Competitive Information for Combee [Sword/Shield]
Bug / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Combee? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Combee is an extraordinary 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: Blunder Policy / Charti Berry
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dual Wingbeat
- Bug Bite
- Endeavor
- String Shot
Physical Sweeper Combee (Hustle)
Combee is an outstanding Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Hustle, Combee's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x. With a Blunder Policy equipped to it, if Combee misses due to accuracy, its speed is raised by 2 stages then the Blunder Policy gets consumed. With a Charti Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective rock-type attack then the Charti Berry gets consumed.
◆ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Combee steals and eats the target's berry).
◆ 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 2 stages).
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Item: Charti Berry / Throat Spray
Ability: Honey Gather
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Bug Buzz / Struggle Bug
- Air Cutter / Gust
- Snore
- Mud-Slap
Special Sweeper Combee (Honey Gather)
Combee is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Bug Buzz or Snore) and increases Combee's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Honey Gather, no competitive use. With a Charti Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective rock-type attack then the Charti Berry gets consumed.
◆ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-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).
◆ Snore is a special 50-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 Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Blunder Policy / Charti Berry
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dual Wingbeat
- Bug Bite
- Endeavor
- String Shot
Doubles Physical Sweeper Combee (Hustle)
Combee is an awesome Physical Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Hustle, Combee's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x. With a Blunder Policy equipped to it, if Combee misses due to accuracy, its speed is raised by 2 stages then the Blunder Policy gets consumed. With a Charti Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective rock-type attack then the Charti Berry gets consumed.
◆ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Combee steals and eats the target's berry).
◆ 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 2 stages).
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Item: Charti Berry / Throat Spray
Ability: Honey Gather
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Gust
- Struggle Bug / Bug Buzz
- Snore
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Special Sweeper Combee (Honey Gather)
Combee is a marvelous Special Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Bug Buzz or Snore) and raises Combee's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Honey Gather, no competitive use. With a Charti Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective rock-type attack then the Charti Berry gets consumed.
◆ Gust is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce, fly, and sky drop).
◆ 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).
◆ Snore is a special 50-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 Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Combee
- Ability: Hustle + Item: Blunder policy
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
Common Effort Values for Combee in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Combee's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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