combee

Combee is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

Type: Bug/Flying

Abilities:

• Honey Gather: Has a chance to collect Honey after battle if it is not holding an item.
• Hustle (Hidden Ability): Boosts the Attack stat, but lowers the accuracy of physical moves.

Physical Characteristics:

• Combee is a small Pokémon resembling a bee made up of three hexagonal sections, each with its own face.
• It is primarily yellow with black stripes and features two wings on its back.
• The three faces appear to be connected, giving the impression of a honeycomb.
• The top face has a small crown-shaped marking, which distinguishes female Combee.

Behavior and Habitat:

• Combee typically lives in fields and forests near large trees or flowers where they can gather nectar.
• They are social creatures that work in groups to collect honey and protect their hive.
• Combee are known to form swarms that move collectively to fend off threats or to relocate their nest.
• They communicate with each other through buzzing sounds and pheromones.

In Battle:

• Combee is not often used for direct battles due to its relatively low stats.
• It is more effective in supportive roles, thanks to moves like Sweet Scent, which lowers opposing Pokémon's evasiveness.
• Combee can use moves like Gust and Bug Buzz, but its low stats make it a less viable choice for competitive battles.
• Being a Bug/Flying-type, it is strong against Grass and Fighting types but weak against Electric, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Rock types.

Evolution:

• Female Combee evolves into Vespiquen starting at level 21.
• Male Combee do not evolve, which can make finding a female Combee desirable for trainers seeking to evolve it.

Interesting Facts:

• Combee's design is inspired by the concept of a worker bee and a honeycomb structure.
• Despite its name and appearance, Combee cannot learn the move "Honey Gather" through leveling up, but it has the ability of the same name.
• Combee's gender ratio is heavily skewed, with only about 12.5% being female, making Vespiquen a rarer Pokémon.
• In the Pokémon games, Combee can appear in honey trees, a unique mechanic introduced in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

Level Up

TM/HM

Breeding

Tutor

Other

• 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: At night, COMBEE sleep in a group of about a thousand, packed closely together in a lump.
• Black: The trio is together from birth. It constantly gathers honey from flowers to please Vespiquen.
• White: The trio is together from birth. It constantly gathers honey from flowers to please Vespiquen.
• 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: This Pokémon is a set of three. When they sleep, they gather up and form a giant hive of 100 Combee.
• 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.
• 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.
• Legends-Arceus: They swear fealty to a queen Pokémon and work diligently to gather nectar. Each swarm produces a different flavor of honey.