#0047
Parasect
Mushroom Pokémon
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.
Details
Height1.0 m
Weight29.5 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate75(17.5%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP142
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.
DampHidden
Prevents Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
95
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
80
Speed
30
Total
405
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Parasect
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Crystal
FireRed
LeafGreen
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Green Japan
Red Japan
Evolution
Lv. 24
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Parasect can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Cross Poison Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Leech Life Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Leech Seed Seeds the target, stealing HP from it every turn. | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 1 | Sleep Powder Puts the target to sleep. | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 1 | Stun Spore Paralyzes the target. | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 9 | Poison Powder Poisons the target. | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 15 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 15 | Venoshock Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned. | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 17 | Fury Cutter Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns. | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 30 | Spore Puts the target to sleep. | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 37 | X-Scissor Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 39 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 44 | Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 47 | Energy Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 48 | Growth Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 51 | Aromatherapy Cures the entire party of major status effects. | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 59 | Rage Powder Redirects the target’s single-target effects to the user for this turn. | Bug | Status | — | — | 20 |
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Parasect.
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Cite this page
“Parasect”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/parasect.
Species data from PokéAPI.