047 rbspr047.gif gby047.gif Parasect パラセクト (Parasekuto) Mushroom Pokémon Bug/Grass PAR-i-sect 3'03" 65 lbs. A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroom has taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places. The bug host is drained of energy by the mushrooms on its back. They appear to do all the thinking.

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60 95 80 30 80 345 Flying (4x), Poison (4x), Rock (2x), Bug (2x), Fire (4x), and Ice (2x) Normal (1x), Ghost (1x), Psychic (1x), and Dragon (1x) Fighting (½x), Ground (¼x), Water (½x), Grass (¼x), and Electric (½x) None Rare Safari Zone Rare Safari Zone Rare Safari Zone, In Fuschia City trade a Tangela for it Scratch Start Start Normal 40 100% 35 (max. 56) Hard, pointed, and sharp claws rake the foe to inflict damage. Stun Spore Start/13 Start/13 Grass - 75% 30 (max. 48) The user scatters a cloud of paralyzing powder. It may paralyze the target. Leech Life Start/20 Start/20 Bug 20 100% 15 (max. 24) A blood-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. Spore 30 30 Grass - 100% 15 (max. 24) The user scatters bursts of spores that induce sleep. Slash 39 39 Nomrmal 70 100% 20 (max. 32) The foe is attacked with a slash of claws, etc. It has a high critical-hit ratio. Growth 48 48 Normal - -% 40 (max. 64) The user's body is forced to grow all at once. It raises the Sp. Atk stat. Swords Dance TM03 TM03 Normal - -% 30 (max. 48) A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. It sharply raises the user's Attack stat. Toxic TM06 TM06 Poison - 85% 10 (max. 16) A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. Body Slam TM08 TM08 Normal 85 100% 15 (max. 24) The user drops onto the foe with its full body weight. It may leave the foe paralyzed. Take Down TM09 TM09 Normal 90 85% 20 (max. 32) A reckless, full-body charge attack for slamming into the foe. It also damages the user a little. Double Edge TM10 TM10 Normal 120 100% 15 (max. 24) A reckless, life-risking tackle. It also damages the user by a fairly large amount, however. Hyper Beam TM15 TM15 Normal 150 90% 5 (max. 8) The foe is attacked with a powerful beam. The user must rest on the next turn to regain its energy. Rage TM20 TM20 Normal 20 100% 20 (max. 32) While this move is in use, it gains attack power each time the user is hit in battle. Mega Drain TM21 TM21 Grass 40 100% 15 (max. 24) A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. Solar Beam TM22 TM22 Grass 120 100% 10 (max. 16) A two-turn attack. The user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam on the second turn. Dig TM28 TM28 Ground 80 100% 10 (max. 16) The user burrows, then attacks on the second turn. It can also be used to exit dungeons. Mimic TM31 TM31 Normal - -% 10 (max. 16) The user copies the move last used by the foe. The move can be used for the rest of the battle. Double Team TM32 TM32 Normal - -% 15 (max. 24) By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. Reflect TM33 TM33 Psychic - -% 20 (max. 32) A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from physical attacks for five turns. Bide TM34 TM34 Normal - -% 10 (max. 16) The user endures attacks for two turns, then strikes back to cause double the damage taken. Skull Bash TM40 TM40 Normal 100 100% 15 (max. 24) The user tucks in its head to raise its Defense in the first turn, then rams the foe on the next turn. Rest TM44 TM44 Psychic - -% 10 (max. 16) The user goes to sleep for two turns. It fully restores the user's HP, and heals any status problem. Substitute TM50 TM50 Normal - -% 10 (max. 16) The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user's decoy. Cut HM01 HM01 Normal 50 95% 30 (max. 48) The foe is cut with a scythe or a claw. It can also be used to cut down thin trees. Like its previous stage Paras, Parasect is an insectoid creature. However, in this stage the mushroom has completely overtaken the host's body. The insect has been drained of nutrients, and is now under the control of the fully grown tochukaso. Due to the influence of the tochukaso in its growth, the insect's metamorphosis has been stunted, and it instead resembles a grotesque, exaggerated version of its former self. Its pincers, and legs have grown much larger, and the mushrooms on its back have grown together into one giant mushroom. Its eyes have become whited out, likely due to its being possessed by the tochukaso. The mushroom completely takes over its host's body. Parasect now has more control over it. It still releases irritating spores that can paralyze, or put to sleep. lthough appearing to be docile, they are actually quite dangerous, and will attempt to attack anything that invades their territory. They can use many moves which involve slashing, such as Slash, which makes them quite deadly. Parasect can often be found in caves, since sunlight, and dry air hurt their skin. They can also thrive in dank forests with lots of humidity where conditions are ideal for fungi. (Unconfirmed!) There are many forms of fungus that grow on insects, any one of which could have inspired Parasect's design, like the entomophthora muscae, which grows on the back of the common housefly. Its base insect is a distorted version of what is probably a cicada nymph, the parasetic fungi having caused a form of neoteny. Parasect's name is a combination of "parasite", and "insect," referring to the parasitic mushroom on this insect's back.