Parasect: Stats, Moves, Weakness & Evolution

Base stats

HP60135–167230–324

Atk95103–161175–317

Def8090–145148–284

SpA6072–123112–240

SpD8090–145148–284

Spe3045–9058–174

Total405Higher than 39% of Pokémon

Ranges in Pokémon Champions at Lv 50: 0 Stat Points with a −10% Stat Alignment to 32 Stat Points with a +10% one (HP has no alignment).Ranges in the main games at Lv 100: 0 IV/EV with a hindering nature to 31 IV/252 EV with a helpful nature. EV yield: 2 Atk, 1 Def.

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Type matchups

BugGrassshow which type causes itweaknessresistance

Weak to

4×

FireFlying

2×

BugIcePoisonRock

Resists

½×

ElectricFightingWater

¼×

GrassGround

Takes normal damage from 7 types

NormalGhostSteelPsychicDragonDarkFairy

With : Water becomes 0×

With : Fire becomes 5×

Speed tiers

The faster Pokémon moves first each turn, so knowing who you outspeed decides a lot of battles. These are its Speed values at Lv 50 in Pokémon Champions (base Speed 30); Scarf and Tailwind use the Max+ value.

Max+90Max82No SP50Min45Scarf135Tailwind180

At max Speed, Parasect outspeeds 5 of the 30 most used Pokémon in Champions VGC on Showdown, and ties 2.

Smogon · Showdown Others at their most common Speed investment in Champions VGC (Reg M-C · Doubles, Sep 2026); Pokémon holding a Mega Stone are shown as their Mega.

Abilities

30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with this Pokémon.
Everything about Effect Spore →
Other Pokémon with Effect Spore 10
Vileplume Paras Shroomish Breloom Foongus Amoonguss Morelull Shiinotic Gossifleur Eldegoss
This Pokémon is healed 1/4 by Water, 1/8 by Rain; is hurt 1.25× by Fire, 1/8 by Sun.
Everything about Dry Skin →
Other Pokémon with Dry Skin 6
Paras Jynx Croagunk Toxicroak Helioptile Heliolisk
Prevents Explosion/Mind Blown/Misty Explosion/Self-Destruct/Aftermath while active.
Everything about Damp →
Other Pokémon with Damp 19
Paras Psyduck Golduck Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Horsea Seadra Politoed Wooper Quagsire Kingdra Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Frillish Jellicent Tadbulb Bellibolt

Competitive

Smogon · Showdown On Showdown

Not used in the tracked Showdown formats this month.

Other Showdown formats Scarlet & Violet, with Tera

National DexRU

Evolution

#0046ParasBugGrass
1. Level 24
  #0047ParasectBugGrass

Moves

Game Sort Type

Level up 8

1AbsorbUser recovers 50% of the damage dealt.GrassSpec20100%25

5Stun SporeParalyzes the target.GrassStatus—75%30

9Poison PowderPoisons the target.PoisonStatus—75%35

15VenoshockPower doubles if the target is poisoned.PoisonSpec65100%10

21SlashHigh critical hit ratio.NormalPhys70100%20

29SporeCauses the target to fall asleep.GrassStatus—100%15

37X-ScissorNo additional effect.BugPhys80100%15

47Energy Ball10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.GrassSpec90100%10

Biology

Parasect is the evolved form of Paras. It has an orange body, with a large tōchūkasō mushroom having formed on its back. The mushroom has completely drained the Paras's body of its nutrients and taken it over, leaving Parasect fully controlled by the tōchūkasō.

Its eyes are blank and white, described as "zombie-like". The bug is mostly dead, so removing the mushroom causes it to stop moving entirely. It often can be found in dank areas hospitable to fungi growth.

Groups of Parasect will gather around a tree, suck the nutrients out of it, and move to the next tree when it dies. It is capable of releasing spores that create more mushrooms, and its spores can be made into medicine. Parasect in Alola are known to compete with Shiinotic, and have lower-quality spores.

Design & origin

The tōchūkasō is a parasitic mushroom that over time replaces the tissue of the host body and can affect the host's behavior. Other fungi, such as the genus Cordyceps, have also been noted as potential inspiration for Parasect's mushroom, which has been compared to Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, the "Zombie ant fungus", also found in cicadas. Its name is a combination of "parasite" and "insect".

Adapted from Wikipedia: List of generation I Pokémon, Parasect · CC BY-SA 4.0 · edited.

