What is Parasect weak to?

In Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver, Parasect works as a trick room with 405 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Gold & Silver's meta. Spore with Leftovers is the standard set.

What are Parasect's strengths?

Bug/Grass gives Parasect 5 resistances. Attack is the best stat at base 95. Dual typing means STAB coverage on both Bug and Grass moves.

Parasect - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

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 stat exp 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

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Effect Spore

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.

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

It stays mostly in dark, damp places, the preference not of the bug, but of the big mushrooms on its back.

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.

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

0Immune

Score-9

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

Fire Flying

2xWeak

Ice Poison Bug Rock

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting

¼xResist

Grass Ground

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Grass Psychic Dark Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Parasect in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

In Gold & Silver, Skarmory can KO Parasect with Drill Peck (134-159%). Forretress's Explosion hits Parasect for 76-89%. Golem's Explosion also KOs at 97-114%.

Skarmory SteelFlying	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Drill Peck RestRecovery CurseSetup WhirlwindUtility Damage vs Parasect Drill Peck 4x 134-159%KO View Skarmory builds →
Forretress BugSteel	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves SpikesHazard Explosion Rapid Spin ToxicUtility Damage vs Parasect Explosion 76-89% Rapid Spin 15-18% View Forretress builds →
Golem RockGround	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves EarthquakeSTAB Explosion Rapid Spin RoarUtility Damage vs Parasect Earthquake 15-17% Explosion 97-114%KO Rapid Spin 20-23% View Golem builds →
Nidoking PoisonGround	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Beam Lovely Kiss Thunder Damage vs Parasect Earthquake 13-15% Ice Beam 2x 52-62% Thunder 16-19% View Nidoking builds →
Jynx IcePsychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Ice Beam Lovely Kiss PsychicSTAB Thief Damage vs Parasect Ice Beam 2x 102-120%KO Psychic 51-60% Thief 23-27% View Jynx builds →

Gold & Silver 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 23 partners from the Bug and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Counter, False Swipe, Flail and 5 more.

Egg Groups

BugPlant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Gold & Silver Parasect Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

SporeUtility
Hidden Power BugSTAB
Sludge Bomb
ReturnCoverage

Recommended Teammates

ForretressGood

MarowakGood

SteelixGood

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Counter and False Swipe from the egg pool give Parasect something extra.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Stun Spore

B—7530Grass

Lv 7

Stun Spore

B—7530Grass

Lv 13

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 19

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Lv 28

Spore

S—10015Grass

Lv 37

Slash

C7010020Normal

Lv 46

Growth

C——20Normal

Lv 55

Giga Drain

A751005Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM49

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

TM19

Giga Drain

A751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

A—10020Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

A9010010Poison

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM12

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Egg

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Screech

D—8540Normal

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Parasect can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Parasect in Gold & Silver

You're catching Paras first, not Parasect. Paras appears at decent rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Parasect in Gold & Silver

To get Parasect, start by catching Paras through walking encounters at Lv. 5-17. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Paras
Ilex Forest
SilverGrass Lv.5-6 Forest
15%Early
Morning/night
Ilex Forest
GoldGrass Lv.5-6 Forest
15%Early
Morning/night
Ilex Forest
GoldGrass Lv.6 Forest
15%Early
Ilex Forest
SilverGrass Lv.6 Forest
15%Early
National Park - Bug Catching Contest
SilverGrass Lv.10-17 Facility
UncommonEarly
National Park - Bug Catching Contest
GoldGrass Lv.10-17 Facility
UncommonEarly
Mt. Moon - 1F
GoldGrass Lv.12 Cave
10%Early
Mt. Moon - 1F
SilverGrass Lv.12 Cave
10%Early
Train until Level 24
Step 2Parasect ✓

Parasect Guide

In Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver, Paras evolves into Parasect at level 24. Parasect is the fully evolved form. It sits at 405 BST in its evolved form.
For Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver, Parasect works as a trick room with 405 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Gold & Silver's meta. Spore with Leftovers is the standard set.
Bug/Grass gives Parasect 5 resistances. Attack is the best stat at base 95. Dual typing means STAB coverage on both Bug and Grass moves.

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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