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Parasect

#47

Bug
Grass
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An image of the Pokemon Parasect #47 in the Pokedex
When nothing's left to extract from the bug, the mushrooms on its back leave spores on the bug's egg.

Weakness Table

This is a list of Parasect's weaknesses. These Pokemon types in the green zone will be strong against Parasect:
4x
Fire
Flying
2x
Bug
Ice
Poison
Rock
1x
Dark
Dragon
Fairy
Ghost
Normal
Psychic
Steel
0.5x
Electric
Fighting
Water
0.25x
Grass
Ground
: Types marked with this symbol will receive extra damage from Parasect's STAB attacks.

Parasect will receive the same damage from both Special Attacks and Physical Attacks!

Physical attack iconSpecial attack icon

Parasect's Weaknesses

Best Counters

Parasect is especially weak against Fire and Flying type Pokemon, they will deal 4x damage to it!

The types that are strong against Parasect are Fire, Flying, Bug, Ice, Poison type Pokemon.

Fire
Flying
Bug
Ice
Poison

For the best defense, Flying, Fire, Steel types have very effective defense against Parasect, and will be resistant to damage from Parasect's STAB attacks:

Flying
Fire
Steel

Rock types will also deal super-effective damage against Parasect, but be careful using Pokemon of this type because they may also receive extra damage from some of Parasect's attacks!

Rock

Weaknesses

Parasect's type is Bug and Grass.

Parasect is especially vulnerable to Fire and Flying attacks, it will receive a super effective four times (4x) the amount of damage! Since Fire and Flying type Pokemon are especially strong against Parasect, you should attack with this type of Pokemon.

Parasect has a weakness to Fire, Flying, Bug, Ice, Poison, Rock types. These Pokemon types will be strong against Parasect, causing Parasect to take a super effective quadruple (4x) damage from Fire and Flying type attacks, and causing Parasect to take a super effective double (2x) damage from Bug, Ice, Poison, Rock type attacks.

Please keep in mind that Parasect is resistant to attacks from Electric, Fighting, Water, Grass, Ground types, and these attacks are not very effective and cause reduced damage, so they should be avoided.

Strong against Parasect:

Pokemon of these types will deal effective damage against Parasect, without suffering any extra damage:
4x
Fire
Flying
2x
Bug
Ice
Poison
1x
Dragon
Fairy
Ghost
Normal
Steel
0.5x
Electric
Fighting

Strength Table

Here is what Parasect is strong against:
2x
Dark
Grass
Ground
Psychic
Rock
Water
1x
Bug
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Ghost
Ice
Normal
Poison
0.5x
Fire
Flying
Steel

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