Parasect
Parasect
Mushroom Pokémon
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.
Parasect is No. 0047 in the National Pokédex and is listed here as a Bug and Grass-type Mushroom Pokémon. 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. This page brings together its key game data, including typing, abilities, base stats, evolution details, forms, Pokédex entries and moves, so it can be used as a quick reference before building out a deeper guide.
Parasect first belongs to Generation I. Parasect does not have a longer evolution chain recorded in the current local data. Its strongest listed base stat is Attack, which helps show where it naturally fits when comparing Pokémon by role. Its abilities can include Effect Spore, Dry Skin and Damp, giving players useful options when comparing forms, movesets and team roles. The sections below are generated from the local Pokémon database and can be expanded later with matchup advice, best games to use it in, notable appearances and more detailed strategy notes.
Parasect at a glance
- Type
- BUGGRASS
- Weak to
- FIRE4×ICE2×POISON2×BUG2×ROCK2×
- Best base stat
- Attack — 95
- Abilities
- Effect Spore, Dry Skin, Damp (Hidden)
- Evolution
- Final stage or no evolution data
- Height
- 1.0 m
- Weight
- 29.5 kg
- Generation
- Generation I
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Capture rate
- 75
- Base happiness
- 70
Type effectiveness
Damage taken when Parasect is hit by each type:
Very weak to
Weak to
Resists
Strongly resists
Based on Bug / Grass typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.
Pokémon Gold and Silver
Pokédex entries
It stays mostly in dark, damp places, the preference not of the bug, but of the big mush rooms on its back.
The larger the mushroom on its back grows, the stronger the mush room spores it scatters.
Level-up moves
| Level | Move | Type | Power | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poison Powder | POISON | — | 75 |
| 1 | Scratch | NORMAL | 40 | 100 |
| 1 | Stun Spore | GRASS | — | 75 |
| 19 | Leech Life | BUG | 80 | 100 |
| 28 | Spore | GRASS | — | 100 |
| 37 | Slash | NORMAL | 70 | 100 |
| 46 | Growth | NORMAL | — | — |
| 55 | Giga Drain | GRASS | 75 | 100 |