What is a good moveset for Ribombee?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Ribombee, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread.

Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. items, abilities, natures and EVs. Some explanation, including the intended game mode for your set, is also appreciated. Access the full list of guidelines here.

Ribombee Pokedex and learnset for reference.

Comments

i'm kinda surprised people use this thing for stuff other than webs

Answer 1

Ribombee @ Focus Sash
Ability: Shield Dust
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Nature: Modest
- Bug Buzz
- Moonblast
- Hidden Power [Ground]
- Quiver Dance

Comments

My exact dream moveset

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Similar to Vivillon troll set which was VERY effective

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I always get this moveset on ribombee in random battles on PS.

Answer 2

Ribombee for Doubles

Ribombee @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Shield Dust
EVs: 252 Spe / 252 SpA / 4 HP
Nature: Modest

• Pollen Puff (Good for restoring HP and doing damage)
• Dazzling Gleam (STAB and attacks both opponents, and if Misty Terrain is activated, then it powers up even more)
• Quiver Dance
• Energy Ball / Psychic

Combine with a Oricorio that knows Revelation Dance (to attack opponents), Helping Hand (to power up Pollen Puff for damage and healing), Feather Dance / Teeter Dance and Baton Pass or Hurricane! Oricorio will have Dancer when it will copy Quiver Dance so its stats raise and it can use Helping Hand so Ribombee can use Pollen Puff more effectively. It can have Feather Dance or Teeter Dance to mess with the opponent and Baton Pass to pass on stats.

Comments

What kind of Oricoro (Pom Pom, Pa’u, Baile, Sensu in order by islands)?

Answer 3

Ribombee is my favorite Bug type in this generation and this is the set I use in RU (which I think is the tier she will belong to)

Ribombee @ Focus Sash
Ability: Shield Dust
EVs: 252 Spe / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Timid Nature

-Quiver Dance: Boost its stats and helps her Special Attack to be more useful
-Bug Buzz: Powerful STAB and the chance to lower the Special Defense can always help her out
-Moonblast: Powerful STAB and the chance to drop the Special Attack of the opponent is always nice
-Hidden Power [Ground]: Covers the Fire, Poison, Rock and Steel weaknesses, making her able to live a little more

Comments

Similar to Vivillon troll set which was VERY effective.

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ribombee can be a boy

Answer 4

Ribombee @ Focus Sash
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Modest
EVs: 252 Spe / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
- Quiver Dance
- Pollen Puff / Bug Buzz
- Moonblast
- Psychic / Hidden Power [Ground] / Energy Ball

Answer 5

I didn't know this Pokemon was such a beast o_o

Pokemon: Ribombee (duh)
Item: @Life orb (you'll see why...)
Nature: Modest (+Sp.Atk & -Atk)
Ability: Shield Dust
Evs: 252 Sp.Atk/252 Speed/ 4 Sp.Def

MOVES

-Quiver Dance: Quiver Dance raises the user's Special Attack, Special Defense and Speed by one stage each, how can I saw NO to this?!

-Draining Kiss: STAB, This would go great with quiver dance... So much health back! and life orb would go great with this aswell...

-Bug Buzz: STAB, Great power and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense by one stage.I didn't go for Pollen Puff because it already has draining kiss and bug buzz has the same power as it so, yeah, and life orb too.

-Moonblast/Aromatherapy: Moonblast has a amazing amount of power, STAB and has a 30% chance of lowering the target's Special Attack by one stage, and plus life orb this would be great, Aromatherapy to get rid of all your status problems in your party.

Yeeeeah....... So thats what I got... I hope this moveset is useful for you.

Comments

your expecting a pokemon with 60 base Def and 70 base SpD to survive long enough to use quiver dance? Not to mention a low 60 base hp and no evs to help with that. Use Sash

Answer 6

Ribombee @ Focus Sash
Ability: Sweet Veil
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Nature: Timid/ Modest

Pollen Puff - STAB and good for healing in doubles
Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam - Both STAB depending on what kind of battle you're gonna do.
Quiver Dance - Boost your Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed.
Baton Pass - Pass the Quiver Dance boost to the next special attacker on your team.

TIP
This moveset is used to combat Pokemon against status moves who puts your Pokemon to sleep. This is specifically made to counter Darkrai users.

Comments

This is also the moveset I use.
Don't know why many people didn't put Baton Pass there when Ribombee cannot deal with ANY Pokemon.
Very useful to me when I wanna pass the stat changes made by Quiver Dance to my Xurkitree.

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*shudders at the thought of quiver danced xurkitree*

Answer 7

Gen 8 NU

Ribombee @ Choice Specs
Ability: Shield Dust
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Psychic
- Trick
- U-turn

Although not on the NU VR, it seems like a fun mon to use. This is a Specs set that can cripple steel types. Moonblast is STAB. Psychic can deal with poison types like Dragalge, Toxicroak, and Salazzle trying to switch in. Trick is how you cripple steel types. When you predict a steel type switching in, you use Trick to give steel types like Copperajah and Bronzong Choice Specs, which is rather useless on them and locks them into one move. U-Turn is so you can pivot and works well after you Trick a steel type Choice Specs.

Answer 8

Gen 8 NU

Ribombee @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Shield Dust
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Psychic
- Quiver Dance
- U-turn

For those of you who want to use Quiver Dance Ribombee in NU, here you go? Moonblast is STAB. Psychic is coverage against poison types like Dragalge, Toxicroak, and Salazzle. Quiver Dance boosts your Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed. U-Turn is for pivoting. Before you go and say that I should replace U-Turn, let me explain. U-Turn can be useful for luring in steel types and being able to pivot on them, where as a Quiver Dance + 3 Special Attacks is pretty much deadweight against Copperajah.

Answer 9

Ribombee (F) @ Grassium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Shield Dust
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Aromatherapy
- Moonblast
- Quiver Dance
- Pollen Puff

ITS SO OBVIOUS HOW TO RUN HER OMG

Answer 10

Ribombee @ Focus Sash-(trust me, you'll need it).
Ability: Shield Dust - (Ribombee is not affected by the secondary effect of another Pokemon's attacks)
EVs: 252 SpA / 6 SpD / 252 Spe
Nature: Modest-(+Sp. Atk, -Def)
- Pollen Puff-(STAB and signature move. Psychic, Grass, and Dark type coverage)
- Moonblast-(STAB. Dark, Fighting, and Dragon type coverage)
- Psychic-(Poison and Fighting type coverage) / Baton Pass-(Quiver Dance+Baton Pass only if Ribombee has full HP and can still use the Focus Sash)
- Energy Ball-(Rock, Water, and Ground type coverage) / Quiver Dance-(Use before the Focus Sash is used, and then start attacking or use Baton Pass).

Any move or type in bold text (exclude the moves you know), are the moves and types you're weak to.

Comments

most people uses quiver dance

Answer 11

Ribombee - Doubles Support @ Focus Sash
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Spe / 252 SpAtk
- Pollen Puff (Actually super cool and very useful move, allows you to utilize SpAtk and Spe EVs at the same time. Also it is not affected by Taunt)
- Tailwind / Sticky Web / Aromatherapy / + (Depends on your team and playstyle. I prefer Tailwind because i'm using mixed teams)
- After You (The real MVP of that build, use it with high Atk x low Spe Pokemon (someone like Stakataka) and you will be fine)
- Ally Switch / Stun Spore / Defog / + (Depends on your team and playstyle. I prefer Ally Switch because this move is totally unbalanced)

Why attacking EVs spread ? Ribombee's natural defense is meh and it doesn't have Prankster ability either.
This build works perfectly with Trick Room Pokemon x Pokemon with medium Speed.

Comments

How does ally switch work in doubles?

