Almost nobody uses Combee in battle. It exists to evolve into Vespiquen, which is a completely different story. Get it there and you won't regret it. Introduced in Gen 4. Ground moves can't touch it, which offsets the 5 weaknesses somewhat.
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.
They swear fealty to a queen Pokémon and work diligently to gather nectar. Each swarm produces a different flavor of honey.
Combee Weakness
VulnerableCombee's Bug/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Flying moves. Rock hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Ground-type attacks completely.
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.
How to Evolve
Breed Combee with 23 breeding partners from the Bug egg group.
Best Build
Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.
Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.
Not a lot to pick from. Combee gets Struggle Bug and Gust for same-type damage, and Ghost and Normal coverage rounds things out. You're building around what's available rather than choosing from a deep bench.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
decent spawn rates for Combee across 8 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Best Locations
8 walking spots from walking for Combee. Sorted by game progression with rates on each row, so you can compare without scrolling through everything.
Combee is meant to evolve into Vespiquen. At 244 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Watch for Rhyperior (Rock), Infernape (Fire), and Jolteon (Electric) when using Combee. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rhyperior is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage. Ice and Flying-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Combee evolves into Vespiquen at level 21. Combee is the base form of this evolutionary line.
Honey Gather the Pokémon may pick up honey after battle — that's the one you want on Combee. Hustle is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Base 70 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Combee is leaning toward the physical side (base 30 Attack). Defensively? Fragile — can't afford to take many hits.
Combee appears in 13 games, including Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, and Diamond & Pearl.
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Combee spans 6 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A