, oval eyes and a black, curved mouth. In the middle of their foreheads, the upper two faces each have a single whisker-thin, black antenna with black, oval tips approximately the size of their eyes. They also each have a translucent, rounded-triangle-shaped wing connected to an orange, domed joint on their sides. The backsides of the upper faces are yellow and rounded, as the sides of a sphere. The bottom face is the main thinker of the three, and it is also the only one to have a full, insectoid abdomen. This abdomen is yellow near the tip with a thick, black stripe close to its hexagonal frame. Female Combee have red, wedge-shaped spots on the foreheads of their lower faces, just below the point where all three faces meet; male Combee have no distinct markings in this area.

Similar to other Pokémon with multiple heads, such as Dugtrio and Dodrio, Combee's trio of faces each have their own consciousness. For example, each face has a different taste in nectar, and Combee can fly only when the top two faces coordinate the flapping of their wings. Each Combee's trio of faces has been together since birth.

Unlike bees in real life, the vast majority of Combee are male. However, Combee are otherwise similar to bees in their social behavior. They are mostly sociable among their own kind, and form groups of about a hundred to a thousand individuals. They are generally harmless to others, as they tend to flee when threatened. From sunrise to sunset, Combee will collect nectar to create Honey wherever they can. Beautifly often provides trouble by driving away any Combee that tries to collect near it. Though Combee produce Honey for multiple purposes, they usually consume it. Each swarm of Combee makes a different flavor of honey. When not gathering nectar, Combee will protect their queen Vespiquen. They are very suggestible and will never defy the orders of their queen. When a Vespiquen feels threatened, its Combee will not think twice about risking their lives to protect their queen, to the point of aggressively attacking or even killing the threat. Combee commonly live in caves and hollow trees of forests and other natural, secluded areas with their queen. Combee sleep by creating a hive with other Combee, locking together into a tessellated wall to feel safe in larger numbers. Teddiursa and Mothim regularly raid Combee nests for the Honey they collected.

Prior to Generation V, Honey Gather was Combee's signature Ability.

Evolution

Female Combee evolve into Vespiquen. Male Combee are not known to evolve.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

 
Unevolved
Combee
 Bug  Flying 
 
Female
 
First evolution
Vespiquen
 Bug  Flying 


In the anime

 
Combee in the anime

Main series

Major appearances

Combee debuted in The Grass-Type Is Always Greener!, where they led Ash and his friends on their quest to find the Enchanted Honey. Multiple additional Combee then appeared in An Angry Combeenation!.

In Danger, Sweet as Honey!, multiple Combee were living at Honey Island and were revered for the famed honey they produced.

Minor appearances

In The Rise of Darkrai, multiple Combee were in the Alamos Town garden.

In the beginning of Giratina and the Sky Warrior, three Combee were living in a forest.

In a flashback in A Trainer and Child Reunion!, multiple Combee were living in the forest where Aaron's training center was located.

In Arceus and the Jewel of Life, multiple Combee were living at Michina Town.

In Historical Mystery Tour!, Ash encountered multiple Combee in Xatu's Forest.

In Lumiose City Pursuit!, a Combee was at Professor Sycamore's lab.

In Mega-Mega Meowth Madness! and Day Three Blockbusters!, three female Combee were at Professor Sycamore's lab.

In flashbacks in Mega Evolution Special I and Garchomp's Mega Bond!, two Combee were at Professor Sycamore's lab.

Multiple Combee appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

In A Relay in the Sky!, a Trainer's Combee competed in the Pokémon Sky Relay.

In Battling With a Clean Slate!, a female Combee was at Professor Sycamore's lab.

Five Combee appeared in I Choose You!.

A Combee appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.

Two Combee appeared in Showdown at the Gates of Warp!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry
DP032 Combee Dawn's Pokédex Combee, the Tiny Bee Pokémon. When sleeping, Combee stack up on each other like a hive.
Episode Pokémon Source Entry
BW124 Combee Ash's Pokédex Combee, the Tiny Bee Pokémon. A trio of Combee stays together for life, busily carrying sweet nectar from flower to flower.

