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General

Parasect

Abilities

Effect Spore: Enemy Pokémon have a 30% chance of becoming Paralyzed, Poisoned, or Asleep every time they touch this Pokémon.
Dry Skin: This Pokémon gradually loses HP per turn during Sunny Day, and gradually heals during Rain Dance. This Pokémon takes double damage from Fire attacks, but Water attacks heal it for 1/4 its HP.

Damage Taken

×2
×1
×1
×½
×½
×4
×4
×1
×¼
×¼
×2
×1
×2
×1
×2
×1
×½

Dex Numbers

Generation: RBY
Kanto: 47
Johto: 71
Hoenn: n/a
Sinnoh: n/a

Names

Japanese: パラセクト
Romaji: Parasekuto

Flavor

Height: 3'3.4" or 1 m
Weight: 65 lb or 29.5 kg
Species: Mushroom
Color: red
Cry: mp3 here
Habitat
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code: 46 or 0x2e

Breeding

Gender: ½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)
Breeding groups: 3: Bug
7: Plant
Steps to hatch: 5,120
Compatible with: 43 families; 95 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP: 128 or 0x80
Capture rate: 75 or 0x4b
Base happiness: 70 or 0x46
Growth rate: medium
Effort points: 2 Attack
1 Defense
Wild held items: TinyMushroom (50%), Big Mushroom (5%)

Evolution Chain

Basic	Stage 1
Paras Base form	Parasect Raise to level 24

Stats

Stat	Base	Max Stat		%ile
Stat	Base	L50	L100	%ile
HP	60	167	324	36.1
Attack	95	147	289	76.9
Defense	80	132	259	66.5
Special Attack	60	112	219	39.6
Special Defense	80	132	259	65.7
Speed	30	82	159	6.3
Average	67.5	-	-	42.6

Flavor

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.

Locations

Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.

Area	Section	Level	Method

Move List

See also: Contest list

Parasect's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical () moves.

Parasect gets the STAB from and moves.

				Move	PP	Power	Acc.*	Pri.	Description
			--	Cross Poison	20	70	100%		Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a 10% chance to Poison the target.
--	--		--	Leech Life	15	20	100%		Heals the user by half the damage the target receives.
			--	PoisonPowder	35	--	75%		Poisons the target.
--	--	--	--	Scratch	35	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage.
--	--	--	--	Stun Spore	30	--	75%		Paralyzes the target.
	--	--	6	PoisonPowder	35	--	75%		Poisons the target.
		7	6	Stun Spore	30	--	75%		Paralyzes the target.
			11	Leech Life	15	20	100%		Heals the user by half the damage the target receives.
		13		PoisonPowder	35	--	75%		Poisons the target.
			17	Spore	15	--	100%		Puts the target to Sleep.
		19		Leech Life	15	20	100%		Heals the user by half the damage the target receives.
			22	Slash	20	70	100%		Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
			30	Growth	40	--	100%		Raises the user's Special Attack.
30	28	27		Spore	15	--	100%		Puts the target to Sleep.
			39	Giga Drain	10	60	100%		Heals the user by half the damage the target receives.
39	37	35		Slash	20	70	100%		Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
			47	Aromatherapy	5	--	100%		Cures the user and the user's ally, if any, of major status effects.
48	46	43		Growth	40	--	100%		Raises the user's Special Attack.
	55	51		Giga Drain	10	60	100%		Heals the user by half the damage the target receives.
			55	X-Scissor	15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage.
		59		Aromatherapy	5	--	100%		Cures the user and the user's ally, if any, of major status effects.
				Tutored moves
				Swords Dance	30	--	100%		Raises the user's Attack by two levels.
				Body Slam	15	85	100%		Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
				Double-Edge	15	120	100%		User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
				Counter	20	varies	100%	-5	Goes last. Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last hit it took, if the move was Normal or Fighting.
				Mimic	10	--	100%		Copies the target's last used move.
				Substitute	10	--	100%		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
				Snore	15	40	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
				Endure	10	--	100%	3	Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
				Swagger	15	--	90%		Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
				Fury Cutter	20	10	95%		Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
				Sleep Talk	10	--	100%		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
				TMs and HMs
		40	40	Aerial Ace	20	60	100%		Never misses.
	45	45	45	Attract	15	--	100%		Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
34				Bide	10	varies	100%	1	Goes first. User waits for 2-3 turns, then inflicts typeless damage equal to twice the HP it lost while waiting.
08				Body Slam	15	85	100%		Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
			31	Brick Break	15	75	100%		Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen.
		09	09	Bullet Seed	30	10	100%		Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
			78	Captivate	20	--	100%		Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
	03			Curse	10	--	100%		Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
H1	H1	H1	H1	Cut	30	50	95%		Inflicts regular damage.
28	28	28	28	Dig	10	80	100%		User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
32	32	32	32	Double Team	15	--	100%		Raises the user's Evasion.
10				Double-Edge	15	120	100%		User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
	20		58	Endure	10	--	100%	3	Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
			53	Energy Ball	10	80	100%		Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
		42	42	Facade	20	70	100%		Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
			54	False Swipe	40	40	100%		Cannot lower the target's HP below 1.
	H5	H5	70	Flash	20	--	100%		Lowers the target's Accuracy.
	21	21	21	Frustration	20	varies	100%		Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
	49			Fury Cutter	20	10	95%		Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
	19	19	19	Giga Drain	10	60	100%		Heals the user by half the damage the target receives.
			68	Giga Impact	5	150	90%		User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
			86	Grass Knot	20	varies	100%		Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.
	10	10	10	Hidden Power	15	varies	100%		Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
15	15	15	15	Hyper Beam	5	150	90%		User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
21				Mega Drain	15	40	100%		Heals the user by half the damage the target receives.
31				Mimic	10	--	100%		Copies the target's last used move.
			83	Natural Gift	15	varies	100%		Power and type depend on the held berry.
	17	17	17	Protect	10	--	0%	3	Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
20				Rage	20	20	100%		User can only use this move until it wins or faints, but becomes stronger each time it is hit.
33				Reflect	20	--	100%		Reduces damage from physical attacks by 50%.
44	44	44	44	Rest	10	--	100%		User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
	27	27	27	Return	20	varies	100%		Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
	08	H6	H6	Rock Smash	15	40	100%		Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense.
		43	43	Secret Power	20	70	100%		Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
40				Skull Bash	15	100	100%		Raises the user's Defense. User charges for one turn before attacking.
	35		82	Sleep Talk	10	--	100%		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
	36	36	36	Sludge Bomb	10	90	100%		Has a 30% chance to Poison the target.
	13			Snore	15	40	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
22	22	22	22	SolarBeam	10	120	100%		Requires a turn to charge before attacking.
50			90	Substitute	10	--	100%		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
	11	11	11	Sunny Day	5	--	0%		Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
	34		87	Swagger	15	--	90%		Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
	12			Sweet Scent	20	--	100%		Lowers the target's Evasion.
03			75	Swords Dance	30	--	100%		Raises the user's Attack by two levels.
09				Take Down	20	90	85%		User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
	46	46	46	Thief	10	40	100%		Takes the target's item.
06	06	06	06	Toxic	10	--	85%		Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
			81	X-Scissor	15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage.