Ribombee
BugFairy
Best attacking moveset: Fairy Wind and Dazzling Gleam, worth 10.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Ribombee can learn 9 combinations. Fairy Wind with Dazzling Gleam does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Fairy | 20 | 1.5s | +11 |
| Fairy Wind | Fairy | 9 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Struggle Bug | Bug | 15 | 1.5s | +15 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Buzz | Bug | 95 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 100 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Draining Kiss | Fairy | 60 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Ribombee has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,488 at level 50, 2,200 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,257 CP at level 20, or 1,572 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,190 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 198 attack · 146 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.2 m and 0.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Ribombee does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Dragon, Dark.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 17.0 |
| Dragon | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 17.0 |
| Dark | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 17.0 |
| Grass | Struggle Bug + Bug Buzz | 15.6 |
| Psychic | Struggle Bug + Bug Buzz | 15.6 |
| Normal | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 10.9 |
| Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 10.9 | |
| Ground | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 10.9 |
| Rock | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 10.9 |
| Bug | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 10.9 |
| Ghost | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 10.9 |
| Water | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 10.9 |
| Electric | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 10.9 |
| Ice | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 10.9 |
| Fairy | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 10.9 |
| Poison | Charm + Dazzling Gleam | 7.0 |
| Steel | Charm + Dazzling Gleam | 7.0 |
| Fire | Charm + Dazzling Gleam | 7.0 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Ribombee is actually for.
Counters: what beats Ribombee
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 45.2 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 37.5 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 34.6 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 34.4 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 34.1 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 34.0 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 33.9 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 33.7 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 33.5 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 33.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Ribombee's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.