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Parasect

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Parasect パラセクト

Bug Grass Generation I Mushroom Pokémon
Height 1.0m Weight 29.5kg
Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp （Hidden Ability）

Pokémon Profile

A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroom has taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places.

Base Stats

Form Base Stats：Parasect · Total 405

HP 60
Attack 95
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 80
Speed 30

Basic Info

Gender Ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Catch Rate
75（9.8%）
Egg Groups
Bug / Grass
Egg Cycles
20
Base Friendship
70
EV Yield
Attack+2、Defense+1
Base Experience
142
Shape
Bug-like
Color
Red
Experience
1,000,000（较快）

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Defensive (when attacked)

4× Weakness Fire ×4 Flying ×4
2× Weakness Ice ×2 Poison ×2 Bug ×2 Rock ×2
1/4 Resistance Grass ×0.25 Ground ×0.25
1/2 Resistance Water ×0.5 Electric ×0.5 Fighting ×0.5

Offensive (when attacking)

2× Weakness Water ×2 Grass ×2 Ground ×2 Psychic ×2 Rock ×2 Dark ×2
1/2 Resistance Fire ×0.5 Poison ×0.5 Flying ×0.5 Steel ×0.5

Evolution Chain

Paras Paras
Level 24 or higher
Parasect Parasect

Learnset

Level Moves Type Category Power Accuracy PP
— Cross Poison Poison Physical 70 100 20
— Scratch Normal Physical 40 100 35
— Stun Spore Grass Status — 75 30
— Poison Powder Poison Status — 75 35
— Absorb Grass Special 20 100 25
6 Stun Spore Grass Status — 75 30
6 Poison Powder Poison Status — 75 35
11 Absorb Grass Special 20 100 25
17 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20
22 Spore Grass Status — 100 15
29 Slash Normal Physical 70 100 20
37 Growth Normal Status — — 20
44 Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
51 Aromatherapy Grass Status — — 5
59 Rage Powder Bug Status — — 20
66 X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100 15

Parasect Competitive Movesets & Sets

Parasect movesets cover 7 generations and 10 formats with 17 sets in total, including moves, abilities, items, natures, EVs and Tera types with analysis.

7 Generation 10 Format 17 set
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Pokédex Entries

Generation I
Red：
A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroom has taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places.
Yellow：
The bug host is drained of energy by the mushrooms on its back. They appear to do all the thinking.
Generation II
Gold：
It stays mostly in dark, damp places, the preference not of the bug, but of the big mush­ rooms on its back.
Silver：
The larger the mushroom on its back grows, the stronger the mush­ room spores it scatters.
Crystal：
When nothing's left to extract from the bug, the mushrooms on its back leave spores on the bug's egg.
Generation III
Ruby：
PARASECT is known to infest large trees en masse and drain nutrients from the lower trunk and roots. When an infested tree dies, they move onto another tree all at once.
Emerald：
PARASECT are known to infest the roots of large trees en masse and drain nutrients. When an infested tree dies, they move onto another tree all at once.
FireRed：
It scatters toxic spores from the mushroom cap. In China, the spores are used as herbal medicine.
LeafGreen：
A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroom has taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places.
Generation IV
Diamond：
A mushroom grown larger than the host’s body controls PARASECT. It scatters poisonous spores.
Pearl：
It is controlled by a mushroom grown larger than the bug body. It is said to prefer damp places.
HeartGold：
It stays mostly in dark, damp places, the preference not of the bug, but of the big mushroom on its back.
SoulSilver：
The larger the mushroom on its back grows, the stronger the mushroom spores it scatters.
Generation V
Black：
A mushroom grown larger than the host’s body controls Parasect. It scatters poisonous spores.
Generation VI
X：
A mushroom grown larger than the host’s body controls Parasect. It scatters poisonous spores.
Y：
The larger the mushroom on its back grows, the stronger the mushroom spores it scatters.
Omega Ruby：
Parasect is known to infest large trees en masse and drain nutrients from the lower trunk and roots. When an infested tree dies, they move onto another tree all at once.
Generation VII
Sun：
The large mushroom on its back controls it. It often fights over territory with Shiinotic.
Moon：
It scatters toxic spores from its mushroom cap. Once harvested, these spores can be steeped and boiled down to prepare herbal medicines.
Ultra Sun：
The bug is mostly dead, with the mushroom on its back having become the main body. If the mushroom comes off, the bug stops moving.
Ultra Moon：
Its poisonous spores are also used in traditional medicine. Apparently, spores produced in Alola are not of very good quality.
Let's Go Pikachu：
The bug host is drained of energy by the mushroom on its back. The mushroom appears to do all the thinking.
Generation VIII
Legends: Arceus：
Mushroom-lacking specimens of this Pokémon lie unmoving in the forest, lending credence to the hypothesis that the large mushroom is in control of Parasect's actions.