Pokédex entries

: Mushroom Pokémon
: Kanto · Red & Green (JP)
Color: Red

: Forest
Pal Park area: Forest

Kanto#047Original Johto#071Updated Johto#071Original Alola#148Original Akala#075Original Ula’ula#067Updated Alola#181Updated Akala#082Updated Ula’ula#073Let’s Go Kanto#047Hisui#054

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.
Legends: Arceus
The bug host is drained of energy by the mushroom on its back. The mushroom appears to do all the thinking.
Let’s Go, Pikachu! · Let’s Go, Eevee!
Its poisonous spores are also used in traditional medicine. Apparently, spores produced in Alola are not of very good quality.
Ultra Moon
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 Sun
It scatters toxic spores from its mushroom cap. Once harvested, these spores can be steeped and boiled down to prepare herbal medicines.
Moon
The large mushroom on its back controls it. It often fights over territory with Shiinotic.
Sun
It stays mostly in dark, damp places, the preference not of the bug, but of the big mushroom on its back.
HeartGold
It is controlled by a mushroom grown larger than the bug body. It is said to prefer damp places.
Pearl
A mushroom grown larger than the host’s body controls PARASECT. It scatters poisonous spores.
Diamond · Platinum · Black · White · Black 2 · White 2 · X
It scatters toxic spores from the mushroom cap. In China, the spores are used as herbal medicine.
FireRed
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.
Emerald
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.
Ruby · Sapphire · Omega Ruby · Alpha Sapphire
When nothing's left to extract from the bug, the mushrooms on its back leave spores on the bug's egg.
Crystal
The larger the mushroom on its back grows, the stronger the mushroom spores it scatters.
Silver · SoulSilver · Y
It stays mostly in dark, damp places, the preference not of the bug, but of the big mushrooms on its back.
Gold
The bug host is drained of energy by the mushrooms on its back. They appear to do all the thinking.
Yellow
A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroom has taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places.
Red · Blue · LeafGreen

Names around the world

English: Parasect
Japanese: パラセクト
Japanese (romaji): Parasect
Korean: 파라섹트
Chinese (Traditional): 派拉斯特
Chinese (Simplified): 派拉斯特
French: Parasect
German: Parasek
Spanish: Parasect
Italian: Parasect

Sprites

Artwork and 3D models

Gen VIII · Gen VII · Gen VI · Gen V

Generation IV

Generation III

Generation II

Generation I

Training

: 2 Atk, 1 Def
: 75 ≈9.8% with a Poké Ball at full HP
: 70
: 142
: Medium

Breeding

: BugGrass
: ♂ 50%♀ 50%
: 20 egg cycles ≈5,355 steps (Gen IV–VII)

Where to find

Evolves from Paras: Level 24.

Green 4 areas

Cerulean Cave (1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 52
Cerulean Cave (B1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 64
Safari Zone (Area 1, east)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 25
Safari Zone (middle)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 30

Red 4 areas

Cerulean Cave (1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 52
Cerulean Cave (B1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 64
Safari Zone (Area 1, east)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 25
Safari Zone (middle)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 30

Ultra Moon 1 area

Route 11Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 26–29

Ultra Sun 1 area

Route 11Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 26–29

SoulSilver 4 areas

Cerulean Cave (1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 38
Cerulean Cave (2F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 40
Cerulean Cave (B1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 45–47
Safari Zone SwampWalking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 41

HeartGold 4 areas

Cerulean Cave (1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 38
Cerulean Cave (2F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 40
Cerulean Cave (B1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 45–47
Safari Zone SwampWalking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 41

LeafGreen 5 areas

Cerulean Cave (1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 49–58
Cerulean Cave (2F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 52–61
Cerulean Cave (B1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 55–64
Safari Zone (Area 1, east)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 25
Safari Zone (middle)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 30

FireRed 5 areas

Cerulean Cave (1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 49–58
Cerulean Cave (2F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 52–61
Cerulean Cave (B1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 55–64
Safari Zone (Area 1, east)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 25
Safari Zone (middle)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 30

Crystal 1 area

Mount Silver (2F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 46–48

Yellow 3 areas

Cerulean Cave (1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 54
Road 18Trade with an NPC · Lv 22–100
Safari Zone (middle)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 27–32

Blue 4 areas

Cerulean Cave (1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 52
Cerulean Cave (B1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 64
Safari Zone (Area 1, east)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 25
Safari Zone (middle)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 30

Red 4 areas

Cerulean Cave (1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 52
Cerulean Cave (B1F)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 64
Safari Zone (Area 1, east)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 25
Safari Zone (middle)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 30

Locations cover Red & Blue to Sword & Shield (with its DLC) and Let’s Go. We don’t have them yet for Legends: Arceus, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scarlet & Violet and Legends: Z-A.