What is Parasect weak to?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Aerodactyl (Flying), and Cloyster (Ice) when using Parasect. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Arcanine is the most dangerous since Fire moves deal 4x damage. Poison, Bug, and Rock-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 30 Speed, Parasect won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

How do you evolve Parasect?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Paras evolves into Parasect at level 24. Parasect is the fully evolved form. It sits at 405 BST in its evolved form.

Should I use Parasect?

For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, it depends on your team. Parasect at 405 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Bug/Grass coverage might be exactly what you're missing.

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Parasect looks average on paper at 405 BST. But Dry Skin is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier trick room on our tier list. Knock Off with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.

What is the best ability for Parasect?

Parasect gets Dry Skin, Effect Spore, and Damp. But Dry Skin is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

Parasect - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Trick Room

CTier

30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Parasect's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 3 Attack and Defense EVs per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack95

Defense80

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def80

Speed30

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight29.5 kg

Base XP142

Abilities

Effect SporePopular

Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.

Dry SkinPopular

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.

DampHA

Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.

Dry Skin grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HPAtk+2Def+1SpASpDSpe

Strong Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Parasect is controlled by a mushroom that has grown larger than its host’s body. The Pokémon scatters poisonous spores.

Parasect Weakness

Parasect's Bug/Grass typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, Bug, and Rock. Fire and Flying hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The Bug/Grass typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Dry Skin grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Parasect Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Fire, Flying
2x (Weak)	Ice, Poison, Bug, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

6Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score-9

4xCritical

Fire Flying

2xWeak

Ice Poison Bug Rock

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting

¼xResist

Grass Ground

0xImmune

Water

STAB (6)

Grass Psychic Dark Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Parasect in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile deals 47-56% with Ice Shard.

Heatran FireSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Magma Storm Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Scizor BugSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves Bullet Punch Knock Off RoostRecovery Swords Dance Damage vs Parasect Bullet Punch 23-27% Knock Off 24-29% View Scizor builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Parasect Knock Off 38-45% Ice Shard 2x 47-56% View Weavile builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Parasect is what Paras becomes. Breed it for Paras eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Paras pushed Parasect to 405 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +25. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#046Paras

Level 24

#047Parasect

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Paras

BugGrass

Parasect

BugGrass

60+25

ATK

95+25

DEF

80+25

SP.ATK

60+15

SP.DEF

80+25

SPE

30+5

BST

285D-Tier

405C-Tier+120

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Parasect to get Paras eggs easily using 48 partners from the Bug and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Agility, Bug Bite, Counter and 10 more.

Egg Groups

BugPlant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

13moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Parasect Best Moveset

Dryskin isn't flashy, but it matters. Combined with Sitrus Berry for a one-time health recovery at low HP and max HP and Sp. Def EVs, Parasect fills the defensive wall slot reliably. Careful nature finishes the spread.

Best Build

Experimental

Wall

Ability

Dry Skin

Item

Sitrus BerryRECOVERY

Best Nature for Parasect

Careful+SPD

Parasect best EVs are Sp. Def and HP

EVs

Atk

SpD

Wall Moveset

Knock Off
SporeUtility
Leech SeedSTAB
Leech LifeSTAB

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Agility and Bug Bite from the egg pool give Parasect something extra. Pair those with Solar Beam and Energy Ball for STAB and coverage across 8 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 1

Cross Poison

C7010020Poison

Lv 1

Poison Powder

D—7535Poison

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 6

Poison Powder

D—7535Poison

Lv 6

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 11

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 17

Fury Cutter

—409520Bug

Lv 22

Spore

S—10015Grass

Lv 29

Slash

C7010020Normal

Lv 37

Growth

C——20Normal

Lv 44

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Lv 51

Aromatherapy

C——5Grass

Lv 59

Rage Powder+2

D——20Bug

Lv 66

X-Scissor

B8010015Bug

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM09

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM93

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM98

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM81

X-Scissor

B8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Cross Poison

C7010020Poison

Egg

Fell Stinger

C5010025Bug

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Grassy Terrain

———10Grass

Egg

Leech Seed

S—9010Grass

Egg

Metal Claw

D509535Steel

Egg

Psybeam

D6510020Psychic

Egg

Screech

D—8540Normal

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Egg

Wide Guard+3

C——10Rock

Tutor Moves

Parasect can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Parasect in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Can't catch Parasect directly. Start with Paras at moderate rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 24. The 2-stage line from Paras to Parasect is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Parasect in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

To get Parasect, start by catching Paras through walking encounters at Lv. 58-63. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Paras
Bogsunk Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
Post
Post-game
Bogsunk Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
Post
Post-game
Grassland Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Grassland Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Sunlit Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Sunlit Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Swampy Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
Post
Post-game
Swampy Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
Post
Post-game
Train until Level 24
Step 2Parasect ✓

Parasect Guide

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Aerodactyl (Flying), and Cloyster (Ice) when using Parasect. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Arcanine is the most dangerous since Fire moves deal 4x damage. Poison, Bug, and Rock-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 30 Speed, Parasect won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Paras evolves into Parasect at level 24. Parasect is the fully evolved form. It sits at 405 BST in its evolved form.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, it depends on your team. Parasect at 405 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Bug/Grass coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Parasect looks average on paper at 405 BST. But Dry Skin is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier trick room on our tier list. Knock Off with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.
Parasect gets Dry Skin, Effect Spore, and Damp. But Dry Skin is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Parasect appears in 19 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Parasect have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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