Red, Blue | A host-parasite
pair in which the
parasite mushroomhas taken over the
host bug. Prefers
damp places. |
Yellow | The bug host is
drained of energy
by the mushroomson its back. They
appear to do all
the thinking. |
Gold | It stays mostly in
dark, damp places,
the preference notof the bug, but
of the big mush
rooms on its back. |
Silver | The larger the
mushroom on its
back grows, thestronger the mush
room spores it
scatters. |
Crystal | When nothing's
left to extract
from the bug, themushrooms on its
back leave spores
on the bug's egg. |
Ruby, Sapphire | 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. |
Emerald | PARASECT are known to infest the roots of
large trees en masse and drain nutrients.
When an infested tree dies, they move
onto another tree all at once. |
FireRed | It scatters toxic spores from the
mushroom cap. In China, the spores are
used as herbal medicine. |
LeafGreen | A host-parasite pair in which the parasite
mushroom has taken over the host bug.
Prefers damp places. |
Diamond, Platinum | A mushroom grown larger than the
host’s body controls PARASECT.
It scatters poisonous spores. |
Pearl | It is controlled by a mushroom
grown larger than the bug body.
It is said to prefer damp places. |
HeartGold | It stays mostly in dark, damp places,
the preference not of the bug, but
of the big mushroom on its back. |
SoulSilver | The larger the mushroom on its
back grows, the stronger the
mushroom spores it scatters. |
Black, White, Black 2, White 2 | A mushroom grown larger than the
host’s body controls Parasect.
It scatters poisonous spores. |
X | A mushroom grown larger than the host’s body
controls Parasect. It scatters poisonous spores. |
Y | The larger the mushroom on its back grows,
the stronger the mushroom spores it scatters. |
Omega Ruby | 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. |
Alpha Sapphire | 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. |
Sun | The large mushroom on its back controls it.
It often fights over territory with Shiinotic. |
Moon | It scatters toxic spores from its mushroom cap.
Once harvested, these spores can be steeped
and boiled down to prepare herbal medicines. |
Ultra Sun | 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. |
Ultra Moon | Its poisonous spores are also used in traditional
medicine. Apparently, spores produced in Alola
are not of very good quality. |
Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee! | The bug host is drained of energy by
the mushroom on its back. The mushroom
appears to do all the thinking. |
Legends: Arceus | Mushroom-lacking specimens of this Pokémon lie unmoving in
the forest, lending credence to the hypothesis that the large
mushroom is in control of Parasect's actions. |