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

A Combee appeared in Breathe Out, under the ownership of a Trainer.

In the manga

 
Female Combee in Pokémon Adventures

Movie adaptations

Two Combee appeared in the manga adaptation of Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction as a resident of Allearth Forest.

Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl

A Combee appeared in PDP05.

Pokémon Adventures

In Honey for Combee, multiple Combee attacked Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum when Diamond licked the Honey off the trees that were slathered for the Combee.

Maya owns a Combee, who first appeared in The Transfer Student.

Multiple wild Combee appeared in the Wild Area in Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light.

In the TCG

Main article: Combee (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Sinnoh
#053
Johto
#—
Diamond A Pokémon formed by three others. It busily carries sweet floral honey to Vespiquen.
Pearl It collects and delivers honey to its colony. At night, they cluster to form a beehive and sleep.
Platinum The trio is together from birth. It constantly gathers honey from flowers to please Vespiquen.
HeartGold At night, Combee sleep in a group of about a thousand, packed closely together in a lump.
SoulSilver
Generation V Unova
B2W2: #142
Black The trio is together from birth. It constantly gathers honey from flowers to please Vespiquen.
White
Black 2 This Pokémon is a set of three. When they sleep, they gather up and form a giant hive of 100 Combee.
White 2
Generation VI Kalos
Central #076
Hoenn
#—
X The trio is together from birth. It constantly gathers honey from flowers to please Vespiquen.
Y It collects and delivers honey to its colony. At night, they cluster to form a beehive and sleep.
Omega Ruby The trio is together from birth. It constantly gathers honey from flowers to please Vespiquen.
Alpha Sapphire It collects and delivers honey to its colony. At night, they cluster to form a beehive and sleep.
Generation VII Alola
#—
Kanto
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII.
Generation VIII Galar
#116
Galar
Isle of Armor #203
Sinnoh
#053
Hisui
#070
Sword The members of the trio spend all their time together. Each one has a slightly different taste in nectar.
Shield It ceaselessly gathers nectar from sunrise to sundown, all for the sake of Vespiquen and the swarm.
Brilliant Diamond Three Pokémon joined to become one. It busily carries sweet nectar to Vespiquen.
Shining Pearl They collect and deliver honey to their colony. At night, they cluster to form a beehive and sleep.
Legends: Arceus They swear fealty to a queen Pokémon and work diligently to gather nectar. Each swarm produces a different flavor of honey.
Generation IX Paldea
#38
Kitakami
#—
Blueberry
#—
Scarlet At night, Combee sleep in a group of about a hundred, packed closely together in a lump.
Violet The trio is together from birth. It constantly gathers nectar from flowers to please Vespiquen.


 
Combee in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV
Diamond Pearl
Routes 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 221, 222, Eterna Forest, Floaroma Meadow, Fuego Ironworks, Valley Windworks (Honey Trees)
Platinum
Routes 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 221, 222, Eterna Forest, Floaroma Meadow, Fuego Ironworks, Valley Windworks (Honey Trees)
HeartGold SoulSilver
Routes 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 16, 25, Vermilion City, Celadon City, Cerulean City (Headbutt trees)
National Park (Bug-Catching Contest)ThSa
Pokéwalker
Sinnoh Field
Generation V
Black White
Route 12
Black 2 White 2
Route 12 and Lostlorn Forest
Lostlorn Forest (Hidden Grotto)
Dream World
Dream Park
Generation VI
X Y
Route 4, Berry fields, Friend Safari (Bug)
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire
Trade
Generation VII
Sun Moon
Pokémon Bank
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Pokémon Bank
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee
Unobtainable
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
Rolling Fields
Bridge Field, South Lake Miloch (Max Raid Battle)
Expansion Pass
Honeycalm Island
Honeycalm Island (Max Raid Battle)
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
Routes 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 221, 222, Eterna Forest, Floaroma Meadow, Fuego Ironworks, Valley Windworks (Honey Trees)
Grand Underground - Grassland Cave, Sunlit Cavern
Legends: Arceus
Obsidian Fieldlands: Grueling Grove, near The Heartwood, near Oreburrow Tunnel
Crimson Mirelands: Cloudpool Ridge, near Cottonsedge Prairie, near Droning Meadow, near Lake Valor
Cobalt Coastlands: Aipom Hill

