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Ribombee Bee Fly Pokémon アブリボン Aburibbon #743 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Bug Fairy Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Honey Gather or Shield Dust Cacophony Cacophony Sweet Veil Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 75 (17.5%)
Breeding Egg Groups Bug and Fairy Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 0'08" 0.2 m Ribombee 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 1.1 lbs. 0.5 kg Ribombee 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 162	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Ribombee 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 2 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 File:F743.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Yellow	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Ribombee (Japanese: アブリボン Aburibbon) is a dual-type Bug/Fairy Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.

It evolves from Cutiefly starting at level 25.

Biology

Ribombee is a tiny, insectoid Pokémon with a large head, slightly smaller body, and thin arms and legs. It is covered in fluffy, yellow hair and has a white face and lower body, and a tuft of hair on its back. It has big eyes with one white and one brown square speck in the center. Over its eyes are white hairs similar to eyelashes, and it has two black antennae. Around its neck is a brown scarf with a needle-like projection on the front. Two wings nearly as large as its body sprout from its back. The wings are white with three brown loop designs near the base. Its four thin limbs have bulbous hands or feet.

Ribombee uses its fluffy hair to hold pollen it collects from flowers. Rain turns its hair dirty and its pollen damp, so it only visits fields if the weather will remain clear. When storms are on the horizon, Ribombee hide in tree hollows and wait stock-still. The pollen and nectar its collects is used to form balls called "Pollen Puffs". These balls can be used as food or relieve tiredness with a soothing effect. The Alolan people sell Pollen Puffs as valuable nutritious supplements.^[1] Pollen Puffs can also be used to attack with paralysis or dizziness, such as during Ribombee's former signature move, also called Pollen Puff.

In the anime

Main series

Ribombee in the anime

Major appearances

A Ribombee appeared in The Shape of Love to Come!, under the ownership of Mina. It is her partner Pokémon, and as a result, Mina can understand the emotions Ribombee senses. Rimbombee reappeared in Battle Royal 151! and The Battlefield of Truth and Love!.

Minor appearances

Multiple Ribombee debuted in Partner Promises!, where they were among the Pokémon that Ash and Pikachu saw on Treasure Island. They reappeared in Alola, Alola!, when Ash revisited the island alongside his classmates and Misty.

A Ribombee appeared in A Dream Encounter! in a video advertising Aether Paradise. It reappeared in Deceiving Appearances!. Three additional Ribombee appeared in a video in Mission: Total Recall!. Three of these Rimbombee appeared again in Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!.

Multiple Ribombee appeared in Tasting the Bitter with the Sweet!, with one appearing in the present day. In the past, they gave Lana and Mallow pollen puff each. In the present day, Jessie, after hearing that story, found a Ribombee and demanded one, only to receive a defensive purple puff.

A Trainer's Ribombee appeared in I Choose Paradise!, where it was among the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.

Multiple Ribombee appeared in Battling the Beast Within! as residents of the post-apocalyptic Ultra Ruin. One appeared during the present day and the rest appeared in a flashback.

A Ribombee appeared in the Poké Problem segment of SM114, where it was used as a test subject for Faba to test out his own invention.

A Ribombee appeared in A Recipe for Success! as one of the customers at Oranguru's place.

Two Ribombee appeared in A Timeless Encounter!.

A Ribombee appeared in the Poké Problem segment of SM145, where it flew past Lillie causing Snowy to chase it after it and Magearna to trip when it tried to do the same.

Multiple Ribombee appeared in Mind-Boggling Dynamax!, where they were among the Pokémon seen in the Wild Area.

A Ribombee appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.

Pokédex entries

GOTCHA!

A Ribombee briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Mina.

In the manga

Ribombee in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Multiple Ribombee appeared in JNM02.

Pokémon Adventures

Ribombee debuted in Madness!! Mother Lusamine!, under the ownership of Mina.

In the TCG

Main article: Ribombee (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Sun	Moon	Honey (5%)
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon	Honey (5%)
Sword	Shield	Honey (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM10 TM10 Magical Leaf Grass Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM11 TM11 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM17 TM17 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM18 TM18 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM19 TM19 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 25 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM23 TM23 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM29 TM29 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM40 TM40 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM41 TM41 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM44 TM44 Imprison Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM47 TM47 Fake Tears Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM56 TM56 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM62 TM62 Speed Swap Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM71 TM71 Wonder Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM72 TM72 Magic Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM78 TM78 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM87 TM87 Draining Kiss Fairy Special 05050 100}}100% 10 TR11 TR11 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR18 TR18 Leech Life Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR29 TR29 Baton Pass Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 40 TR38 TR38 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TR40 TR40 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR49 TR49 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR61 TR61 Bug Buzz Bug Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR65 TR65 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR83 TR83 Ally Switch Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TR90 TR90 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TR92 TR92 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TR96 TR96 Pollen Puff Bug Special 09090 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ribombee Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Ribombee

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Aromatic Mist Fairy Status — —% 20 Moonblast Fairy Special 95 100% 15 Sticky Web Bug Status — —% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Ribombee in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Ribombee in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ribombee Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Ribombee

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

By transfer from another generation

Side game data

Pokémon Shuffle Fairy Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #783 Paralyze+ Rarely leaves the foe paralyzed for an even longer period of time.

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds Base HP: 51 Base Attack: 77 Base Defense: 52 Base Speed: 70

Evolution

Unevolved Cutiefly  Bug  Fairy

Level 25 →

First evolution Ribombee  Bug  Fairy

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

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

Trivia

• No other Pokémon has the same type or Egg Group combination as Ribombee and its pre-evolved form.

Origin

Ribombee appears to be based on a bee fly. It may also be based on fairies and sprites. Its "pollen puffs" may draw inspiration from fairy dust, a magical dust thought to be used by fairies.

Name origin

Ribombee may be a combination of ribbon, Bombyliidae, and bee. It may also involve rimbombante, the Spanish word for flamboyant.

Aburibbon may be a combination of 吊虻 tsuriabu (bee fly) and ribbon.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese アブリボン Aburibbon From 吊虻 tsuriabu and ribbon French Rubombelle From ruban, Bombyliidae, and belle Spanish Ribombee Same as English name German Bandelby From Band, Hummel and Bombyliidae Italian Ribombee Same as English name Korean 에리본 Eribon From 재니등에 jaenideung-e and ribbon Mandarin Chinese 蝶結萌虻 / 蝶结萌虻 Diéjiéméngméng From 蝴蝶結 / 蝴蝶结 húdiéjié, 萌え moe, and 蜂虻 fēngméng Cantonese Chinese 蝶結萌虻 Dihpgitmàhngmòhng From 蝴蝶結 wùhdihpgit, 萌え moe, and 蜂虻 fūngmòhng

More languages Russian Рибомби Ribombi Transcription of English name Thai อบูริบง Aburibong Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Totem Pokémon

Notes

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Pokémon

#744: Rockruff →

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