Is Parasect Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
AbilityDry Skin makes Parasect heal in rain and burn in sun. If imported, the typing handles Crasher Wake but loses badly to Flint, Candice, and Aaron. Four weaknesses including a 4x Fire weakness. Not worth the import.
Paras has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Paras has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Paras trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Parasect trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Parasect trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Aaron's team hits Parasect's weaknesses hard.
Parasect resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Parasect trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Parasect trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Parasect trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Paras
Catch Paras in the Great Marsh (walking, Lv 22-26, uncommon). Post-National Dex.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Route 212
- LV 33GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Galactic HQ B2F in Veilstone City
- LV 43BugX-ScissorPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Paras to Parasect
Paras evolves into Parasect at Level 24. Your Paras should hit Level 24 before you reach Crasher Wake, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 24)
- LV 24GrassSporePower —Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 24GrassStun SporePower —Accuracy 75%PP 30
- After Gardenia
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 39GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 55BugX-ScissorPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Parasect in Diamond & Pearl
Level a Paras to 24 and it becomes Parasect, which has no encounter pin of its own. Paras itself only enters the Great Marsh rotation once the National Dex is active.
Wild Parasect may be holding when caught:
Tiny Mushroom (50% chance) A small and rare mushroom. It is quite popular among certain maniacal fan segments.
Big Mushroom (5% chance) A large and rare mushroom. It is very popular among certain maniacal fan segments.Catch Paras at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Parasect.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Paras
- 2Evolve Parasectat Lv.24
Badge 3How to Obtain Parasect in DP
- Step 2Parasect ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Paras egg.
How to Get Shiny Parasect in Diamond & Pearl
Parasect only shines through breeding in Sinnoh, so pair one with a foreign-language Ditto and hatch Masuda eggs for the shiny payoff. Compare Shiny Parasect odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Parasect Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Parasect.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fire, Flying |
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Poison, Bug, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Parasect Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Parasect
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Monferno builds →Fire Blast 4x209-247%KO Aerial Ace 4x72-85% U-turn 2x41-49% Rock Slide 2x44-52% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Golbat builds →Fly 4x161-191%KO U-turn 2x41-49% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Gliscor builds →Aerial Ace 4x126-148%KO Fire Fang 4x87-104%KO Poison Jab 2x53-64% U-turn 2x47-56% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 4x198-233%KO Fire Fang 4x95-113%KO Rock Slide 2x84-99% Ice Fang 2x47-56% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Drifblim builds →Fly 4x161-191%KO Silver Wind 2x40-47% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Heracross builds →Aerial Ace 4x104-122%KO Rock Slide 2x64-75% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 4x173-205%KO Silver Wind 2x38-45% | ||
 Seviper Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Seviper builds →Flamethrower 4x132-155%KO Poison Tail 2x53-64% | ||
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Yanmega builds →Aerial Ace 4x101-120%KO Silver Wind 2x72-85% | ||
 Growlithe Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Growlithe builds →Fire Blast 4x192-226%KO Aerial Ace 4x67-80% | ||
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Vespiquen builds →Aerial Ace 4x107-127%KO U-turn 2x62-74% Power Gem 2x41-49% Poison Sting 2x12-14% | ||
 Doduo Normal | C | |
 Ponyta Fire | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
Parasect Evolutions
Parasect is what Paras becomes. Breed it for Paras eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs take an average time to hatch. 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
Breeding
Breed with Parasect to get Paras eggs easily using 48 partners from the Bug and Grass egg groups. Notable egg moves include Bug Bite, Counter, Cross Poison and 8 more.
DP Parasect Best Moveset
100% accurate sleep through MoveSpore is the one move that keeps Parasect relevant despite the worst defensive typing in the game. Bug/Grass means 4x Fire weakness plus five other weaknesses, and 30 Speed guarantees going last. The moveset is Spore, set up, and hope nothing touches it with Fire.
Best Build
Parasect best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Spore
- Seed Bomb
- Stun Spore
- Aromatherapy
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Bug Bite and Counter 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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
33 of 35 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
A mushroom grown larger than the host’s body controls PARASECT. It scatters poisonous spores.
It is controlled by a mushroom grown larger than the bug body. It is said to prefer damp places.
Parasect Diamond & Pearl Guide
For Diamond & Pearl, it depends on your team. Parasect rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Bug/Grass coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Parasect as a trick room. Physical side carries the damage. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Careful on Parasect. +Sp. Def is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the trick room role.
For Diamond & Pearl, build your team around Forretress, Yanmega, and Heracross. These have the highest co-usage rates with Parasect in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Parasect appears in 19 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Parasect have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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