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ribombee
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Ribombee

Bee Fly Pokémon

BugFairy

It makes pollen puffs from pollen and nectar. The puffs’ effects depend on the type of ingredients and how much of each one is used.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 55
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 70
Speed 124
Total 464

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

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

ribombee Front Front
ribombee Back Back
ribombee Front Shiny Front Shiny
ribombee Back Shiny Back Shiny
ribombee Official Art Official Art
ribombee Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Lead
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Shield Dust
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Ribombee is an effective Sticky Web setter thanks to its blistering Speed, decent offensive potential, and ability to threaten common Defoggers like Mandibuzz, Salamence and Rotom-W in addition to other leads like Cobalion. It's also immune to secondary effects thanks to Shield Dust; this makes it impossible for Pokemon like Choice Scarf Jirachi to antilead it, and its access to Skill Swap means that not even Hatterene can prevent it from getting its entry hazard up. As a result, Ribombee is a cornerstone on Sticky Web teams as the best available setter. It can struggle with certain hazard removers that resist Moonblast, though; examples include Excadrill, Moltres, and Tentacruel. It can also give free turns to the likes of Amoonguss, Scizor, and Autotomize Celesteela, though the latter dislikes being hit by Stun Spore.

Most Used Moves

Moonblast
96.2%
Bug Buzz
22.8%
U-turn
14.3%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc