PARASECT
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It stays mostly in dark, damp places, the preference not of the bug, but of the big mush rooms on its back.
It stays mostly in dark, damp places, the preference not of the bug, but of the big mush rooms on its back.
The larger the mushroom on its back grows, the stronger the mush room spores it scatters.
A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroom has taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places.
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This Pokémon has a Armor body shape.
It is classified as Red colored.
Natural habitat: Forest.
Its base happiness is 70.
Its capture rate is 75/255, roughly 29%.
It follows a Medium growth curve.
It belongs to the Bug, Plant egg group.
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MOVESETS
| LVL | NAME | TYPE | CAT. | PWR | ACC | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | PHY | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Leech Seed | Grass | STA | — | 90% | 10 |
| 1 | Poison Powder | Poison | STA | — | 75% | 35 |
| 1 | Stun Spore | Grass | STA | — | 75% | 30 |
| 1 | Sleep Powder | Grass | STA | — | 75% | 15 |
| 1 | Screech | Normal | STA | — | 85% | 40 |
| 9 | Absorb | Grass | SPE | 20 | 100% | 25 |
| 12 | Growth | Normal | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 15 | Fury Swipes | Normal | PHY | 18 | 80% | 15 |
| 19 | Slash | Normal | PHY | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 23 | Leech Life | Bug | PHY | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 33 | Spore | Grass | STA | — | 100% | 15 |
| 43 | X-Scissor | Bug | PHY | 80 | 100% | 15 |
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