Competitive Information for Combee [Diamond/Pearl]
Bug / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Combee? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Combee is a fabulous 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: Charti Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Honey Gather
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Bite
- Endeavor
- String Shot
- Sweet Scent
Physical Sweeper Combee
Combee is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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.
♦ 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: Charti Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Honey Gather
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Gust
- Ominous Wind
- Snore
- Mud-Slap
Special Sweeper Combee
Combee is an awesome Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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 and fly).
♦ 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).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Combee? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Charti Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Honey Gather
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Bite
- Endeavor
- String Shot
- Sweet Scent
Doubles Physical Sweeper Combee
Combee is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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.
♦ 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: Charti Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Honey Gather
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Gust
- Ominous Wind
- Snore
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Special Sweeper Combee
Combee is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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 and fly).
♦ 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).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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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 Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP Move and Ability Combos for Combee
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
Moves that boost Combee's stats
- Ominous Wind
Common Effort Values for Combee in Diamond and Pearl
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