Combee (Pokémon)

Combee ミツハニー Mitsuhoney

Artwork from Diamond/Pearl

Types Species  Bug  Flying  Tiny Bee Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Honey Gather 1,059,860 Pokédex National #415 Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #053 Browser Fiore R— Almia R-059 Height Weight 1'00" 12.1 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Yellow 120 Gender ratio   87.5% male   12.5% female Egg groups Egg cycles Bug 18 (4590 steps) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 1 Exp. 63 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex On Smogon Pokédex On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex On Marriland Pokédex On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Combee (Japanese: ミツハニー Mitsuhoney) is a dual-type Bug/Flying Pokémon.

It evolves into Vespiquen starting at level 21, but only if it is female.

Biology

Physiology

Combee is a small insectoid Pokémon that resembles three pieces of orange, hexagonal honeycomb stuck together. Each hexagon has a round yellow face. The bottom-center face being the main thinker of the three is also the only one "bee" to have a full abdomen. The top two hexagons have a single antenna and a wing.

Since Combee is a Bee Pokémon, it has been considered as a distant cousin of the Weedle family, mainly Beedrill.

Gender differences

Male Combee are incapable of evolution. The lower face of a female Combee has a red spot on its forehead (which would become the red jewel on the head of a Vespiquen) and an open-mouth, smiling expression. The latter point may indicate more developed emotional and intellectual capabilities although as of Pokémon Platinum male Combee can also exhibit this expression.

Special abilities

Combee can fly with its two wings as long as the top two "bees" co-ordinate their flapping. Combee's skills in battle are very limited, since it is only capable of learning three moves total. Using its wings it can whip up fast winds to attack and can also distract Pokémon with the sweet smell of its honey. More recently Combee and other Bug-type Pokémon have been found to have the ability to bite opponents and eat a berry they may be holding.

Another prominent talent of Combee is honey gathering; finding a way to collect the sugary syrup from almost anywhere.

Through specialized training Combee are capable of learning a wider selection of attacks including Mud-Slap and Ominous Wind. However, it is clear from the nature of many of these attacks that they are beyond the natural capabilities of wild Combee.

Combee also have abilities untapped by Trainers. Only through the orders of a Combee's queen can its powerful attacking skills, strong defensive maneuvers and expertise in healing be unlocked.

Behavior

A wall of Combee

Combee are mostly sociable among their own kind. They are generally harmless and when threatened will usually run away. A Combee will almost always be found collecting honey wherever they can.

The rare times they are not gathering honey, they are sleeping or protecting their queen Vespiquen. The former is done by creating a hive out of themselves and other Combee, locking together and feeling safe in larger numbers.

Combee are very suggestible creatures and will never defy the orders of its queen. When a Vespiquen feels threatened, its subject Combee will not think twice about risking their own lives and forming a Combee wall to protect the queen, then attacking and even killing the threat in an aggressive manner.

Habitat

Combee will commonly make residence in caves and hollow trees of forests and other natural, secluded areas with their queen Vespiquen. When a group of Combee aren't being led by a queen, they will usually create a make-shift hive (out of their own bodies) anywhere they feel safe.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

The honey that Combee collect are used for multiple things, but its main use is to be eaten.

In the anime

Combee in the anime

Combee made an appearance in An Angry Combeenation.

Several Combee made minor appearances living in the gardens of Alamos Town in The Rise of Darkrai.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

A girl ordered her multiple Combee to attack Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.

In the TCG

Main article: Combee (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

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 the following Wonder Mail code:

X5&F @YKQ 0-70

@FWH 0FX& P8Y9

Objective: Rescue Combee on floor 6 of Apple Woods.

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Combee is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

None.

By breeding

None.

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 6.4%	IQ Group: A
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Bug	Poké Assist: ( Flying )	Field Move: (Cut ×1)
"It lets loose gusts of wind to attack."

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 21 (Female)	First evolution
	Combee  Bug  Flying		Vespiquen  Bug  Flying

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

For other sprites and images, please see Combee images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Combee is the only Pokémon species in which two genders exist where only the female can evolve.
• Combee has three heads like Magneton, Dodrio and Dugtrio; however, unlike the other three, it cannot learn Tri Attack.

Origin

Combee is based on honeycombs, and honeybees.

Name origin

Combee's English name is derived from honeycomb and bee. Its name also bears a similarity to "combination", possibly referring to the fact that it is made of three parts. Its Japanese name may derive from 蜜蜂 mitsubachi, honey bee, 蜂蜜, hachimitsu, honey, 三つ mittsu, three, referring to the number of its honeycomb-like features, and the English honey.

In other languages

• German: Wadribie - From Wabe (honeycomb), Drei (three), and Biene (bee).
• French: Apitrini - From apis (Latin for bee) and trinity.
• Korean: 세꿀버리 Se-ggul-bury - Combination of 셋 set (three), 꿀 ggul (honey), and 벌 bur (bee).
• Chinese: 三頭小蜂

External links

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.