Red
A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroom has taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places.
Blue
A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroom has taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places.
Yellow
The bug host is drained of energy by the mushrooms on its back. They appear to do all the thinking.
Gold
It stays mostly in dark, damp places, the preference not of the bug, but of the big mush rooms on its back.
Silver
The larger the mushroom on its back grows, the stronger the mush room spores it scatters.
Crystal
When nothing's left to extract from the bug, the mushrooms on its back leave spores on the bug's egg.
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.
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.
Fire Red
It scatters toxic spores from the mushroom cap. In China, the spores are used as herbal medicine.
Leaf Green
A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroom has taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places.
Diamond
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.
Platinum
A mushroom grown larger than the host’s body controls PARASECT. It scatters poisonous spores.
Heart Gold
It stays mostly in dark, damp places, the preference not of the bug, but of the big mushroom on its back.
Soul Silver
The larger the mushroom on its back grows, the stronger the mushroom spores it scatters.
Black
A mushroom grown larger than the host’s body controls Parasect. It scatters poisonous spores.
White
A mushroom grown larger than the host’s body controls Parasect. It scatters poisonous spores.
Black 2
A mushroom grown larger than the host’s body controls Parasect. It scatters poisonous spores.
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
The bug host is drained of energy by the mushroom on its back. The mushroom appears to do all the thinking.
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.
