Pokédex · VII (Alola)

Ribombee#743

Strong point: Speed — higher than 97% of species. Its weakest point is Attack — lower than 78% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 5 weaknesses, 5 resistances and 1 full immunity. Dragon-type moves do nothing to it at all.

Ribombee
Shiny version
Bug Fairy
Height: 0.2 m (0′08″) Weight: 0.5 kg (1.1 lbs)

Base stats

HP
60
34%
Atk
55
22%
Def
60
34%
SpA
95
77%
SpD
70
51%
Spe
124
97%
TOTAL
464
54%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Speed; weak point: Attack.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Speed, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (95) is 40 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Timid +Spe · −Atk Its Speed is higher than 97% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
  • Modest +SpA · −Atk If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 4

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Alola #084 Sun / Moon
Alola #099 Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Galar #188 Sword / Shield
Kitakami #017 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask

Abilities

  • Honey Gather The Pokémon may pick up honey after battle.
  • Shield Dust Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.
  • Sweet Veil Prevents friendly Pokémon from sleeping.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.

Rank 61 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 2.36% of teams.

Tera Type Ghost 55.7% Steel 42.4% Bug 1%
EV spreads Timid · 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 SpD 76.2% Timid · 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 Def 15.3% Timid · 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP 2% Timid · 252 SpA / 252 Spe 1.7% Timid · 252 Spe / 248 HP / 8 SpA 1.4%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

It rolls up pollen into puffs. It makes many different varieties, some used as food and others used in battle.

Egg Group: Bug Egg Group: Fairy Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: medium (75/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 162

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Ribombee takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Fire ×2 Poison ×2 Flying ×2 Rock ×2 Steel ×2
Resistant to Fighting ×¼ Grass ×½ Ground ×½ Bug ×½ Dark ×½
Immune to Dragon ×0

How it was drawn

Sprite taken straight from the game in which Ribombee appeared.

Gen 7 2016
Ribombee in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Ribombee — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Ribombee — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Ribombee — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Ribombee — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (3)

All Ribombee cards →

Ribombee has 3 cards in 3 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 148 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Where to catch it (11)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Alola

Galar

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (69 via TM/TR, 3 via Egg, 16 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Absorb Grass Special 20 100% 25
1 Fairy Wind Fairy Special 40 100% 30
1 Stun Spore Grass Status — 75% 30
1 Sweet Scent Normal Status — 100% 20
13 Silver Wind Bug Special 60 100% 5
18 Draining Kiss Fairy Special 50 100% 10
24 Struggle Bug Bug Special 50 100% 20
32 Aromatherapy Grass Status — — 5
32 Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25
40 Switcheroo Dark Status — 100% 10
48 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 80 100% 10
56 Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100% 10
64 Quiver Dance Bug Status — — 20
— Pollen Puff Bug Special 90 100% 15