Parasect

No. 0047 · Gen 1

Parasect weakness and type

BugGrass

Hit PARASECT with Fire and Flying for 4× damage. Ice, Poison, Bug and Rock also deal 2×.

Moves against Parasect

4×Hits hardest
FireFlying
2×Super effective
IcePoisonBugRock
½×Not very effective
WaterElectricFighting
¼×Barely scratches it
GrassGround

In Pokémon GO: Fire deals 2.56× instead of 4×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • Effect SporeNo change to type matchups
  • Dry SkinImmune to Water, takes 1.25× from Fire
  • DampNo change to type matchups

The table on this page assumes no ability. Check which one it has before you commit.

Base stats

  • HP60
  • Attack95
  • Defense80
  • Sp. Atk60
  • Sp. Def80
  • Speed30
  • Total405

Best nature

AdamantHits harder and drops Sp. Atk, which it won’t use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Parasect gives 2 Attack EVs, 1 Defense EV.

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How Parasect evolves

ParasBugGrass
  • Level 24
    ParasectBugGrass
All evolutions

What Parasect can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalHyper BeamSpecial150
GrassSolar Beamsame typeSpecial120
PoisonSludge BombSpecial90
GroundDigPhysical80
BugLeech Lifesame typePhysical80
DarkThroat ChopPhysical80
FightingBrick BreakPhysical75
FlyingAerial AcePhysical60

Type counters to Parasect

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.