Is Parasect Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Bug/Grass with AbilityEffect Spore sounds useful until you look at the four-times Fire and Flying weaknesses. Kiawe's trial and Kahili's E4 both punish it hard. Leave this one behind.
Paras trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Paras trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
The Totem Araquanid hits Paras's weaknesses hard.
The Totem Alolan Marowak outpaces and outclasses Paras here.
The Totem Lurantis hits Paras's weaknesses hard.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
The Totem Togedemaru hits Parasect's weaknesses hard.
The Totem Mimikyu hits Parasect's weaknesses hard.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
The Totem Kommo-o outpaces and outclasses Parasect here.
The Totem Ribombee hits Parasect's weaknesses hard.
Parasect has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Molayne's team hits Parasect's weaknesses hard.
Parasect trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Acerola's team hits Parasect's weaknesses hard.
Kahili's team hits Parasect's weaknesses hard.
Hau's team hits Parasect's weaknesses hard.
Catch Paras
Catch Paras on Brooklet Hill (walking, Lv 14-17).
Evolve Paras to Parasect
Paras evolves into Parasect at Level 24. Your Paras should hit Level 24 before you reach Olivia, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Parasect in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
The grass of Route 11 hides Parasect by day, the fungus fully in control of the crab beneath it. Search that route and the overgrown mushroom turns up somewhere between levels 26 and 29.
Where To Catch Parasect in USUM
The path to Parasect starts with Paras at Lv. 14-22 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon for Parasect.
How to Get Shiny Parasect in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Parasect turns up on Route 11, so battle one and keep its SOS allies coming to grind out a shiny. Compare Shiny Parasect odds across every game
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Shiny Parasect Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is SOS Chaining at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
SOS Chaining: Leave one ally fainted and force endless calls. Bonus rolls step up at 11, 21, and 31 calls.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon 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 |
What is Parasect Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Parasect
 Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 4x238-280%KO Flame Charge 4x80-96% U-turn 2x57-67% Smack Down 2x40-48% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Salazzle builds →Flame Burst 4x160-189%KO Venoshock 2x74-88% Leech Life 2x40-48% | ||
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Turtonator builds →Flamethrower 4x172-202%KO Venoshock 2x42-50% Rock Tomb 2x35-41% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Skarmory builds →Fly 4x160-189%KO Rock Tomb 2x37-43% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Salamence builds →Fly 4x238-280%KO Fire Fang 4x114-135%KO Rock Tomb 2x53-63% | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Hawlucha builds →Fly 4x172-202%KO U-turn 2x46-54% Rock Tomb 2x38-46% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 4x166-196%KO Smog 2x22-26% | ||
 Oricorio Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Oricorio builds →Fly 4x143-170%KO U-turn 2x37-43% | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Fearow builds →Fly 4x172-202%KO U-turn 2x43-52% | ||
 Fletchinder Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Fletchinder builds →Fly 4x149-176%KO Flame Charge 4x83-98% U-turn 2x38-46% | ||
 Pidgeot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Pidgeot builds →Fly 4x160-189%KO U-turn 2x42-50% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodPoke Pelago Gift | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Parasect View Golbat builds →Fly 4x160-189%KO Leech Life 2x48-57% Venoshock 2x49-59% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Parasect Evolutions
Parasect is what Paras becomes. Breed it for Paras eggs (average hatch time). Plenty of partners 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 77 partners from the Bug and Grass egg groups. Notable egg moves include Agility, Bug Bite, Counter and 14 more.
USUM Parasect Best Moveset
100%% accuracy sleep through MoveSpore is the single reason Parasect exists in the format. AbilityDry Skin heals from Water but worsens the 4x Fire weakness by another 25%%. 95 Attack with Bug/Grass TermStab hits from the wrong side of most matchups. The moveset lives and dies on that one move.
Best Build
Parasect best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Wall Moveset
- Spore
- Leech Life
- Swords Dance
- Mega Drain
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Agility and Bug Bite from the egg pool give Parasect something extra. Pair those with Solar Beam and Energy Ball 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The bug is mostly dead, with the mushroom on its back having become the main body. If the mushroom comes off, the bug stops moving.
Its poisonous spores are also used in traditional medicine. Apparently, spores produced in Alola are not of very good quality.
Parasect Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
Yes. Wild Parasect in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon can hold Tiny Mushroom (50%) or Big Mushroom (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Tiny Mushroom.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Parasect has niche appeal at best. The E-Tier rating means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Bug/Grass Pokemon available.
Damp is the hidden ability. Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle. Not always the best choice. Compare it to Parasect's regular abilities before committing.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, use Parasect as a trick room. Splits damage between physical and special. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key.
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, run Careful on Parasect. +Sp. Def is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the trick room role.
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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