Combee

ミツハニー Mitsuhanii

Generation

Generation IV

Pokédex

Index

Central Kalos

142

076

Evolves

From

None

Into

Vespiquen (only female)

Footprint

Cry

Combee (ミツハニー Mitsuhanii) is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

Biology

Physiology

Combee is a three-headed Pokémon resembling a bee. Its three heads are shaped like hexagonal honeycomb, with each upper 'bee' having one wing and one antenna each and the lowermost 'bee' having a striped abdomen.

Gender differences

Females have a red triangle on their bottom head while males do not.

Behavior

Combee are able to stick together and build a large wall for protection and defense. They usually travel in swarms and they bring honey and other food sources to their leader, Vespiquen.

Additionally, each head has its own preference on honey.

Evolution

Female Combee evolve into Vespiquen when they reach level 21; male Combee do not evolve.

Game info

Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Diamond and Pearl	Sweet Honey Tree	Common
Platinum	Sweet Honey Tree	Uncommon
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Headbutt trees, Bug-Catching Contest	Uncommon
Black and White	Route 12	Uncommon
X and Y	Route 4	Uncommon
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Trade	None
Sun and Moon	Transfer	None

Side game locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Apple Woods (6F-12F)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Vien Forest Chroma Road

Pokédex entries

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.

Stats

Combee's Stats
HP	30
Attack	30
Defense	42
Sp. Atk	30
Sp. Def	42
Speed	70
Total	244

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VIII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Sweet Scent	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
1	Gust	40	100%	35	Flying	Special
1	Struggle Bug	50	100%	20	Bug	Special
1	Bug Bite	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Sweet Scent	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
1	Gust	40	100%	35	Flying	Special
13	Bug Bite	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
29	Bug Buzz	90	100%	10	Bug	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
1	Sweet Scent	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
1	Gust	40	100%	35	Flying	Special		2 ♥	3 ♥
13	Bug Bite	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
29	Bug Buzz	90	100%	10	Bug	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Sweet Scent	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
1	Gust	40	100%	35	Flying	Special
13	Bug Bite	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
29^B2W2	Bug Buzz	90	100%	10	Bug	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal
1	Gust	40	100%	35	Flying	Special		3 ♥
1	Sweet Scent	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
13^HGSSPt	Bug Bite	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical		0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

TMs and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs and HMs Generation V
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs and HMs Generation IV
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

Combee learns no moves via breeding.

Tutoring

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Bug Bite ^USUM	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
Endeavor ^USUM	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Snore ^USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Tailwind ^USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Bug Bite ^ORAS	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Endeavor ^ORAS	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ^ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Tailwind ^ORAS	—	—%	15	Flying	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Bug Bite ^B2W2	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
Endeavor ^B2W2	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Snore ^B2W2	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Tailwind ^B2W2	—	—%	30	Flying	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation IV
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal
Air Cutter ^HGSSPt	55	95%	25	Flying	Special		3 ♥
Bug Bite ^HGSS	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical		0 ♥
Endeavor ^HGSSPt	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
Mud-Slap ^HGSSPt	20	100%	10	Ground	Special		3 ♥
Ominous Wind ^HGSSPt	60	100%	5	Ghost	Special		0 ♥
Snore ^HGSSPt	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥
String Shot ^HGSS	—	95%	40	Bug	Status		2 ♥
Swift ^HGSSPt	60	—%	20	Normal	Special		2 ♥
Tailwind ^HGSS	—	—%	30	Flying	Status		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

Battle animation sprites

Appearances

Anime

Combee debuted at the end of the episode The Grass-Type is Always Greener! where Ash and Co. along with Cheryl, would follow it in the next episode. Combee had an even bigger part in An Angry Combeenation! where they guarded their colony and served their leader, Vespiquen.

Combee made a cameo in the Pokémon movie The Rise of Darkrai.

Trivia

Combee is one of the five Pokémon whose evolution depends on its gender. It shares this trait with Burmy, Kirlia, Snorunt and Salandit.
Similar to Magneton and Dugtrio, Combee is made of three Pokémon joined together. However, no single-bodied pre-evolution for Combee exists.
- It is unknown what happens to a female Combee's other two heads when it becomes Vespiquen.
- Also, they are the only gender specific evolution to have aesthetic differences.
Its BST is the lowest of all flying types.
According to an interview with Ken Sugimori, Combee was originally going to have the same honeycomb shape, but instead of small bees in between, there were bee larvae with pacifiers in their mouths. The idea was scrapped because the designers thought that is was "too gross".

Origin

Combee is based on a honeybee and the hexagonal honeycombs they make. The reason that there are more male Combee than females is based on the fact that real bees usually have a single queen (when another queen bee is born, the reigning queen will often kill her rival before it develops) and many male drones. Additionally, the reason that only females evolve is based on the fact that drone bees only exist to mate with the queen—when their task is finished, drone bees die from having their reproductive organs ripped out.

Etymology

Combee comes from a combination of honeycomb and bee. It also sounds similar to combine, as Combee looks like a combined cluster of honeybees.

Its Japanese name, Mitsuhoney, comes from the words 蜜蜂 mitsubacchi (honey bee) and the English word honey.