#743

Ribombee

Bee Fly Pokémon

BugFairy

It rolls up pollen into puffs. It makes many different varieties, some used as food and others used in battle.

Base Stats

HP 60

Attack 55

Defense 60

Sp. Atk 95

Sp. Def 70

Speed 124

Total 464

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

flying 2x poison 2x rock 2x steel 2x fire 2x

Resistant to

fighting ¼x ground ½x bug ½x grass ½x dark ½x

Immune to

dragon 0x

Abilities

Honey Gather Shield Dust Sweet Veil (Hidden)

Held Items

Honey 5%

Forms

Ribombee Totem

Evolution Chain

Cutiefly

→

Ribombee Lv. 25

Moves

Locations

Heahea Beach

Poni Meadow

Ulaula Meadow

Details

Category Bee Fly Pokémon

Height 0.2 m

Weight 0.5 kg

Base Exp 162

Growth Rate Medium

Capture Rate 75

Base Happiness 70

Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Habitat —

Egg Groups Bug ,Fairy

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ubers Usage: 0.3%

UBERS RU OU MONOTYPE

Offensive Sticky Web

Moves

Item

Focus Sash

Ability

Shield Dust

Nature

Timid

EVs

HP 4

SpA 252

Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Ribombee's high Speed stat coupled with a Fairy typing makes it a viable choice on very specific teams as a Sticky Web setter, as it's much less passive than its main competition in Smeargle. It can offensively force out Pokemon that are otherwise dangerous to Sticky Web teams, such as Zygarde-C, Yveltal, and Mega Salamence, especially since the latter two avoid Sticky Web's Speed drop and can effectively use Defog to remove it for teammates.
Additionally, unlike Smeargle, Magic Bounce users such as Mega Sableye and Mega Diancie are unable to beat Ribombee one-on-one, as a decent Special Attack stat with maximum investment allows it to 2HKO both targets, meaning they fail to anti-lead Ribombee successfully and thus cannot prevent the Sticky Web.
However, there are many other Pokemon, such as Mega Gengar and Cloyster, that are able to shutdown Ribombee's Sticky Web attempts through the use of Taunt or Rapid Spin, while offensive threats such as Primal Groudon and Necrozma-DM can use it as setup fodder very easily, even being able to increase their Speed through boosting moves to limit the effects of Stun Spore.
Ribombee's inability to prevent entry hazards from the opposing team means it allows its teammates to be continually chipped and get their possible Focus Sash broken. This is one of the reasons why Smeargle is opted for much more often, as it can at least prevent opposing hazards with Taunt or even run Rapid Spin.