Combee
Combee is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon, the Tiny Bee Pokémon, number 415 (#0415) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 5.5 kg.
Combee is three bees in one body: each of its faces has a mind of its own and, says the Pokédex, a slightly different taste in nectar, and the trio stays together from birth. Only about one Combee in eight is female, and only females can grow into Vespiquen.
How to pronounce Combee
Combee is pronounced KOM-bee. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Combee said out loud:
In Japanese it is ミツハニー (Mitsuhoney).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Combee's body is three orange hexagons joined like honeycomb cells, each with a yellow face. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 5.5 kg. Female Combee have a red mark on the lower face; males have none.
Behaviour
Combee gather nectar from sunrise to sundown for their Vespiquen and the swarm, each swarm making its own flavour of honey, and at night they sleep packed together in a lump. Bulbapedia says they flee when threatened and never defy their queen.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says Combee typically nest in caves and hollow trees, in quiet, secluded forests. In Scarlet and Violet they live in Paldea's South and West Provinces and the East Paldean Sea, and in 1 star Tera Raids.
Diet
It turns nectar into honey, which Bulbapedia says Combee mostly eat themselves.
Powers
Honey Gather lets it pick up Honey after battle, with Hustle hidden. In Scarlet and Violet it knows Gust, Sweet Scent, Bug Bite and Struggle Bug and learns nothing more by levelling. With base Speed 70 against 30 HP and 30 Attack, it is far quicker than it is tough.
Name origin
Combee may combine 'honeycomb', 'combination' (for its three parts) and 'bee'. The Japanese name is Mitsuhoney (ミツハニー), possibly from 蜜蜂 mitsubachi ('honey bee'), 三つ mittsu ('three') and 'honey'.
Design inspiration
Ken Sugimori said the brief was for a Pokémon built from three honeycombs joined together, and the team's first idea put three larvae inside one comb. It sounded gross, but it was memorable, so they kept it and simplified the faces, copying simple faces from old comics to make it friendlier.
Evolution notes
Combee becomes Vespiquen at level 21, if female.
In the games
Combee was introduced in Diamond and Pearl. In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Nectar Meadow's bosses are a trio of female Combee and two Beedrill, who mistake the player's team for honey thieves. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Combee debuted in 'The Grass-Type Is Always Greener!', where they led Ash and his friends on a quest for the Enchanted Honey. In 'Danger, Sweet as Honey!', many lived on Honey Island, revered for their famous honey.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia says Combee was the first Pokémon in the anime to use 3D animation.
- The Pokédex disagrees with itself: HeartGold and SoulSilver put the sleeping group at around a thousand Combee, while later entries say about a hundred.
- In Pokémon Adventures, a swarm of Combee attacks Diamond, Pearl and Platinum after Diamond licks the honey off trees put out for them.
Base stats
- HP: 30
- Attack: 30
- Defense: 42
- Sp. Atk: 30
- Sp. Def: 42
- Speed: 70
Combee’s base stat total is 244. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Combee weak to?
Combee takes extra damage from Rock (4×), Fire (2×), Electric (2×), Ice (2×), Flying (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (¼×), Fighting (¼×), Bug (½×).
It is immune to Ground moves.
Evolution
How does Combee evolve?
Combee evolves into Vespiquen at level 21 (female).
The whole family: Combee, Vespiquen.
Abilities
- Honey Gather: The Pokémon may pick up Honey after battle.
- Hustle (hidden ability): Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.
Moves
Moves Combee learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gust | Flying | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 |
| 1 | Struggle Bug | Bug | Special | 50 |
TM moves (8)
Combee can learn 8 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Struggle Bug, Sleep Talk, Bug Buzz, Tera Blast, Bug Bite, Lunge, Endeavor, Skitter Smack.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
- Egg groups: Bug.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 120 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
- Base experience yield: 49.
Pokédex entries
They swear fealty to a queen Pokémon and work diligently to gather nectar. Each swarm produces a different flavor of honey. (Legends: Arceus)
It ceaselessly gathers nectar from sunrise to sundown, all for the sake of Vespiquen and the swarm. (Shield)
The members of the trio spend all their time together. Each one has a slightly different taste in nectar. (Sword)
It collects and delivers honey to its colony. At night, they cluster to form a beehive and sleep. (Pearl, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
The trio is together from birth. It constantly gathers honey from flowers to please Vespiquen. (Platinum, Black, White, X, Omega Ruby)
This Pokémon is a set of three. When they sleep, they gather up and form a giant hive of 100 Combee. (Black 2, White 2)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ミツハニー |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Mitsuhoney |
| French | Apitrini |
| German | Wadribie |
| Spanish | Combee |
| Italian | Combee |
| Korean | 세꿀버리 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 三蜜蜂 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 三蜜蜂 |
Trivia
- Lowest base stat total among Flying types: 244.
- Shortest Flying type in Gen 4: 0.3 m, shared with 1 other.
- Lowest base stat total among Flying types in Gen 4: 244.
- Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
- Heavier than 17% of all Pokémon (5.5 kg).
- Base stat total 244, ranked #983 of 1,025.
- One of 13 Pokémon that are both Bug and Flying.
- One of 88 yellow Pokémon.
- Number 29 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 10 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 120: about 15.7% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 8 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Combee (Pokémon), Serebii: Combee (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (KOM-bee): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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