Combee (Pokémon)

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Combee Tiny Bee Pokémon ミツハニー Mitsuhoney #0415 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Bug Flying 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 63 Gen. IV Unknown IV 49 V+	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Combee 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
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.

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

Combee in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

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

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

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

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers 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 the Series: Black & White

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 HZ075, during a flashback. Another appeared in the wild.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

A Combee appeared in Breathe Out, under the ownership of a Trainer.

In the manga

Female 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.

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

Related articles

• Pokémon fusion

External links

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