Parasect
Ruby/Sapphire

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.

Emerald

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.

Firered

It scatters toxic spores from the mushroom cap. In China, the spores are used as herbal medicine.

Leafgreen

A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroom has taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places.

Evolution Chain

paras
Paras
Level 24
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Parasect

Pokédex & Training Data

Classification Mushroom Pokémon
Height 1.0 m (3'03")
Weight 29.5 kg (65.0 lbs)
EV Yield +2 attack
+1 defense
Catch Rate 75
Base Friendship 70
Growth Rate medium
Gender Ratio
♂ ♀
Egg Groups Bug, Plant

Pokédex Numbers

Kanto (R/B/Y) #047
Johto (G/S/C) #071
Johto (HG/SS) #071
Alola (S/M) #148
Alola (US/UM) #181
Hisui #054
National #047

Held Items

Game Locations

Cerulean Cave 1f
Cerulean Cave 2f
Cerulean Cave B1f
Kanto Safari Zone Area 1 East
Kanto Safari Zone Middle

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Ruby/Sapphire
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Scratch
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Poison Powder
— 75% 35 Poisons the target.
1 Stun Spore
— 75% 30 Paralyzes the target.
7 Stun Spore
— 75% 30 Paralyzes the target.
13 Poison Powder
— 75% 35 Poisons the target.
19 Leech Life
80 100% 10 Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
27 Spore
— 100% 15 Puts the target to sleep.
35 Slash
70 100% 20 Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
43 Growth
— — 20 Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage.
51 Giga Drain
75 100% 10 Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
59 Aromatherapy
— — 5 Cures the entire party of major status effects.
Emerald
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Scratch
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Poison Powder
— 75% 35 Poisons the target.
1 Stun Spore
— 75% 30 Paralyzes the target.
7 Stun Spore
— 75% 30 Paralyzes the target.
13 Poison Powder
— 75% 35 Poisons the target.
19 Leech Life
80 100% 10 Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
27 Spore
— 100% 15 Puts the target to sleep.
35 Slash
70 100% 20 Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
43 Growth
— — 20 Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage.
51 Giga Drain
75 100% 10 Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
59 Aromatherapy
— — 5 Cures the entire party of major status effects.
FireRed/LeafGreen
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Scratch
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Poison Powder
— 75% 35 Poisons the target.
1 Stun Spore
— 75% 30 Paralyzes the target.
7 Stun Spore
— 75% 30 Paralyzes the target.
13 Poison Powder
— 75% 35 Poisons the target.
19 Leech Life
80 100% 10 Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
27 Spore
— 100% 15 Puts the target to sleep.
35 Slash
70 100% 20 Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
43 Growth
— — 20 Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage.
51 Giga Drain
75 100% 10 Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
59 Aromatherapy
— — 5 Cures the entire party of major status effects.

TM/HM Moves

Ruby/SapphireEmeraldFireRed/LeafGreen
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
HM01 Cut
50 95% 30 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
HM05 Flash
— 100% 20 Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.
HM06 Rock Smash
40 100% 15 Has a 50% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
TM06 Toxic
— 90% 10 Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM09 Bullet Seed
25 100% 30 Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
TM10 Hidden Power
60 100% 15 Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11 Sunny Day
— — 5 Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
TM15 Hyper Beam
150 90% 5 User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM17 Protect
— — 10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM19 Giga Drain
75 100% 10 Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
TM21 Frustration
— 100% 20 Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM22 Solar Beam
120 100% 10 Requires a turn to charge before attacking.
TM27 Return
— 100% 20 Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM28 Dig
80 100% 10 User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
TM32 Double Team
— — 15 Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.
TM36 Sludge Bomb
90 100% 10 Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
TM40 Aerial Ace
60 — 20 Never misses.
TM42 Facade
70 100% 20 Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
TM43 Secret Power
70 100% 20 Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
TM44 Rest
— — 5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM45 Attract
— 100% 15 Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM46 Thief
60 100% 25 Takes the target’s item.

Tutor Moves

Emerald
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Body Slam
85 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
Counter
— 100% 20 Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.
Double Edge
120 100% 15 User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
Endure
— — 10 Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Fury Cutter
40 95% 20 Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
Mimic
— — 10 Copies the target’s last used move.
Sleep Talk
— — 10 Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
Snore
50 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
Substitute
— — 10 Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Swagger
— 85% 15 Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
Swords Dance
— — 20 Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.
FireRed/LeafGreen
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Body Slam
85 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
Counter
— 100% 20 Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.
Double Edge
120 100% 15 User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
Mimic
— — 10 Copies the target’s last used move.
Substitute
— — 10 Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Swords Dance
— — 20 Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.

Base Stats

Hp 60
Attack 95
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 80
Speed 30
Total 405

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

4x
0.5x
0.25x
0.5x
2x
0.5x
2x
0.25x
4x
2x
2x