Combee (ミツハニー, Mitsuhanii) is a Bug/ -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.Combee eat just enough to survive, giving all of the surplus to their queens; each head has a slightly different nectar preference. They are diurnal; at night, Combee colonies rest by stacking their bodies together to form hives protecting the queen. Their hexagonal bodies allow no space for intruders to slip through when they stack together. About a third of the Combee in a hive will be awake at any given time, keeping watch over their colony.
Additionally, each head has its own preference on honey. Combee will attack any potential threats, not hesitating to give their lives to protect their queens. Combee are entirely subservient to their queens’ orders; should the queens go missing, their colonies will fly about worriedly in search of them, not eating or resting until they are found. Female Combee can be distinguished by a red mark on their main heads; only 1 in 8 Combee are female.
Evolution
Female Combee evolve into Vespiquen when they reach level 21; male Combee do not evolve. The Evolutionary line slot in this Pokémon's Infobox only refers to females. For males, assume that the slot reads "No evolutionary line".
Game info
Locations
Locations | ||
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Defense | |
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Speed | |
Total | 244
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Learnset
Leveling
LevelingGeneration VIII | |||||||||
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Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Category | |||
1 | Sweet Scent | — | 100% | 20 | Normal | Status | |||
1 | Gust | 40 | 100% | 35 | 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 | |||||||||
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Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Category | |||
1 | Sweet Scent | — | 100% | 20 | Normal | Status | |||
1 | Gust | 40 | 100% | 35 | 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 | |||||||||
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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 | 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 | |||||||||
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Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Category | |||
1 | Sweet Scent | — | 100% | 20 | Normal | Status | |||
1 | Gust | 40 | 100% | 35 | 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 IV | |||||||||
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Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Category | Contest Category | Appeal | |
1 | Gust | 40 | 100% | 35 | Special | ![]() |
3 ♥ | ||
1 | Sweet Scent | — | 100% | 20 | Normal | Status | ![]() |
2 ♥ | |
13 | 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, TRs, and HMs Generation VII | |||||||||
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TM/HM/TR | 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, TRs, and HMs Generation VI | |||||||||
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TM/HM/TR | 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, TRs, and HMs Generation V | |||||||||
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TM/HM/TR | 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, TRs, and HMs Generation IV | |||||||||
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TM/HM/TR | 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. |
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Tutoring
Tutoring Generation VII | |||||||||
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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 | 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 | |||||||||
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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 | 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 | |||||||||
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Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Category | ||||
Bug Bite | 60 | 100% | 20 | Bug | Physical | ||||
Endeavor | — | 100% | 5 | Normal | Physical | ||||
Snore | 40 | 100% | 15 | Normal | Special | ||||
Tailwind | — | —% | 30 | 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 | |||||||||
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Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Category | Contest Category | Appeal | ||
Air Cutter | 55 | 95% | 25 | Special | ![]() |
3 ♥ | |||
Bug Bite HGSS | 60 | 100% | 20 | Bug | Physical | ![]() |
0 ♥ | ||
Endeavor | — | 100% | 5 | Normal | Physical | ![]() |
2 ♥ | ||
Mud-Slap | 20 | 100% | 10 | Ground | Special | ![]() |
3 ♥ | ||
Ominous Wind | 60 | 100% | 5 | Ghost | Special | ![]() |
0 ♥ | ||
Snore | 40 | 100% | 15 | Normal | Special | ![]() |
3 ♥ | ||
String Shot HGSS | — | 95% | 40 | Bug | Status | ![]() |
2 ♥ | ||
Swift | 60 | —% | 20 | Normal | Special | ![]() |
2 ♥ | ||
Tailwind HGSS | — | —% | 30 | 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
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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

Combees original design as shown in the Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition: The Official National Pokédex book.
- 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. 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.
Gallery
See also
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
Generation IV Pokémon | |
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Other Pokémon: Kanto • Johto • Hoenn • Unova • Kalos • Alola • Galar |