Combee (Pokémon)

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Combee ミツハニー Mitsuhoney #415 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 16 cycles
Height 1'00" 0.3 m Combee 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 12.1 lbs. 5.5 kg Combee 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 63 Gen. IV Unknown IV 49 V+	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Combee 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Yellow	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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

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 insectoid Pokémon that resembles three pieces of orange, hexagonal honeycomb stuck together. Each hexagon has a round yellow face. The bottom-center face is the main thinker of the three, and it is also the only one "bee" to have a full abdomen. The top two hexagons have a single antenna and a wing connected to an orange-colored joint. A female Combee has a red spot on the forehead of its lower face.

Combee can fly with its two wings as long as the top two "bees" co-ordinate their flapping. It is mostly sociable among their own kind. It is generally harmless; it flees when threatened. A Combee will almost always be found collecting honey wherever they can. The gathered honey has multiple purposes, though it's usually consumed. When it is not gathering honey, it sleeps or protects its queen. The former is done by creating a hive along with other Combee, locking together into a "wall" to feel safe in larger numbers. It is very suggestible and will never defy the orders of its queen. When a Vespiquen feels threatened, its subject Combee will not think twice about risking its life to protect the queen, then attacking and even killing the threat in an aggressive manner. It commonly lives in caves and hollow trees of forests and other natural, secluded areas with their queen.

In the anime

Female Combee in the anime

Major appearances

Combee made an appearance in An Angry Combeenation!.

Multiple Combee appeared in Danger, Sweet as Honey!.

Minor appearances

Several Combee made minor appearances living in the gardens of Alamos Town in The Rise of Darkrai.

Three Combee appeared in a forest at the beginning of Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

Combee also appeared living in Michina Town in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.

A group of Combee appeared in Historical Mystery Tour!.

A photograph of multiple Combee appeared in The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!.

A Combee appeared in Lumiose City Pursuit! at Professor Sycamore's lab.

A Combee appeared on the picture in the gallery museum in A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!.

Three female Combee appeared in Mega-Mega Meowth Madness! and Day Three Blockbusters! at Professor Sycamore's lab.

A Combee appeared as a plush toy in A Jolting Switcheroo!.

Two Combee appeared in a flashback at Professor Sycamore's lab in Mega Evolution Special I and Garchomp's Mega Bond!.

Multiple Combee appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

A Combee will appear in XY077.

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, basically carrying sweet nectar from flower to flower.

In the manga

Female Combee in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A girl who was the daughter of the Valley Windworks manager ordered her multiple Combee to attack Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum when Diamond licked the Honey off of the trees that was slathered for her Combee.

In the TCG

Main article: Combee (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV 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 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 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.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Honey trees Platinum Honey trees HeartGold SoulSilver 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, Friend Safari (Bug) Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Trade

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

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

X5&F @YKQ 0-70

@FWH 0FX& P8Y9

Objective: Rescue Combee on floor 6 of Apple Woods.

Held Items

Game		Held Item(s)
Diamond	Pearl	Honey (100%)
Platinum
Ranch		Occa Berry (100%)
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Honey (100%)
Black	White	Honey (100%)
Black 2	White 2	Honey (5%)
X	Y	Honey (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 30		90 - 137	170 - 264
Attack: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Defense: 42		42 - 103	80 - 201
Sp. Atk: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp. Def: 42		42 - 103	80 - 201
Speed: 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 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 4× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 4× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 4× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 4× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If Gravity is in effect, this Pokémon is given an Iron Ball (in Generation IV) or a Ring Target, or it is affected by Smack Down or Ingrain, the effectiveness of  Ground-type  moves is ½×. In Generation V, if this Pokémon is given an Iron Ball, the effectiveness of  Ground-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VI Other generations: IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  00Start Sweet Scent Normal Status 0000— 100100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   00Start Gust Flying Special 04040 100100% 35 Clever 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ 1313 Bug Bite Bug Physical 06060 100100% 20 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   2929 Bug Buzz Bug Special 09090 100100% 10 Beautiful 1 ♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥

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/HM

Generation VI Other generations: IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  This Pokémon learns no moves by TM.

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 TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VI Other generations: IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Combee in Generation VI Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Combee in that game. 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

By tutoring

Generation VI Other generations: IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  X Y OR AS Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Endeavor Normal Physical — 100% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Tailwind Flying Status — —% 15 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0

A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Combee can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Combee cannot be tutored the move in that game 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 Move Tutor moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
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 Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Bug  Poké Assist: ( Flying ) Field move: (Cut ×1) Browser entry   It lets loose gusts of wind to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Bug  ( Flying ) Past ( Normal ) (Cut ×1) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It launches twisters.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

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

For other sprites and images, please see Combee images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Combee is the only Pokémon species in which two genders exist where only one of the two can evolve.
  • Combee is also the only Pokémon with a gender-dependent evolutionary line to have gender differences.
• Combee is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 244.
• Combee has the lowest base stat total of all Flying-type Pokémon.
  • It also has the lowest base HP and Special Attack among Flying-type Pokémon.

Origin

Combee is based on honeycombs and honeybees.

Name origin

Combee is a combination of honeycomb and bee. It may also involve combination, referring to it being made up of three segments.

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

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ミツハニー Mitsuhoney From 蜜蜂 mitsubachi (honey bee), 三つ mittsu (three), and honey French Apitrini From apis and trinity Spanish Combee Same as English name German Wadribie From Wabe, Drei, and Biene Italian Combee Same as English name Korean 세꿀버리 Sekkulburi Combination of 셋 set, 꿀 ggul, and 벌 bul Mandarin Chinese 三蜜蜂 Sān Mì Fēng Literally "Three honeybees". Cantonese Chinese

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