What is Parasect weak to?

In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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. Spore 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

Utility

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 SporeNiche

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

Dry SkinTop Pick

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

The bug host is drained of energy by the mushrooms on its back. The mushroom appears to do all the thinking.

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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee (Best Counters)

Arcanine Fire	C
Obtain MethodVermilion City Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Parasect Ember 4x 87-102%KO View Arcanine builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Heat WaveLv. 1 FlamethrowerLv. 54 Wing AttackLv. 1 EmberLv. 13 Damage vs Parasect Heat Wave 4x 207-244%KO Flamethrower 4x 200-236%KO Wing Attack 4x 109-129%KO Ember 4x 90-107%KO View Charizard builds →
Pidgeot NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Heat WaveLv. 1 Air SlashLv. 43 Wing AttackLv. 15 Damage vs Parasect Sky Attack 4x 238-280%KO Heat Wave 4x 98-116%KO Air Slash 4x 117-138%KO Wing Attack 4x 105-124%KO View Pidgeot builds →
Fearow NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Drill PeckLv. 47 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Parasect Sky Attack 4x 260-307%KO Drill Peck 4x 151-178%KO Peck 4x 67-80% View Fearow builds →
Butterfree BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Bug BuzzLv. 31 Air SlashLv. 28 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Parasect Bug Buzz 2x 84-100%KO Air Slash 4x 143-169%KO Gust 4x 79-93% View Butterfree builds →

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Evolution

Parasect is what Paras becomes. Breed it for Paras eggs (average hatch time). A small 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 is not available in this game

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee 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 Speed EVs, Parasect fills the defensive wall slot reliably. Sassy nature finishes the spread.

Best Build

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

The level-up pool tells the story here. Parasect learns Hyper Beam and Sludge Bomb naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Normal and Fighting coverage and more extends the reach beyond that.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leech Seed

S—9010Grass

Lv 1

Poison Powder

D—7535Poison

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 1

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Lv 1

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 2

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Lv 4

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 6

Poison Powder

D—7535Poison

Lv 9

Absorb

—4010025Grass

Lv 12

Growth

D——20Normal

Lv 15

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 19

Slash

C7010020Normal

Lv 23

Leech Life

S8010010Bug

Lv 33

Spore

S—10015Grass

Lv 43

X-Scissor

A8010015Bug

TM Moves

TM13

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM10

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM12

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM01

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

TM48

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM06

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM53

Mega Drain

B7510015Grass

TM07

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM09

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM05

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM52

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM45

Solar Beam

C20010010Grass

TM08

Substitute

B——10Normal

TM27

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM24

X-Scissor

A8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Parasect doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Parasect can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Parasect in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

To get Parasect, start by catching Paras through walking encounters at Lv. 5-10. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Paras
Mt. Moon - 1F
Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.5-10 Cave
15%Early
Mt. Moon - 1F
Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.5-10 Cave
15%Early
Mt. Moon - B1F
Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.5-10 Cave
15%Early
Mt. Moon - B1F
Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.5-10 Cave
15%Early
Train until Level 24
Step 2Parasect ✓

Parasect Guide

In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, Paras evolves into Parasect at level 24. Parasect is the fully evolved form. It sits at 405 BST in its evolved form.
For Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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. Spore 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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