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Ribombee, a Bug and Fairy type Pokémon, official artwork

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Ribombee: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Ribombee is a speedy utility Pokémon, led by its Speed (124) and Sp. Atk (95), with a base stat total of 464. Competitively it is a strong choice in RarelyUsed. It currently appears on 2.2% of OU teams.

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What is Ribombee weak to?

How much damage Ribombee takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFireFlyingPoisonRockSteel
0.5×ResistsDarkBugGrassGround
0.25×ResistsFighting
0×Immune toDragon

Ribombee takes super-effective damage from Fire, Flying, Poison, Rock, Steel. It resists Dark, Bug, Grass, Ground, Fighting and is immune to Dragon.

Best moveset for Ribombee

The most-used moves on Ribombee in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Sticky WebBug-25.5%
  • MoonblastFairy9524.8%
  • Stun SporeGrass-22.7%
  • Skill SwapPsychic-20.2%
  • Psychic NoisePsychic754.5%
  • TrickPsychic-1.1%

Best nature for Ribombee

Timid. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Timid with 0/0/0/252/4/252 EVs (69.9% of sets).

Abilities

  • Honey GatherNo competitive use.
  • Shield DustThis Pokemon is not affected by the secondary effect of another Pokemon's attack.
  • Sweet VeilThis Pokemon and its allies cannot fall asleep; those already asleep do not wake up.

Evolution line

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Best counters for Ribombee

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Ribombee:

Best teammates for Ribombee

Pokémon most often paired with Ribombee on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (56 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Bug BuzzBug90100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Play RoughFairy9090%Physical
Pollen PuffBug90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Alluring VoiceFairy80100%Special
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
Leech LifeBug80100%Physical
LungeBug80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Psychic NoisePsychic75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Skitter SmackBug7090%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
CovetNormal60100%Physical
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Draining KissFairy50100%Special
PounceBug50100%Physical
Struggle BugBug50100%Special
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
Fairy WindFairy40100%Special
AbsorbGrass20100%Special
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Fake TearsDark-100%Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Quiver DanceBug--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stun SporeGrass-75%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Sweet ScentNormal-100%Status
SwitcherooDark-100%Status
TailwindFlying--Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status