Obsidian Fieldlands: The Heartwood, near Grandtree Arena, near Oreburrow Tunnel, Ramanas IslandShaking trees
Crimson Mirelands: Cottonsedge Prairie, Droning MeadowShaking trees
Cobalt Coastlands: Aipom HillShaking trees

Generation IX
Scarlet Violet
South Province: Area One, Area Two, Area Four
East Province: East Paldean Sea
West Province: Area One
Tera Raid Battles (1★)


In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV
MD Time
Apple Woods (6F-12F)
MD Darkness
Wonder Mail code
MD Sky
Apple Woods (6F-12F)
Ranger: SoA
Vien Forest, Chroma Road
Ranch
Hayley's trades
Rumble
Silent Forest
Ranger: GS
Dangerous Cliff, Dark Temple, Light Temple
Generation V
Rumble Blast
Treetops: Soothing Shore
Rumble U
Adventure Area: Unexpected Land, Flower Garden: Guardians of the Flower Patch, Entranceway: A Fateful Showdown!
Generation VI
Battle Trozei
Safari Jungle: Stage 2Su
Rumble World
Silver Isles: Fragrant Tree (All Areas), Starlight Islands: Time-Leap Plains (All Areas)
Generation VII
Rumble Rush
Snorlax Sea, Mewtwo Sea, Arceus Sea, Mewtwo SeaFinal
Generation VIII
New Snap
Florio Nature ParkNight, Secret Side PathNight, Florio Island Illumina SpotLevel 2
Cross-Generation
Shuffle
Violeta Palace: Stage 367


Combee will not appear in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness until a rescue mission involving it has been completed, using a Wonder Mail code such as the following:

X5&F @YKQ 0-70
@FWH 0FX& P8Y9
Objective: Rescue Combee on floor 6 of Apple Woods.

Held items

Games Held items
Diamond Pearl
  Honey (100%)
Platinum
Ranch
  Occa Berry (100%)
HeartGold SoulSilver
  Honey (100%)
Black White
Black 2 White 2
  Honey (5%)
X Y
Sword Shield
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
Legends: Arceus
  Normal
Grit items by level
  Alpha
Grit items by level
Scarlet Violet
  Honey (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
30
90 - 137 170 - 264
30
31 - 90 58 - 174
42
42 - 103 80 - 201
30
31 - 90 58 - 174
42
42 - 103 80 - 201
70
67 - 134 130 - 262
Total:
244
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed
5/5 ★★★★★
Power
1/2
Skill
1/1
Stamina
1/2
Jump
5/5 ★★★★★
Total
13/15 ★★


Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting ¼×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass ¼×
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting ¼×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass ¼×
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting ¼×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass ¼×
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting ¼×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass ¼×
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Notes:

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX
Other generations:
IV - V - VI - VII - VIII
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP
011 Sweet Scent Normal Status 0000 100100% 20
011 Gust Flying Special 04040 100100% 35
011 Struggle Bug Bug Special 05050 100100% 20
011 Bug Bite Bug Physical 06060 100100% 20
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Combee
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Combee
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM

