Competitive Information for Ribombee [Sun/Moon]
Bug / Fairy
Abilities:
No competitive use.
This Pokemon is not affected by the secondary effect of another Pokemon's attack.
This Pokemon and its allies cannot fall asleep; those already asleep do not wake up.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Ribombee? These builds are optimized for Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sun/Moon metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Meet Ribombee, the renowned Pokémon of Bug and Fairy types! It's to see Ribombee show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. It is weak to Fire, Flying, Poison, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks. Explore the movesets of Ribombee below to understand its battle capabilities.
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Moonblast
- Quiver Dance
- Sticky Web
- Stun Spore
Ribombee is a spectacular Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Ribombee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Quiver Dance to boost Ribombee for the following turns). With Shield Dust, Ribombee is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Quiver Dance is a status move (raises your Ribombee's special attack, special defense, speed by 1 stage).
♦ Sticky Web is a status move (lowers speed of grounded foes by 1 stage on switch-in).
♦ Stun Spore is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Fairium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 192 Hp / 12 Def / 252 SpA / 52 Spe
Moveset:
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Bug Buzz / Pollen Puff
- Energy Ball / Solar Beam
- Psychic
Ribombee is a decent Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Ribombee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Shield Dust, Ribombee is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ 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).
♦ Pollen Puff is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (if the target is an ally, heals 50% of its max hp).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Ribombee? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sun/Moon Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sun/Moon metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Fairium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 192 Hp / 12 Def / 252 SpA / 52 Spe
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast
- Struggle Bug / Bug Buzz
- Energy Ball / Solar Beam
- Psychic
Ribombee is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Ribombee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Shield Dust, Ribombee is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Moonblast is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Ribombee can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sun/Moon generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Ribombee.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Ribombee can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Ribombee
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Helping Hand, Protect, Powder
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Stun Spore, Toxic
Moves that boost Ribombee's stats
- Calm Mind
- Quiver Dance
- Silver Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Ribombee
- Baton Pass
- Bug Buzz
- Hidden Power
- Hidden Power Fire
- Hidden Power Ground
- Light Screen
- Moonblast
- Protect
- Quiver Dance
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Roost
- Sticky Web
- Stun Spore
- Toxic
- U-turn
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Ribombee in Sun and Moon
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Ribombee's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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