Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Ribombee Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Ribombee's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Bug / Fairy typing.
Ribombee
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Resistances (5)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Ribombee's Bug / Fairy typing is best attacked with Fire (2x), Poison (2x), Flying (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Dragon, Fighting, Grass, Ground attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Ribombee resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon counters
Defensive typing summary
Ribombee's base defensive typing is Bug / Fairy. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Ribombee weak to?
Ribombee is weak to Fire (2x), Poison (2x), Flying (2x), Rock (2x), Steel (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Ribombee?
Fire is the strongest listed attacking type against Ribombee at 2x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.
Does Ribombee's ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.