Is Parasect Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Bug/Grass piles up six weaknesses, two of them at 4x. Parasect can't step onto the field against Blaine, Lance, or half the Elite Four without taking a devastating hit. Too many bad matchups to stay on the team.
Not available yet. You cannot get Paras before this fight.
Paras has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Parasect trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Koga's team hits Parasect's weaknesses hard.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Parasect's weaknesses hard.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Parasect trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Parasect's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Parasect's weaknesses hard.
Parasect trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Eevee team. In Let's Go Pikachu, Trace brings Jolteon Lv 57 in place of Raichu Lv 57.
Catch Paras
Catch Paras in Mt. Moon (walking, Lv 5-10).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 23BugLeech LifePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMFightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 31BugX-ScissorPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TMGrassMega DrainPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TMPoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMGrassSolar BeamPower 300Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Paras to Parasect
Paras evolves into Parasect at Level 24. Your Paras should hit Level 24 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 24)
- LV 24BugLeech LifePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- LV 33GrassSporePower —Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TMGrassMega DrainPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 43BugX-ScissorPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Sabrina
- TMPoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMGrassSolar BeamPower 300Accuracy 100%PP 10
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.
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 1How to Obtain Parasect in Let's Go
To get Parasect, start by catching Paras through walking encounters at Lv. 5+. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Parasect ✓
How to Get Shiny Parasect in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Parasect is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Shininess carries through evolution, so hunting an earlier stage and evolving it counts too. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Parasect odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Parasect Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee 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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fire, Flying |
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Poison, Bug, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Ground |
What is Parasect Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Parasect
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 4x101-120%KO Leech Life 2x44-53% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Butterfree builds →Air Slash 4x136-160%KO Bug Buzz 2x81-97% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodVermilion City Gift | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Venomoth builds →Leech Life 2x59-70% Gust 4x52-62% | ||
 Pidgeotto Normal | D | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Pidgeotto builds →Wing Attack 4x84-100%KO | ||
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Beedrill builds →Poison Jab 2x73-87% Peck 4x44-53% Twineedle 2x24-30% | ||
 Nidorino Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Nidorino builds →Peck 4x41-49% Poison Sting 2x13-17% | ||
 Nidorina Poison | D | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Paras BugGrass | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Parasect Evolutions
Parasect is what Paras becomes, and it doesn't evolve any further. 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
Let's Go Parasect Best Moveset
95 Attack at 80 Defense with Bug/Grass typing. MoveSpore is 100% accurate sleep and the only competitive reason to consider this moveset. Everything else collapses under 4x Fire and Flying weaknesses, 30 Speed, and no ability like AbilityDry Skin or AbilityEffect Spore to add utility.
Best Build
Paras Candy
Mighty Candy+ATKBrave raises Attack and lowers Speed. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Pink. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Parasect
Mighty Candy L
Mighty Candy XL
Tough Candy
Tough Candy L
Tough Candy XLParas Candy raises every stat, but only Paras and Parasect can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Parasect is Mighty Candy (Attack) and Tough Candy (Defense), and any Pokemon can eat it; Mighty Candy L needs level 30, Mighty Candy XL needs level 60, Tough Candy L needs level 30 and Tough Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Hans battles with one level 75 Parasect that knows Leech Life and Sludge Bomb. It takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, Bug and Rock moves. Win to earn the Parasect Master title. Find Hans on Route 2.
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Parasect learns Leech Life and X-Scissor naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Normal and Fighting coverage and more extends the reach beyond that.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
All 15 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The bug host is drained of energy by the mushrooms on its back. The mushroom appears to do all the thinking.
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
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