Parasect
#47 in the FireRed and LeafGreen Pokédex • Mushroom Pokémon
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.
Egg Group
Steps to Hatch
Effort Values Yielded
Gender Ratio
Capture Rate
Base Experience
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Paras #46 | Level 24 |  Parasect #47 |
FireRed
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cerulean Cave Cerulean Cave (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 49 | 20% | - |
Cerulean Cave Cerulean Cave (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 58 | 5% | - |
Cerulean Cave Cerulean Cave (2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 52 | 10% | - |
Cerulean Cave Cerulean Cave (2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 61 | 4% | - |
Cerulean Cave Cerulean Cave (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 55 | 10% | - |
Cerulean Cave Cerulean Cave (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 64 | 4% | - |
Safari Zone Safari Zone (middle) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | 5% | - |
Safari Zone Safari Zone (Area 1, east) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 25 | 5% | - |
LeafGreen
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cerulean Cave Cerulean Cave (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 49 | 20% | - |
Cerulean Cave Cerulean Cave (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 58 | 5% | - |
Cerulean Cave Cerulean Cave (2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 52 | 10% | - |
Cerulean Cave Cerulean Cave (2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 61 | 4% | - |
Cerulean Cave Cerulean Cave (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 55 | 10% | - |
Cerulean Cave Cerulean Cave (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 64 | 4% | - |
Safari Zone Safari Zone (middle) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | 5% | - |
Safari Zone Safari Zone (Area 1, east) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 25 | 5% | - |
Normal
Shiny
Parasect
Mushroom Pokémon
HP
60
Attack
95
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
80
Speed
30
Total
405
Type Chart
Weaknesses
Takes 4× from
Takes 2× from
Resistances
Takes 0.25× from
Takes 0.5× from
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Scratch |  |  Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | Hard, pointed, and sharp claws rake the foe. |
| Start | Poison Powder | |  Status | - | 75 | 35 | A cloud of toxic dust is scattered. It may poison the foe. |
| Start | Stun Spore | | Status | - | 75 | 30 | Paralyzing dust is scattered wildly. It may paralyze the foe. |
| 7 | Stun Spore | | Status | - | 75 | 30 | Paralyzing dust is scattered wildly. It may paralyze the foe. |
| 13 | Poison Powder | | Status | - | 75 | 35 | A cloud of toxic dust is scattered. It may poison the foe. |
| 19 | Leech Life | | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | An attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP. |
| 27 | Spore | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | The user scatters bursts of fine spores that induce sleep. |
| 35 | Slash | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | The foe is slashed with claws, etc. It has a high critical-hit ratio. |
| 43 | Growth | | Status | - | - | 20 | The user’s body is forced to grow, raising the SP. ATK stat. |
| 51 | Giga Drain | |  Special | 75 | 100 | 5 | A harsh attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP. |
| 59 | Aromatherapy | | Status | - | - | 5 | A soothing scent is released to heal all status problems in the user’s party. |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM01 | Cut | | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | A basic attack. It can be used to cut down thin trees and grass. |
| HM05 | Flash | | Status | - | 70 | 20 | A blast of light that cuts the foe’s accuracy. It also illuminates caves. |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | An attack that may also cut DEFENSE. It can also smash cracked boulders. |
| TM06 | Toxic | | Status | - | 85 | 10 | A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn. |
| TM09 | Bullet Seed | | Physical | 10 | 100 | 30 | The user shoots seeds at the foe. Two to five seeds are shot at once. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | | Special | 1 | 100 | 15 | An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user. |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | | Status | - | - | 5 | The sun blazes for five turns, powering up FIRE-type moves. |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | A severely damaging attack that makes the user rest on the next turn. |
| TM17 | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession. |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | | Special | 75 | 100 | 5 | A harsh attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP. |
| TM21 | Frustration | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | A 2-turn move that blasts the foe with absorbed energy in the 2nd turn. |
| TM27 | Return | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM28 | Dig | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | An attack that hits on the 2nd turn. Can also be used to exit dungeons. |
| TM32 | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Filthy sludge is hurled at the foe. It may poison the target. |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | An extremely fast attack against one target. It can’t be evaded. |
| TM42 | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed. |
| TM43 | Secret Power | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that may have an additional effect that varies with the terrain. |
| TM44 | Rest |  | Status | - | - | 5 | The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem. |
| TM45 | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack. |
| TM46 | Thief |  | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 | An attack that may take the foe’s held item if the user isn’t holding one. |
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | The user drops its full body on the foe. It may leave the foe paralyzed. |
| Counter | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | A retaliation move that counters any physical hit with double the damage. |
| Double-Edge | | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | A reckless, life- risking tackle that also hurts the user a little. |
| Mimic | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle. |
| Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user creates a decoy using one- quarter of its full HP. |
| Swords Dance | | Status | - | - | 30 | A frenetic dance of fighting. It sharply raises the ATTACK stat. |
Effect Spore
Leaves spores on contact.
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.