Ribombee is a tiny, insectoidPokémon with a large head, slightly smaller body, and thin arms and legs. It is covered in fluffy, yellow hair and has a white face and lower body, and a tuft of hair on its back. It has big eyes with one white and one brown square speck in the center. Over its eyes are white hairs similar to eyelashes, and it has two black antennae. Around its neck is a brown scarf with a needle-like projection on the front. Two wings nearly as large as its body sprout from its back. The wings are white with three brown loop designs near the base. Its four thin limbs have bulbous hands or feet. It is one of theshortest Pokémon in existence.
Ribombee uses its fluffy hair to hold pollen it collects from flowers. Rain turns its hair dirty and its pollen damp, so it only visits fields if the weather remains clear. When storms are on the horizon, Ribombee hide in tree hollows and wait stock-still. The pollen and nectar it collects are used to form balls called "Pollen Puffs". These balls can be used as food or relieve tiredness with a soothing effect. The Alolan people sell Pollen Puffs as valuable nutritious supplements.[1] When Ribombee senses a human or Pokémon feeling sad, it will cheer them up using handmade pollen puffs.
Multiple Ribombee appeared inTasting the Bitter with the Sweet!, with one appearing in the present day. In the past, they gaveLana andMallowpollen puff each. In the present day,Jessie, after hearing that story, found a Ribombee and demanded one, only to receive a defensive purple puff.
Multiple Ribombee appeared inBattling the Beast Within! as residents of the post-apocalypticUltra Ruin. One appeared during the present day and the rest appeared in a flashback.
A Ribombee appeared in thePoké Problem segment ofSM114, where it was used as a test subject forFaba to test out his own invention.
A Ribombee appeared in thePoké Problem segment ofSM145, where it flew past Lillie causingSnowy to chase it after it andMagearna to trip when it tried to do the same.
Ribombee appears to be based on abee fly. It may also be based onfairies and sprites. Its "pollen puffs" may draw inspiration from fairy dust, a magical dust thought to be used by fairies. Its brown fur appears to be ascarf.
Name origin
Ribombee may be a combination ofribbon,Bombyliidae (family of bee flies), andbee. It may also involverimbombante (Spanish word for flamboyant) orbombinate (to buzz; hum).
Aburibbon may be a combination of 吊虻tsuriabu (bee fly) andribbon.
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For other sprites and images, please seeRibombee images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
