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CombeeTiny Bee Pokémon
ミツハニーMitsuhoney
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Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type
Bug
Flying
Unknown
Unknown
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
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
63Gen. IV
UnknownIV
49V+
Leveling rate
Medium Slow
EV yield
Total: 1
Combee
0HP
0Atk
0Def
0Sp.Atk
0Sp.Def
1Speed
0HP
0Atk
0Def
0Sp.Atk
0Sp.Def
0Speed
0HP
0Atk
0Def
0Sp.Atk
0Sp.Def
0Speed
0HP
0Atk
0Def
0Sp.Atk
0Sp.Def
0Speed
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 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.
Contents
1Biology
1.1Evolution
2Game data
2.1NPC appearances
2.2Pokédex entries
2.3Game locations
2.3.1In side games
2.4Held items
2.5Stats
2.5.1Base stats
2.5.2Pokéathlon stats
2.6Type effectiveness
2.7Learnset
2.7.1By leveling up
2.7.2By TM
2.7.3By breeding
2.8Side game data
2.9Evolution data
2.10Sprites
3In animation
3.1Main series
3.1.1Major appearances
3.1.2Minor appearances
3.1.3Pokédex entries
3.2Pokémon: Paldean Winds
3.3POKÉTOON
4In the manga
4.1Movie adaptations
4.2Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl
4.3Pokémon Adventures
5In the TCG
6Trivia
6.1Origin
6.1.1Name origin
7In other languages
8References
9Related articles
10External links
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 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
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Three female Combee and two Beedrill act as Nectar Meadows's bosses, attacking the player, the partner, and Budew, thinking the trio to be a group of Honey thieves.
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 B2 W2 : #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
KalosCentral #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
GalarIsle 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 #—
Lumiose #—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Legends: Z-A.
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.
Obsidian Fieldlands: Grueling Grove, near The Heartwood, near Oreburrow TunnelCrimson Mirelands: Cloudpool Ridge, near Cottonsedge Prairie, near Droning Meadow, near Lake ValorCobalt Coastlands: Aipom Hill
Obsidian Fieldlands: The Heartwood, near Grandtree Arena, near Oreburrow Tunnel, Ramanas IslandShaking treesCrimson Mirelands: Cottonsedge Prairie, Droning MeadowShaking treesCobalt Coastlands: Aipom HillShaking trees
Generation IX
Scarlet
Violet
South Province: Area One, Area Two, Area FourEast Province: East Paldean SeaWest Province: Area OneTera Raid Battles (1★)
Legends: Z-A
Unobtainable
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!
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 Dazzling Honey (35%) Spoiled Apricorn (15%) Grit items by level Alpha Exp. Candy S (100%) Seed of Mastery (10%) Grit items by level
Scarlet
Violet
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:
Damagednormally 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
Combee is available in Scarlet and Violet.
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
TM015
TM015
Struggle Bug
Bug
Special
05050
100}}100%
20
TM070
TM070
Sleep Talk
Normal
Status
0000—
00—}}—%
10
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 DungeonExplorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky
Body size: 1
Recruit rate: 6.4%
IQ group: A
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Raise the Expedition Rank to Silver Connected to: Combee (♀) Connection Orb Set: 6 (♂)
Phrases
Normal
Combining power is what we Combee do! We comb through all possibilities!
Low HP (< 50%)
This is more that I can handle.
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Raise the Expedition Rank to Silver Connected to: Beedrill, Combee (♂) Connection Orb Set: 6 (♀)
Phrases
Normal
Oh, we have to make Honey! Busy-busy!
Low HP (< 50%)
This is rough…and we are busy-busy!
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.
In animation
Combee in Pokémon Horizons: The Series
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!.
Multiple Combee appeared in The Plan to Capture Rayquaza.
A Trainer's Combee appeared in The Wonders of the World!, during a flashback. Another appeared in the wild.
A Combee appeared in Reunion in Cortondo.
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.
POKÉTOON
A Trainer's Combee appeared in PT16.
In the manga
Male 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)
Trivia
Combee is the only Pokémon with a gender-dependent evolutionary line to have aesthetic gender differences.
Combee is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 244.
Combee is the only Bug- or Flying-type Pokémon consisting of multiple bodies.
Combee has the lowest base HP stat and the lowest base stat total of all Flying-type Pokémon.
It also has the lowest base Special Attack stat of all Flying-type Pokémon, tying with Zubat, Taillow, Starly, and Pikipek.
Origin
Early design of Combee[1]
Combee is based on honeycombs and honey bees. The red spot on female Combee, along with how only female Combee can evolve into Vespiquen, may be based on queen marking.
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 셋 set and 꿀벌 kkulbeol
Mandarin Chinese
三蜜蜂 Sānmìfēng
From 三 sān and 蜜蜂 mìfēng
Cantonese Chinese
三蜜蜂 Sāammahtfūng
From 三 sāam and 蜜蜂 mahtfūng
More languages
Hindi
टीनबी Tinbee
From तीन teen and bee
Thai
มิทซึฮันนี Mitsuehanni
Transcription of Japanese name
References
↑ 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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