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Parasect's Type

BUG

GRASS

Parasect's Pokédex #s

National #: 47

Parasect's Base Stats

HP:: 60

Attack:: 95

Defense:: 80

Sp. Atk:: 60

Sp. Def:: 80

Speed:: 30

Total:: 405

Misc. Info

Height:: 3'3" (1m)

Weight:: 65 lbs. (29.5 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Bug / Grass

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 2 Attack, 1 Defense

Base EXP:: 142

Catch Rate:: 75

Base Happiness:: 70

Parasect's Abilities

Here are what abilities Parasect can possibly have, along with their effects.

Effect Spore: 30% chance of inflicting the attacker with paralysis, poison, or sleep when Parasect is damaged by a contact move.

Dry Skin: Parasect heals during rain and when hit by Water moves; it takes damage in the sun and takes more damage from Fire moves.

Damp: Prevents all effects of Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath while Parasect is on the field.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Parasect's weakness and resistance is to various types.

4×: FIRE

FLYING

2×: ICE

POISON

BUG

ROCK

½: WATER

ELECTRIC

FIGHTING

¼: GRASS

GROUND

Parasect's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Parasect evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Paras: starting form

Parasect: at level 24

Parasect's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Parasect can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Parasect learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Cross Poison 10% chance of poisoning the target. Higher crit rate. (+1 stage.)	POISON	70	100%	20	One Target
1	Scratch Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Stun Spore Paralyzes the target.	GRASS	--	75%	30	One Target
1	Poison Powder Poisons the target.	POISON	--	75%	35	One Target
1	Absorb Heals Parasect by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	20	100%	25	One Target
6	Stun Spore Paralyzes the target.	GRASS	--	75%	30	One Target
6	Poison Powder Poisons the target.	POISON	--	75%	35	One Target
11	Absorb Heals Parasect by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	20	100%	25	One Target
17	Fury Cutter Each consecutive hit increases Fury Cutter's power by 40.	BUG	40	95%	20	One Target
22	Spore Puts the target to sleep.	GRASS	--	100%	15	One Target
29	Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
37	Growth Raises Parasect's Attack and Special Attack by one stage, or two stages if the weather is sunny.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
44	Giga Drain Heals Parasect by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
51	Aromatherapy Heals all major status conditions for your entire party.	GRASS	--	--	5	All Allies
59	Rage Powder Draws attention towards Parasect in a Double or Triple Battle, forcing the opponent's single-target moves to target it.	BUG	--	--	20	User
66	X-Scissor Damages the target.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Parasect can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM09	Bullet Seed Hits the target two to five times in a row.	GRASS	25	100%	30	One Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM15	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM16	Light Screen Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User's Field
TM17	Protect Protects Parasect from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM19	Giga Drain Heals Parasect by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
TM22	Solar Beam Charges for a turn, attacks on the second turn. No charge time in the sun; half damage in the rain.	GRASS	120	100%	10	One Target
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Parasect's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM36	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TM40	Aerial Ace Doesn't miss the target.	FLYING	60	--	20	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Parasect is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Parasect restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM53	Energy Ball 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GRASS	90	100%	10	One Target
TM54	False Swipe Cannot knock out a Pokémon.	NORMAL	40	100%	40	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM68	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM70	Flash Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
TM75	Swords Dance Raises Parasect's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TM81	X-Scissor Damages the target.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Parasect's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM86	Grass Knot Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	GRASS	varies	100%	20	One Target
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Parasect's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM93	Cut Damages the target.	NORMAL	50	95%	30	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Parasect can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Parasect.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
EGG	Counter Counters Physical-based damage received this turn.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	Counter
EGG	Psybeam Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Parasect's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Sweet Scent Lowers all nearby enemies' Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
EGG	Metal Claw Has a 10% chance of raising Parasect's Attack by one stage.	STEEL	50	95%	35	One Target
EGG	Bug Bite Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Parasect consumes that Berry immediately.	BUG	60	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Cross Poison 10% chance of poisoning the target. Higher crit rate. (+1 stage.)	POISON	70	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Agility Raises Parasect's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
EGG	Leech Seed Leeches the target by 1/8 its max HP each turn and heals Parasect by that much.	GRASS	--	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Wide Guard Protects your team from moves that hit multiple targets for the turn.	ROCK	--	--	10	User's Field
EGG	Fell Stinger If the target is knocked out by Fell Stinger, it raises Parasect's Attack by two stages.	BUG	50	100%	25	One Target
EGG	Grassy Terrain Activates Grassy Terrain for 5 turns, which heals non-airborne Pokémon for 1/16 max HP each turn and powers up Grass-type moves by 50%.	GRASS	--	--	10	Entire Field

Parasect's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Parasect's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Parasect's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Parasect is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	230	261	293	324	60
Attack	195	226	258	289	95
Defense	165	196	228	259	80
Sp. Atk	125	156	188	219	60
Sp. Def	165	196	228	259	80
Speed	65	96	128	159	30
Total					405

Where to Find Parasect in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Location information on where to find Parasect in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Parasect

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

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 Alpha Sapphire

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 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

A mushroom grown larger than the host's body controls Parasect. It scatters poisonous spores.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond Platinum

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 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby Sapphire

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 2 Pokédex Entries

Gold

It stays mostly in dark, damp places, the preference not of the bug, but of the big mushrooms on its back.

Silver

The larger the mushroom on its back grows, the stronger the mushroom 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 1 Pokédex Entries

Red Blue

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.