Parasect (Pokémon)
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| Parasect パラセクト Parasect | |
![]() Artwork from FR/LG | |
| National Dex | #047 |
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| Johto Dex | #071 |
| Hoenn Dex | #236 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R-051 |
| Almia Browser | R— |
| Type | Bug / Grass |
| Species | Mushroom Pokémon |
| Height | 3′03″ (1.0m) |
| Weight | 65.0 lbs. (29.5kg) |
| Abilities | Effect Spore |
| Dry Skin | |
| Egg groups | Bug |
| Plant | |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 2 Atk, 1 Def |
| Exp. yield | 128 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀ / 50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Red |
| Catch rate | 75 |
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Parasect (Japanese: パラセクト Parasect) is a Bug/Grass-type Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Like its previous stage Paras, Parasect is an insectoid creature. However, in this stage the mushroom has completely overtaken the host's body. The insect has been drained of nutrients and is now under the control of the fully grown tochukaso.
In this stage the body, pincers, and legs of the insect have grown much larger. The mushrooms on its back have grown together into one giant mushroom. Its eyes have become whited out, perhaps due to its being possessed by the tochukaso.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
The mushroom completely takes over its host's body. Parasect now has more control over it. It still releases irritating spores that can paralyze, poison, or put to sleep.
Behavior
Habitat
Parasect can often be found in caves, since sunlight and dry air hurt their skin. They can also thrive in dank forests with lots of humidity where conditions are ideal for fungi.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Cassandra uses a Paras which evolves in The Problem with Paras.
Officer Jenny uses a Parasect in Gulpin it Down.
In the manga
In Pokémon Special, Crystal uses a Parasect extensively in her Pokémon capturing, using its Spore attack to put targets to sleep. In Volume 10, her Parasect is seen to be capable of increasing the radius of its Spore attack to at least three kilometres. In Volume 11, the origin of Crystal's Parasect is revealed: it, along with Crystal's Natu, Hitmonchan and Cubone, were wild Pokémon living in Mt. Mortar and had fought with a local Arcanine that had gone berserk from a severe eye injury. Parasect was able to create medicinal spores to help Arcanine heal and Crystal recover from her fractured arms. In Volume 13, Crystal reveals yet another ability of Parasect: it is able to use the powder attacks it possesses to combine into a wider range of spores, including one for corroding metals.
In the TCG
- Main article: Parasect (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| I | Red | A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroom has taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places. |
| Blue | ||
| Yellow | The bug host is drained of energy by the mushrooms on its back. They appear to do all the thinking. | |
| Stadium | The bug host is controlled by the mushrooms that scatter poisonous spores. The spores are sometimes used as medicine in China. | |
| II | 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. | |
| Stadium 2 | It stays mostly in dark, damp places, the preference not of the bug, but of the big mushrooms on its back. | |
| 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. |
| 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. | |
| 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. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
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| I | Pokémon Red and Blue | Rare | Safari Zone |
| Pokémon Yellow | Rare | Safari Zone, trade Tangela | |
| II | Pokémon Gold and Silver | None | Evolve Paras |
| Pokémon Crystal | Rare | Silver Cave | |
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | None | Trade |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | Rare | Safari Zone, Cerulean Cave | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | None | Evolve Paras | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | None | Evolve Paras |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Pal Park | Forest |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Trozei | Endless Level 53 Endless Level 63 Forever Level 3 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Evolve from Paras |
| Pokémon Ranger | Krokka Tunnel |
Base stats
| HP: | 60 | |
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| Attack: | 95 | |
| Defense: | 80 | |
| Special: | 80 | |
| SpAtk: | 60 | |
| SpDef: | 80 | |
| Speed: | 30 |
The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
|---|---|---|
In Generation I, the effectiveness of Poison-type moves is 4×.
If Parasect has the ability Dry Skin, the effect of Water becomes 0×, and Water attacks will heal 25% of Parasect's HP. In addition, the effect of Fire becomes 5×.
Learnset
Parasect is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
| Move | Type | Cat. | Father |
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| Bug Bite | | | Ariados Ninjask Yanmega |
| Counter | | | Heracross Breloom |
| Cross Poison | | | Parasect Skorupi, Drapion |
| False Swipe | | | Scyther, Scizor Nincada, Ninjask |
| Flail* | | | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo |
| Light Screen | | | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Ledyba, Ledian Dustox |
| Metal Claw | | | Scizor Nincada |
| Psybeam | | | Butterfree Venonat, Venonat Dustox |
| Pursuit | | | Beedrill Scyther Yanma Scizor Yanmega |
| Screech | | | Yanma Gligar Ninjask Vibrava, Flygon Gliscor |
| Sweet Scent | | | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume Bellsprout,Weepinbell, Victreebel >Bellossom Surskit, Masquerain Roselia Tropius |
| *Indicates moves only available through chain breeding. | |||
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball | ||
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| | Acquisition: Evolve |
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| | Rarity: Rare | |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: Evolve | Friend Area: Mushroom Forest |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | The poison I leak from my back can also be used as medicine! | |
| 26%-50% HP | Better watch out. My HP is down by half... | |
| 1%-25% HP | I need help... I'm even out of toxic spores... | |
| Level Up | OK! I've gone up in level! | |
| Pokémon Ranger | ||
| Group: | Loops: 8 | Minimum Experience: 40 |
| Poké Assist: | Field Move: None | Maximum Experience: 60 |
| Parasect attacks while shaking off plumes of spores from its body. | ||
Evolution
Sprites
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
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| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
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| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
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| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
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Trivia
- Parasect's Pokédex entry for Pokémon Stadium connects the Pokémon world with our own. It says "The bug host is controlled by the mushrooms that scatter poisonous spores. The spores are sometimes used as medicine in China."
- Parasect and its pre-evolution, Paras, have similar cries to Mewtwo.
- Parasect and Paras are the only Pokémon in the game to take more than 4 times as much damage from any one type of attack (if it has the ability Dry Skin, they both take 5× damage, as mentioned above).
- Of the first generation Bug Pokémon, Parasect ties with Butterfree, Beedrill and Scyther for the highest base SpDef.
Origin
There are many forms of fungus that grow on insects, any one of which could have inspired Parasect's design, like the entomophthora muscae, which grows on the back of the common housefly.
Name origin
Parasect's name is a combination of parasite and insect, referring to the parasitic mushroom on this insect's back.
In other languages
- German: Parasek
- French: Parasect
- Korean: 파라섹트 Parasekteu
- Chinese (Taiwan): 派拉斯特 Pai La Si Te - Transliteration of Parasect.
External links
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