Honey

Items pocket · sells for $50

Effect

A sweet honey that attracts wild Pokémon with a sweet tooth when it is used in tall grass or caves.

Follow the linked quests for story requirements. A listed source does not always mean you can get the item more than once.

Bought or exchanged

• Ilex Forest (costs ₽500) · see Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward), Forest of Time: the maze of clearings (continues Ilex Forest and Goldenrod City's Forest of Time entries)
• Ilex Forest ×3 (costs ₽1500) · see Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward), Forest of Time: the maze of clearings (continues Ilex Forest and Goldenrod City's Forest of Time entries)
• Ilex Forest ×5 (costs ₽2500) · see Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward), Forest of Time: the maze of clearings (continues Ilex Forest and Goldenrod City's Forest of Time entries)
• Ilex Forest ×10 (costs ₽5000) · see Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward), Forest of Time: the maze of clearings (continues Ilex Forest and Goldenrod City's Forest of Time entries)
• S.S. Anne B1F (costs Shoal Salt ×1) · see S.S. Anne: Teddiursa's honey and the salt (starts the party), S.S. Anne: the party battles and the missing Teddiursa
• Route 36 (costs ₽200) · see Route 35 / Route 36 / National Park: small extras
• Route 36 ×3 (costs ₽600) · see Route 35 / Route 36 / National Park: small extras
• Route 36 ×5 (costs ₽1000) · see Route 35 / Route 36 / National Park: small extras
• Route 36 ×10 (costs ₽2000) · see Route 35 / Route 36 / National Park: small extras

Gifts from people

• Ilex Forest ×3 · see Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward), Forest of Time: the maze of clearings (continues Ilex Forest and Goldenrod City's Forest of Time entries)
• Viridian Forest ×2 · see Viridian Forest: the flower garden and the Spearow (missable), Viridian Forest: the Honey tree (weekday Bug Pokémon)

Wild Pokémon holding this item

These wild Pokémon can carry Honey. The hold chance is the base chance that the Pokémon has the item when encountered, before Ability effects such as Compound Eyes. The encounter chance shows how often that Pokémon appears for the listed method and time.

Locations are in rough story order for each Pokémon. Radio, swarm and other special encounters require the conditions shown; see the location page for details. Calendar encounters can replace ordinary encounter slots. Safari Zone entries depend on the selected area and, where noted, its objects and their development. “Not fixed” means no fixed encounter chance is listed. Contest weights are shown as weights, not percentages.

Wild Pokémon holding Honey

Pokémon	Hold chance	Locations
Surskit	50%	View locations (4)
Combee	5%	View locations (13)
Ribombee	5%	View locations (1)

Surskit · 50% hold chance

Where to find Surskit holding Honey

Location	Method / time / condition	Level	Encounter chance
Viridian Forest	Grass/cave, night	7	4%
Route 5	Grass/cave, morning	13	10%
Route 5	Grass/cave, day	13	10%
Route 5	Grass/cave, night	13	10%
Fuchsia City · Fuchsia City, Koga's forest preserve	Surfing	15–25	4%
Fuchsia City · Fuchsia City, Koga's forest preserve	Good Rod	20	10%
Island Forest	Grass/cave, morning	15	10%
Island Forest	Grass/cave, day	15	10%

Combee · 5% hold chance

Where to find Combee holding Honey

Location	Method / time / condition	Level	Encounter chance
Viridian Forest	Grass/cave, morning	7	1%
Cerulean City	Headbutt: Common trees	11–13	20%
Cerulean City	Headbutt: Rare trees	14–16	20%
Route 25	Headbutt: Common trees	10–11	20%
Route 25	Headbutt: Rare trees	13–14	20%
Route 25	Headbutt: Special trees	10–14	65%
Route 5	Headbutt: Common trees	11–13	20%
Route 5	Headbutt: Rare trees	14–16	20%
Route 6	Headbutt: Common trees	11–13	20%
Route 6	Headbutt: Rare trees	14–16	20%
Vermilion City	Headbutt: Common trees	11–13	20%
Vermilion City	Headbutt: Rare trees	14–16	20%
Route 11	Headbutt: Common trees	13–14	20%
Route 11	Headbutt: Rare trees	15–16	20%
Route 8	Headbutt: Common trees	16–17	20%
Route 8	Headbutt: Rare trees	18–19	20%
Route 7	Headbutt: Common trees	15–17	20%
Route 7	Headbutt: Rare trees	18–20	20%
Celadon City	Headbutt: Common trees	15–17	20%
Celadon City	Headbutt: Rare trees	18–20	20%
Route 16	Headbutt: Common trees	26–27	20%
Route 16	Headbutt: Rare trees	29–30	20%
Route 16 · Route 16 East	Headbutt: Common trees	26–27	20%
Route 16 · Route 16 East	Headbutt: Rare trees	29–30	20%
Route 36	Grass/cave, morning	12	10%
Route 36	Grass/cave, day	12	10%
Route 36	Grass/cave, night	12	10%
Alto Mare Waters	Grass/cave, morning and day	13	4%
Alto Mare Waters	Grass/cave, night	13	4%

Ribombee · 5% hold chance

Where to find Ribombee holding Honey

Location	Method / time / condition	Level	Encounter chance
Route 45	Grass/cave, morning	23	10%
Route 45	Grass/cave, day	23	10%

Used or asked for in

Someone in these places asks for this item or takes it: Ilex Forest, Olivine Cafe, S.S. Anne 1F Northwest rooms, S.S. Anne B1F, Viridian Forest.

Changes and uses in Origin HeartGold

price ₽100

attracts bugs in Viridian Forest: Monday Heracross; Tuesday Pinsir; Wednesday Volbeat; Thursday Nincada; Friday Pineco; Saturday Yanma; Sunday Beautifly; to make candied Sitrus Berries in Olivine City; to learn Mega Drain

Other uses

Move tutor payments

• Mega Drain · Honey ×1 · Viridian Forest

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