What does Combee evolve into?

Get Combee to Vespiquen at level 21. At 244 BST, Combee is just the starting point.

At what level does Combee evolve?

Level 21 gets you Vespiquen . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Combee through the first few routes without issues. 244 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Vespiquen as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Combee?

You can find Combee in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

Combee - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Speed and Defense carry most of Combee's stat budget. HP's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP30

Attack30

Defense42

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def42

Speed70

Total244

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight5.5 kg

Base XP49

Abilities

Honey Gather

The Pokémon may pick up honey after battle.

HustleHA

Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

Three Pokémon joined to become one. It busily carries sweet nectar to Vespiquen.

Combee Weakness

Combee's Bug/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Flying. Rock hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Ground-type attacks completely.

Combee Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Rock
2x (Weak)	Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying
0.5x (Resist)	Bug
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartVulnerable

5Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-4

4xCritical

Rock

2xWeak

Fire Electric Ice Flying

½xResist

Bug

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (5)

Grass Psychic Dark Fighting Bug

How to Beat Combee in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Tyranitar can KO Combee with Stone Edge (1076-1266%). Mamoswine's Ice Shard also KOs at 168-198%.

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Combee Crunch 215-254%KO Stone Edge 4x 1076-1266%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Combee Ice Shard 2x 168-198%KO Knock Off 91-106%KO View Mamoswine builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

One evolution ahead. Combee grows into Vespiquen through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 230 total stats over Combee. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#415Combee

Level 21 ♀

#416Vespiquen

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Combee

BugFlying

Vespiquen

BugFlying

70+40

ATK

80+50

DEF

102+60

SP.ATK

80+50

SP.DEF

102+60

SPE

40-30

BST

244D-Tier

474C-Tier+230

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Combee with 48 breeding partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Combee Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Not a lot to pick from. Combee gets Bug Buzz and Bug Bite for same-type damage, and limited coverage rounds things out. You're building around what's available rather than choosing from a deep bench.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Lv 1

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 1

Struggle Bug

D5010020Bug

Lv 1

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

TM Moves

TM62

Bug Buzz

D9010010Bug

Egg Moves

Combee doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Combee can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Combee Locations

4 encounter spots for Combee at moderate rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Best Locations to Catch Combee in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

4 spots to find Combee at Lv. 16-20 via walking. Not all of them exist in both Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl versions, so filter by your copy below.

Grassland Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Grassland Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Sunlit Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Sunlit Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Combee Guide

Get Combee to Vespiquen at level 21. At 244 BST, Combee is just the starting point.
Level 21 gets you Vespiquen. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Combee through the first few routes without issues. 244 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Vespiquen as fast as you can.
You can find Combee in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Combee spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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