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 Diamond & 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 Diamond & 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.

HustleHANot in game

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

A Pokémon formed by three others. It busily carries sweet floral honey 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

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

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 Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Thunder FangLv. 1 Damage vs Combee Fire Blast 2x 97-117%KO Fire Fang 2x 83-100%KO Ice Fang 2x 83-100%KO Thunder Fang 2x 83-100%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Combee Rock Throw 4x 142-167%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Fire SpinLv. 12 Damage vs Combee Fire Blast 2x 89-106%KO Rock Throw 4x 183-217%KO Fire Spin 2x 31-39% View Solrock builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Combee Rock Throw 4x 125-150%KO View Onix builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Fire BlastTM38 Damage vs Combee Fire Blast 2x 78-94% View Shieldon builds →

Diamond & 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)

Diamond & Pearl Combee Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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

Moves

Not a lot to pick from. Combee gets Gust 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

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 1

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

TM Moves

Combee can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Combee doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Combee can't learn any Tutor moves

Diamond & Pearl Combee Locations

42 encounter spots for Combee at decent spawn rates starting from early-game areas. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Best Locations to Catch Combee in Diamond & Pearl

You can catch Combee through 42 headbutt encounters from Lv. 5-15, but availability differs between Diamond and Pearl. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Eterna Forest

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Forest

UncommonEarly

Eterna Forest

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Forest

UncommonEarly

Floaroma Meadow

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15

UncommonEarly

Floaroma Meadow

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15

UncommonEarly

Fuego Ironworks

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant

UncommonEarly

Fuego Ironworks

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant

UncommonEarly

Route 205 - North

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 205 - North

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 205 - South

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 205 - South

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 206

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 206

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 207

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 207

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 208

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 208

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 209

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 209

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 210 - North

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 210 - North

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 210 - South

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 210 - South

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 211 - East

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 211 - East

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 212 - North

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 212 - North

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 212 - South

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 212 - South

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 213

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 213

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 214

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 214

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 215

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 215

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 218

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 218

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 221

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 221

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 222

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 222

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Valley Windworks

DiamondHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant

UncommonEarly

Valley Windworks

PearlHoney tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant

UncommonEarly

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 Diamond & 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 Diamond & 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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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Thunder FangLv. 1 Damage vs Combee Fire Blast 2x 94-112%KO Fire Fang 2x 87-104%KO Ice Fang 2x 87-104%KO Thunder Fang 2x 87-104%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Combee Rock Tomb 4x 156-185%KO Rock Throw 4x 137-162%KO View Lunatone builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Combee Rock Tomb 4x 127-150%KO Rollout 4x 67-81% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Combee Rock Tomb 4x 196-231%KO View Kabuto builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Combee Rock Tomb 4x 225-265%KO View Anorith builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Combee Fire Blast 2x 103-122%KO Flamethrower 2x 85-101%KO Fly 2x 194-228%KO Rock Slide 4x 327-385%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Combee Blizzard 2x 146-173%KO Ice Beam 2x 118-140%KO Rock Slide 4x 204-242%KO Rock Tomb 4x 167-197%KO View Lunatone builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Combee Rock Slide 4x 304-358%KO Rock Tomb 4x 243-287%KO View Anorith builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Fire BlastTM38 BlizzardTM14 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Combee Thunder 2x 81-96% Fire Blast 2x 81-96% Blizzard 2x 81-96% Flamethrower 2x 67-81% View Shieldon builds →
Bonsly Rock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Combee Rock Slide 4x 266-313%KO Rock Tomb 4x 212-251%KO Rock Throw 4x 182-215%KO View Bonsly builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Combee Fire Blast 2x 103-122%KO Flamethrower 2x 85-101%KO Fly 2x 194-228%KO Rock Slide 4x 327-385%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Combee Rock Slide 4x 312-367%KO Rock Tomb 4x 251-296%KO Rock Throw 4x 212-251%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Combee Blizzard 2x 146-173%KO Ice Beam 2x 118-140%KO Rock Slide 4x 204-242%KO Rock Tomb 4x 167-197%KO View Lunatone builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Combee Rock Slide 4x 304-358%KO Rock Tomb 4x 243-287%KO Aerial Ace 2x 81-96% View Anorith builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Fire BlastTM38 BlizzardTM14 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Combee Thunder 2x 81-96% Fire Blast 2x 81-96% Blizzard 2x 81-96% Flamethrower 2x 67-81% View Shieldon builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Combee Fire Blast 2x 101-121%KO Flamethrower 2x 82-97% Fly 2x 188-223%KO Rock Slide 4x 319-377%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Combee Rock Slide 4x 306-362%KO Rock Tomb 4x 247-292%KO Rock Throw 4x 209-246%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Combee Blizzard 2x 144-169%KO Ice Beam 2x 117-138%KO Rock Slide 4x 196-231%KO Rock Tomb 4x 156-185%KO View Lunatone builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Combee Rock Slide 4x 294-346%KO Ancient Power 4x 131-154%KO Rock Tomb 4x 241-285%KO Aerial Ace 2x 79-95% View Anorith builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Fire BlastTM38 BlizzardTM14 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Combee Thunder 2x 79-95% Fire Blast 2x 79-95% Blizzard 2x 79-95% Flamethrower 2x 65-77% View Shieldon builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Combee Fire Blast 2x 101-119%KO Flamethrower 2x 82-98% Fly 2x 190-225%KO Rock Slide 4x 321-379%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Combee Rock Slide 4x 310-364%KO Rock Tomb 4x 249-293%KO Rock Throw 4x 206-243%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Combee Blizzard 2x 143-169%KO Ice Beam 2x 117-138%KO Rock Slide 4x 194-229%KO Rock Tomb 4x 157-186%KO View Lunatone builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Combee Rock Slide 4x 296-350%KO Ancient Power 4x 127-150%KO Rock Tomb 4x 236-279%KO Aerial Ace 2x 79-93% View Anorith builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Fire BlastTM38 BlizzardTM14 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Combee Thunder 2x 79-93% Fire Blast 2x 79-93% Blizzard 2x 79-93% Flamethrower 2x 64-76% View Shieldon builds →

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Combee Thunderbolt 2x 289-340%KO Explosion 117-138%KO View Magnezone builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Combee Ice Fang 2x 89-104%KO View Gliscor builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Combee Stone Edge 4x 553-651%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Combee Ice Shard 2x 121-143%KO Pursuit 61-72% View Weavile builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Air Slash FlamethrowerSTAB Solar Beam Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Combee Air Slash 2x 277-326%KO Flamethrower 2x 331-390%KO View Charizard builds →