Is Parasect Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityEffect Spore randomly poisons, paralyzes, or puts attackers to sleep on contact. MoveSpore for 100% sleep is still Parasect's one trick for catching Groudon, Kyogre, and the Regis. Bug/Grass is still defensive garbage. Import only if you need the catching tool.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Parasect trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Parasect trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Parasect trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's Pokemon outpace and outclass Parasect here.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Parasect trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Parasect's weaknesses hard.
Parasect trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Parasect cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 24.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5GrassStun SporePower —Accuracy 75%PP 30
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- LV 27GrassSporePower —Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 51GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Parasect in Ruby & Sapphire
A traded Paras evolves into Parasect at level 24, the only route to the mushroom bug here.
How to Obtain Parasect in RS
- Step 1Obtain ParasCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Mt. Moon, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Mt. Moon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Ilex Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · National Park · Bug-Catching Contest only, on Tuesdays, Thursdays. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Great Marsh · Post-National Dex. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Great Marsh · Post-National Dex. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Parasect ✓
How to Get Shiny Parasect in Ruby & Sapphire
No Hoenn roster spot exists for Parasect. Hunt a shiny deep in Cerulean Cave's B1F within FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it back. See every game where Shiny Parasect can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Parasect Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Parasect
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Blaziken builds →Overheat 4x306-360%KO Aerial Ace 4x95-112%KO Rock Tomb 2x40-48% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 4x266-314%KO Fly 4x201-237%KO Ice Beam 2x91-107%KO Ancient Power 2x58-68% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Camerupt builds →Eruption 4x314-370%KO Rock Slide 2x51-61% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 4x212-250%KO Fire Blast 4x121-143%KO Ice Beam 2x49-57% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Torkoal builds →Overheat 4x248-292%KO Sludge Bomb 2x53-63% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Salamence builds →Fly 4x184-217%KO Fire Blast 4x175-205%KO Rock Tomb 2x44-52% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x146-172%KO Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 4x104-123%KO Sludge Bomb 2x77-91% Leech Life 2x12-15% | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Magcargo builds →Overheat 4x259-305%KO Rock Slide 2x45-54% Smog 2x9-11% | ||
 Weezing Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Weezing builds →Fire Blast 4x141-166%KO Sludge Bomb 2x84-99% | ||
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Muk builds →Sludge Bomb 2x95-112%KO Fire Blast 4x116-136%KO Rock Tomb 2x36-42% | ||
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 37 partners from the Bug and Grass egg groups. Notable egg moves include Counter, False Swipe, Flail and 5 more.
RS Parasect Best Moveset
MoveSpore guarantees sleep, and AbilityEffect Spore adds a secondary random status chance on contact. 4x Fire weakness limits switch-in safety. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. The 100%% sleep move justifies a slot despite everything else being below competitive standards.
Best Build
Parasect best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Spore
- Hidden Power Bug
- Aromatherapy
- Stun Spore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Counter and False Swipe from the egg pool give Parasect something extra. Pair those with Solar Beam and Leech Life for STAB and coverage across 7 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
All 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
PARASECT is known to infest large trees en masse and drain nutrients from the lower trunk and roots. When an infested tree dies, they move onto another tree all at once.
Parasect Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Parasect isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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