Answer 12

Ribombee @ Choice Specs
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Modest (+SpAtk -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spd / 4 HP
- Bug Buzz
- Moonblast
- Sticky Web
- Psychic / U-turn

Answer 13

Role: Special Sweeper (+Support in double/triple battles)

Ribombee @ Fairy Gem
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Timid (+Speed, -Attack) / Modest (+Sp. Attack, - Attack)
EVs: 252 Spe / 252 SpA / 4 HP
- Pollen Puff
- Quiver Dance
- Draining Kiss
- Dazzling Gleam

Comments

Fairy Gem doesn't exist.

Answer 14

Ribombee @ Focus Sash
Ability: Shield Dust
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Sticky Web
- U-turn
- Moonblast
- Psychic

A Sticky Web lead. After setting Sticky Web, you can use U-turn or Moonblast. Psychic hits Poison super effectively, which both Moonblast and U-turn can't do (they are not very effective).

Comments

yiu can? you turn?

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Sorry that was my bad grammar :P. Attempted to clear it up.

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"which both moonblast and you turn can't do"
You forgot that too.

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I cAnT sPeLl

Answer 15

Ribombee @ Leftovers/Focus Sash
Ability: Sweet Veil/Shield Dust
Nature: Modest/Timid
EVs: 252 SpA, 252 Spe, 4 HP
Moveset:
-Pollen Puff
-Moonblast/Dazzling Gleam
-Bug Buzz
-Sticky Web/Aromatherapy/Aromatic Mist

This set is what I like to call a special support sweeper. Pollen Puff is your main supporting move, recovering the HP of your allies. Dazzling Gleam/Moonblast and Bug Buzz are STAB sweeping. The last move is another supporting move (unless you want to lean more toward sweeping), but you have a choice. Sticky Web helps slower allies by dropping opponents' Speed, Aromatherapy can destroy stall strategies (especially Toxic stallers), and Aromatic Mist can help Special-weak allies by boosting their Sp.Def. If you're running Aromatherapy, don't run Sweet Veil. I recommend only using this specific set in Double/Triple Battles, since it's pretty much useless without allies to Pollen Puff for.

Answer 16

Ribombee @ Focus Sash
Ability: Sweet Veil
EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Sticky Web
- Stun Spore
- Draining Kiss
- light screen/reflect (if you don’t already have a setup Pokemon for this, if you do then pollen puff if doubles if singles bug buzz)

This Pokémon is to let the next Pokémon set up a swords dance/calm mind/bulk up/double team/etc, Draining kiss is incase of a taunt, but after about two turns it should be dead (unless your dealing with another setup Pokemon)
I’m not the best with Pokémon strats so I might not be the most reliable
Edit: fixed nature and ev mistake

Comments

You should use Timid and Special Attack EVs instead of Jolly and Attack EVs.

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Changed strategy with the attacking move. While typing so forgot to change those

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Bug Buzz over Pollen Puff if this isn't doubles, because Pollen Puff only does damage while Bug Buzz can lower special defense, it isn't a high chance, but it is still better.

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That’s probably a lot better for singles, I chose pollen puff because of damage but this ribombee is more of a setup pokemon so that’s probably better

Answer 17

My Favourite Set -

Ribombee @ Life Orb
Ability: Shield Dust
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Aromatherapy/Quiver Dance
- Pollen Puff/Bug Buzz
- Dazziling Gleam/MoonBlast
- Hidden Power [Ground]

Dazziling Gleam And Pollen Puff are for Doubles, Dazziling Gleam hitting your two oppenents And Pollen Puff

is to heal your teammate when it's health too low.MoonBlast And Bug Buzz for singles, Both will do a good 

chunk of your opponent's Health And Can drop your opponent's Spc Atk [Moonblast] Or Spc Def [Bug Buzz].

    Aromatherapy is really helpful And HP [Ground] For Steel And Poison Types And Quiver Dance To Set Up.

