Ribombee @ Black Sludge  
Ability: Shield Dust  
EVs: 252 Spe  
Naive Nature  
IVs: 2 HP / 0 Atk / 0 Def / 0 SpA / 0 SpD  
- Sticky Web  
- Imprison  
- Substitute  
- Baton Pass

Cutiefly @ Black Sludge  
Ability: Shield Dust  
EVs: 252 Spe  
Naive Nature  
IVs: 6 HP / 0 Atk / 0 Def / 0 SpA / 0 SpD  
- Sticky Web  
- Imprison  
- Substitute  
- Baton Pass

Ribombee family

The Ribombee family has good speeds with Sticky Web support and an exploitable typing. Sticky Web can be put to good use on teams that want to take advantage of mons like Trick Goth or Imprison spam, as going first with these sets is vital for their success. These two also have Imprison themselves to block slower Subs, and can make good checks to Nuzzle with Shield Dust and Aromatherapy support. Baton Pass can help make clean transitions to Goth or switching out when trapped by Dug, while also preventing other users from passing. Their typing makes them weak to both SR and SB, and Cutiefly in particular is 1HKO'd by every SB user in the meta. This along with its frailer defense and low attack make it a consideration over its evolution, but the considerably low speed usually makes it outclassed.

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