Competitive Information for Combee [Black/White]
Bug / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Combee? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Combee is a phenomenal Bug and Flying-typed Pokemon. Combee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Combee can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Combee is weak to Electric, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Eviolite / Wide Lens
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Bite
- Endeavor
- String Shot
- Sweet Scent
Physical Sweeper Combee (Hustle)
Combee is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Combee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Combee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Combee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Wide Lens will help improve the accuracy of Combee's moves. This is important since it's Hustle ability lowers the accuracy of it's moves. With Hustle, Combee's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ Endeavor is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (lowers the target's hp to your Combee's hp).
♦ String Shot is a status move (lowers the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Sweet Scent is a status move (lowers the foes evasiveness by 1 stage).
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Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Honey Gather
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Buzz
- Air Cutter / Gust
- Ominous Wind
- Snore
Special Sweeper Combee
Combee is a notable Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Combee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolte was added to the mix. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Combee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Combee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Honey Gather, no competitive use.
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Gust is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce, fly, and sky drop).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Combee must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Hasty (+Spe, -Def)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ominous Wind
- Bug Bite
- Air Cutter / Gust
- Swift
Combee Physical Sweeper (Dear God Why?)
Combee is popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Scarf will increase Combee's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Hustle, Combee's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Combee steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Gust is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce, fly, and sky drop).
♦ Swift is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Combee? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Eviolite / Wide Lens
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Bite
- Endeavor
- String Shot
- Sweet Scent
Doubles Physical Sweeper Combee (Hustle)
Combee is popular Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Combee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until equipping Eviolite became the goto option. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Combee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Combee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Wide Lens will help improve the accuracy of Combee's moves. This is important since it's Hustle ability lowers the accuracy of it's moves. With Hustle, Combee's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ Endeavor is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (lowers the target's hp to your Combee's hp).
♦ String Shot is a status move (lowers the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Sweet Scent is a status move (lowers the foes evasiveness by 1 stage).
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Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Honey Gather
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Gust
- Bug Buzz
- Ominous Wind
- Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Combee
Combee is an outstanding Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Combee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until equipping Eviolite became the goto option. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Combee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Combee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Honey Gather, no competitive use.
♦ Gust is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce, fly, and sky drop).
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Combee must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Combee learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Combee can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Combee
- Ability: Hustle + Item: Blunder policy
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
Moves that boost Combee's stats
- Ominous Wind
Common Effort Values for Combee in Black and White
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