Hope Anyone Finds This Helpful

Comments

"- Moonblast/Moon Blast"

"Moon Blast" is just a misspelling of "Moonblast", not a different move. Also, sets should include items.

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Oh Sorry

Answer 18

Ribombee Gen 9 RU Set

Ribombee (F) @ Life Orb/Focus Sash
Ability: Shield Dust
Tera Type: Psychic/Fire/Ground
EV Spread: 4HP / 252SpA / 252Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Bug Buzz
- Tera Blast/Psychic
- Giga Drain/Quiver Dance

Shield dust is to prevent from possible fake outs or flinch, burn, etc. Moonblast is fairy STAB, Bug Buzz is bug STAB, Tera Blast is if you with Tera Fire, or Tera Ground and Psychic is if you go for Tera Psychic. Giga Drain is if you want to possibly gain back some health, and is also rock coverage, and Quiver Dance is for setup, though a Focus Sash is probably needed for that.
- Tera Psychic is for if you have bad luck with poison types, and for STAB Psychic.
- Tera Fire is for steel coverage, but specifically Forretress, and other steel types that take neutral damage from ground types.
- Tera Ground is for a mix of both, but flying types & others might take neutral from ground.

Comments

I just found out that Ribombee can't learn Giga Drain in SV

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Wait, Where did you even get Giga Drain From, I can't find it anywhere on Ribombee's learnable moves

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Ribombee can't learn Giga Drain at all.

Answer 19

Huh… wonder why this set isn’t here…

Gen 9 Ubers-AG
Ribombee @ Focus Sash
Ability: Sweet Veil
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Sticky Web
- Stun Spore
- Quiver Dance
- Moonblast

The classic lead Ribombee speed control set.

-First turn: Stun Spore and stun the opposing Pokémon and survive by Focus Sash.
-Second Turn: With your opponent having paralysis, you’ll out speed to lay down Sticky Web, then get KOed.

With speed on your side, a Choice Spec / Band sweep from Kyogre using Water Sprout or Groudon using Heat Crash will be a lot easier. Quiver Dance / Moonblast will allow you to break through any potential Sub users and lay down at least Sticky Web.

Amusingly, +1 Moonblast can OHKO Miraidon and Koraidon, and smack Giratina, Groudon, and Zacian-C pretty hard.

+1 252 SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Miraidon: 332-392 (97.3 - 114.9%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO

+1 252 SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Koraidon: 748-888 (219.3 - 260.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Comments

Stun Spore isn't really a reliable source of Paralysis. It has 75% Accuracy, if I'm not mistaken.

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It’s not completely accurate, but it’s the usual way of allowing your Pokémon who’s going to switch in after Ribombee is KOed will outspeed both every Pokémon who switches via Sticky Web, but also the opponent’s current Pokémon via paralysis.

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Spreading Paralysis is still useful. Just because a move has bad accuracy doesn't always mean the move itself is bad.

Answer 20

Ribombee @ Focus Sash
Ability: Shield Dust
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Nature: Timid
- Struggle Bug/Pollen Puff
- U-Turn/Struggle Bug
- Tailwind/Charm
- Sticky Web

-Doubles Moveset-

I don’t know much about the competitive scene, but from my understanding, Ribombee is a niche pick, even in the low tiers. Its only outstanding stat is it’s speed, which allows it to outspeed fully invested base 120 speed ‘mons if not scarfed.
The 60/60/70 bulk makes it near require a Focus Sash to get any supporting done, but it does get access to quick Tailwinds and Sticky Webs, though I am unsure whether it is outclassed in that aspect.
Anyhow, it has great tools for speed control and heal support/crippling both special and physical attackers with Charm and Struggle Bug, and even has options like Fake Tears, so after setting up speed control, presumably your Ribombee moves first, lowers defense and your other ‘mon can pick up the OHKO.

Comments

No one uses Sticky Webs on a doubles moveset and it is outclassed by Whimsicott and Tornadus for Tailwind

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Oh well, here’s to a learning experience.