Parasect

#047 Parasect Top: Kantonian Parasect Bottom: Altaran Parasect
National Dex 047 Species Mushroom Pokémon
Type Kanto: Bug/Grass Altaris: Poison/Ghost Abilities Kanto: Effect Spore, Dry Skin, Damp (Hidden) Altaran: Hallucination, Poison Touch, Effect Spore (Hidden)
Gender Ratio 50% Male Catch Rate 75 EV Yield 2 Atk, 1 Def Egg Group Bug and Grass
Bulbapedia Parasect Designer Game Freak, Keileon

Parasect (Japanese: パラセクト Parasect) is a dual-type Bug- and Grass-Type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. It has an Altaran Regional Variant that is Poison- and Bug-Type.

Regardless of form, it evolves from Paras starting at level 24. However, Altaran Parasect can also evolve from Paras when the player finishes any battle with a dead Paras in the party.

Locations

Location	Encounter Type	% Chance	Time
Evolve Paras

Stats

	HP	Atk	Def	SpAtk	SpDef	Spd	BST
Kanto	60	95	80	60	80	30	405
Altaris	80	100	70	100	70	60	480

Dex Entries

Kantonian Parasect
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.
Altaran Parasect
The husk of Parasect shambles around, mindless and only serving to spread spores. It does not react properly to its environment, and prefers places that are damp and dark.

Movesets

By Level-Up		By TM		By Level-Up		By TM
Kantonian				Altaran
Level	Move	TM	Move	Level	Move	TM	Move
		TM16	Light Screen	Evolve	Hex	TM16	Light Screen
1	Cross Poison	TM17	Protect	1	Cross Poison	TM17	Protect
1	Scratch	TM21	Frustration	1	Scratch	TM21	Frustration
1	Stun Spore	TM28	Dig	1	Confuse Ray	TM28	Dig
1	Poison Powder	TM45	Attract			TM45	Attract
1	Absorb	TM46	Thief			TM46	Thief
6	Stun Spore	TM53	Energy Ball	6	Stun Spore	TM83	Infestation
6	Poison Powder	TM87	Swagger	6	Poison Powder	TM87	Swagger
11	Absorb	TM101	Hone Claws	11	Smog	TM101	Hone Claws
17	Fury Cutter	By HM		17	Fury Cutter	By HM
22	Spore	HM01	Cut	22	Spore	HM01	Cut
29	Slash			29	Shadow Claw
37	Growth			37	Growth
44	Giga Drain			44	Cross Poison
51	Aromatherapy			51	Toxic
59	Rage Powder			59	Rage Powder
66	X-Scissor			66	Phantom Force
STAB bonus applies to all moves noted in italics

Evolutions

Paras	Lv 24 ⟶	Parasect
Paras	Lv 24 ⟶	Parasect

Sprites

Egg	Normal		Shiny		Metallic		Radiant

Trivia

• Altaran Parasect is based on toxic and hallucinogenic mushrooms, particularly the death cap, psilocybin, and destroying angel.
• Unlike most following Pokémon which at most react to their surroundings in a few maps, Altaran Parasect has fully unique follower text.