Generation IX
Other generations:
IV - V - VI - VII - VIII
   TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TM070  TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM015  TM015 Struggle Bug Bug Special 05050 100}}100% 20
TM162  TM162 Bug Buzz Bug Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM171  TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10
TM182  TM182 Bug Bite Bug Physical 06060 100}}100% 20
TM185  TM185 Lunge Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TM205  TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 5
TM219  TM219 Skitter Smack Bug Physical 07070 090}}90% 10
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Combee
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Combee
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX
Other generations:
IV - V - VI - VII - VIII
 Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Combee
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Combee
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Combee
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky
  Body size: 1
Recruit rate: 6.4%
IQ group: A
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:
Bug
Poké Assist:  
Flying
Field move:  
(Cut ×1)
Browser entry R-059
It lets loose gusts of wind to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group:
Bug
Poké Assist:
(present)
 
Flying
Field move:
(present)
 
(Cut ×1)
Poké Assist:
(past)
 
Flying
Field move:
(past)
 
(Cut ×1)
Browser entry R-192/N-206
It launches twisters.
Pokémon Rumble
Attack
Defense
Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Blast
Attack
Defense
Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush
  Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds Base HP: 41
Base Attack: 63 Base Defense: 46 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei
Bug
Attack Power: ★★★★

 

Pokémon Shuffle
 
Bug
  Attack Power: 30 - 100   10

#554
 

Mega Boost+
Fills the Mega Gauge of the same type of Pokémon more.


Pokémon GO
  Base HP: 102 Base Attack: 59 Base Defense: 83
Egg Distance: 5 km Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement:   50 (female only)
Fast Attacks: Bug Bite
Charged Attacks: Bug Buzz
New Pokémon Snap
 
Photodex entry #024
From the moment they’re born, the trio that make up Combee work together for the sake of Vespiquen. The nectar they gather from flowers that grow near crystablooms is particularly rich and sweet.

Combee had a 100% female encounter rate in Pokémon GO when it was initially released on February 1, 2019. However, it was later changed to 12.5% on February 15.

Evolution data

 
Unevolved
Combee
 Bug  Flying 
  +  
Level 21
(female)
 
First evolution
Vespiquen
 Bug  Flying 


Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV
Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver
           
           
           
           
Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V
Black White Black 2 White 2
       
       
       
       
Front Back Front Back
Generation VI
X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire
Front Back Front Back
Generation VII
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
Legends: Arceus
Cross-Generation
HOME
   
   
  For other sprites and images, please see Combee images on the Bulbagarden Archives.


Trivia

Origin

 
Early design of Combee[1]

Combee is based on honeycombs and honey bees.

In an interview for Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition: The Official National Pokédex, Ken Sugimori elaborated on the design process for Combee in particular. Based on a request to create a "Pokémon made of three honeycombs stuck together", the designers came up with a design featuring three larvae wedged inside a honeycomb. Sugimori noted that while the concept sounded "gross", it is nonetheless a distinctive and attention-grabbing idea, so the team decided to keep the design and tweak it slightly. Combee's three faces were simplified, based on simple faces found in old comic books, to make its overall appearance friendlier.[1]

Name origin

Combee may be derived from honeycomb, combination (referring to it being made up of three segments), and bee.

Mitsuhoney may be a combination of 蜜蜂 mitsubachi (honey bee), 三つ mittsu (three), and honey.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning
  Japanese ミツハニー Mitsuhoney From 蜜蜂 mitsubachi, 三つ mittsu, and honey
  French Apitrini From apis, trinité, and mini
  Spanish Combee Same as English name
  German Wadribie From Wabe, Drei, and Biene
  Italian Combee Same as English name
  Korean 세꿀버리 Sekkulbeori From set and 꿀벌 kkulbeol
  Mandarin Chinese 三蜜蜂 Sānmìfēng From sān and 蜜蜂 mìfēng
  Cantonese Chinese 三蜜蜂 Sāammahtfūng From sāam and 蜜蜂 mahtfūng


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "What It Takes to Create a Pokémon." Interview with Ken Sugimori in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition: The Official National Pokédex, p. xvi-xvii

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