How to get Combee in Pokemon GO, and can it be shiny?

Combee and its shiny form are available in Pokemon GO, and various ways exist to get them. Both can be found in the wild, but you need to wait for events organized by Niantic. This is just one of the many approaches to hunting for Combee. The mobile game developer released the standard form in 2019 and the shiny counterpart in 2022 via the GO Fest 2022 Seattle.

If you want to get Combee and shiny Combee, you should participate in the upcoming Sustainability Week event. It features Pokemon eggs and Field Research tasks. Although it’s a wild guess, it might also be added to the Collection Challenges.

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Easy guide to get Combee in Pokemon GO

Combee availability (Image via TPC)

In this guide, we’ll look at all the ways to get Combee in Pokemon GO. While some are straightforward, others are challenging.

Ways to get Combee:

• Catch it in the wild
• Hatch eggs
• Win raid battles
• Complete research tasks
• Take GO Snapshot

Catch Combee in the wild

Combee can be caught from the wild since its GO debut. Lure Module and Incense are two in-game items that lure wild monsters. There is also the Weather Boost effect that boosts spawns. So, by utilizing the effects, you can easily get Combee in Pokemon GO.

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Hatch eggs

Hatching eggs in incubators also gives you Combee. As of this writing, Niantic has only featured it in 5 KM and 7 KM eggs. It appeared during past events like the GO Fest Finale and the Sinnoh Celebration 2022.

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Win raid battles

Beat Combee raids (Image via Niantic)

You can also earn Combee encounters by winning raid battles. Combee is a dual Bug- and Flying-type Pokemon, weak to Rock, Electric, Flying, Fire, and Ice-type moves. In raids, these attacks will help you deal increased damage.

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Research Tasks rewards

Niantic constantly changes Research Task rewards when events are live. It presents an opportunity to catch Pokemon like Combee after completing tasks. Some of the previously held programs that offered Combee rewards are Lunar New Year 2022 and the Search for Zarude.

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Take GO Snapshot

You can even take a GO Snapshot to obtain Combee in the mobile game. This feature can be activated by photographing a monster using the in-game camera button. Upon doing that, you will come across the featured GO Snapshot critter in the overworld.

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Can you get Shiny Combee in Pokemon GO?

Shiny Combee preview (Image via TPC)

Yes, Shiny Combee has already debuted in Pokemon GO. You are more likely to encounter it during Sustainability Week 2024.

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How to evolve Combee into Vespiquen?

It is worth noting that only the female Combee can evolve. As for the male counterparts, you can remove them to farm Candies. Once you attain a female Combee, you can feed it 50 Candies to evolve (get) a Vespiqueen.