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parasect
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Parasect

Mushroom Pokémon

BugGrass

A mushroom grown larger than the host’s body controls Parasect. It scatters poisonous spores.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
flying 4xfire 4xpoison 2xrock 2xbug 2xice 2x
Resistant to
ground ¼xgrass ¼xfighting ½xwater ½xelectric ½x

Abilities

Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp (Hidden)

Held Items

Tiny Mushroom 50%Big Mushroom 5%Balm Mushroom 1%

Evolution Chain

paras Paras
→
parasect Parasect Lv. 24

Moves

Details

Category Mushroom Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 29.5 kg
Base Exp 142
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Bug ,Plant

Sprites

parasect Front Front
parasect Back Back
parasect Front Shiny Front Shiny
parasect Back Shiny Back Shiny
parasect Official Art Official Art
parasect Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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Utility
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Dry Skin
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 248
Def 252
SpD 8

Strategy Overview

Parasect is sadly just okay in the NU tier. It's slow, not too bulky, and its typing leaves it vulnerable to many common attacking types. However, being a Bug / Grass Pokemon with Dry Skin, Parasect does have the ability to switch into some common threats, such as Golurk and bulky Water-types. The main reason Parasect should ever be used, though, is its access to Spore, one of the greatest support moves available. With it, Parasect can potentially support its team to victory.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc