Strong point: Attack — higher than 70% of species. Its weakest point is Speed — lower than 93% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 6 weaknesses and 5 resistances. Watch out for the Fire, Flying types — damage from them is quadrupled.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: Speed.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (95) is 35 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
- Brave +Atk · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 5
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Kanto | #047 | Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #071 | Gold / Silver , Crystal , HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Alola | #148 | Sun / Moon |
| Alola | #181 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Hisui | #054 | Legends: Arceus |
Abilities
- Effect Spore Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.
- Dry Skin Causes 1/8 max HP in damage each turn during strong sunlight, but heals for 1/8 max HP during rain. Increases damage from fire moves to 1.25×, but absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
- Damp Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.
Pokédex entry
A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroom has taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Parasect takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
1996–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Parasect appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (11)
All Parasect cards →Parasect has 11 cards in 11 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 176 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (6)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Johto
Kanto
Moves (80)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (57 via TM/TR, 20 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Cross Poison | Poison | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90% | 10 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85% | 40 |
| 1 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75% | 15 |
| 5 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75% | 30 |
| 9 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75% | 35 |
| 15 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80% | 15 |
| 15 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| 17 | Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95% | 20 |
| 21 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 23 | Leech Life | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 29 | Spore | Grass | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 37 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 37 | X Scissor | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 44 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100% | 10 |
| 47 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 51 | Aromatherapy | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 59 | Rage Powder | Bug | Status | — | — | 20 |