Honey Gather (Ability)

Honey Gather みつあつめ
Honey Gather
Flavor text
Generation IV
The Pokémon may gather Honey from somewhere.DPPtHGSS
The Pokémon may gather Honey from somewhere. It has no effect in Pokétopia.PBR
Generation V
The Pokémon may gather Honey from somewhere.
Generation VI
The Pokémon may gather Honey from somewhere.
Generation VII
The Pokémon may gather Honey after a battle.
Generation VIII
The Pokémon may gather Honey after a battle.
Generation IX
The Pokémon may gather Honey after a battle.

Honey Gather (Japanese: みつあつめ Honey Gather) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Combee.

Effect

In battle

Honey Gather has no effect during battle.

Outside of battle

After winning a battle, any Pokémon in the player's party with Honey Gather that is not already holding an item may collect Honey, similar to Pickup, even if it did not participate in the battle and/or cannot battle.

The chance for a Pokémon with this Ability to pick up Honey depends on its level, starting at 5% if the Pokémon is between levels 1 and 10, and going up by 5% every ten levels, ending at a 50% chance at levels 91-100.

Pokémon with Honey Gather

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0216 Teddiursa Teddiursa
Normal Normal Pickup Quick FeetGen IV+ Honey Gather
0415 Combee Combee
Bug Flying Honey Gather None Hustle
0742 Cutiefly Cutiefly
Bug Fairy Honey Gather Shield Dust Sweet Veil
0743 Ribombee Ribombee
Bug Fairy Honey Gather Shield Dust Sweet Veil
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers series and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, Honey Gather will increase the chance of finding Nectar in Treasure Boxes. In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the Pokémon will have a chance of finding Nectar when moving to a different floor of a dungeon.

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Improves the chances of finding Nectar in Treasure Boxes.
BSL たからばこから おいしいミツが でやすくなる
MDGtI Unavailable
SMD When the Pokémon goes to a different floor, it may pick up Nectar! But if it is already holding an item, it won't pick up anything.


Trivia

  • All Pokémon that can have Honey Gather can learn Sweet Scent.
  • Honey Gather is the first signature Ability to be exclusive to a not fully evolved Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 採蜜 Chóimaht
Mandarin 採蜜 / 采蜜 Cǎimì
French Cherche Miel
German Honigmaul
Italian Mielincetta
Korean 꿀모으기 Kkul Moeugi
Brazilian Portuguese Pegar Mel
Russian Сбор Мёда Sbor Myoda
Spanish Latin America Cosechamiel
Spain Recogemiel
This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.