Competitive Information for Parasect [Black/White]
Bug / Grass
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Dry Skin ability are immune to Water attacks but also take more damage from Fire attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Parasect? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
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Parasect is a notable Bug and Grass-typed Pokemon. Parasect is a frequent Pokemon to see in Generation 5. Parasect is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Dry Skin
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 248 Hp / 244 SpD / 16 Spe
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb
- X-Scissor
- Leech Seed / Worry Seed
- Substitute
Special Wall Parasect (Popular/Trending)
Parasect is a fabulous Special Wall. It was designed to take a large amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Parasect last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. With Dry Skin, Parasect is healed 1/4 by water 1/8 by rain; is hurt 1.25x by fire 1/8 by sun.
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Parasect every turn).
♦ Worry Seed is a status move (the target's ability becomes insomnia).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Parasect takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Occa Berry / Coba Berry
Ability: Dry Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Seed Bomb
- X-Scissor / Bug Bite
- Brick Break / Rock Smash
Physical Sweeper Parasect (Dry Skin)
Parasect is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Parasect's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Dry Skin, Parasect is healed 1/4 by water 1/8 by rain; is hurt 1.25x by fire 1/8 by sun.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Parasect steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Effect Spore
Nature: Naughty (+Atk, -SpD)
EVs: 21 Hp / 252 Atk / 2 Def / 235 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Bite
- Seed Bomb
- Return
- Spore
Parasect Physical Sweeper (Spore)
Parasect is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Parasect's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Effect Spore, 30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with Parasect.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Spore is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
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Item: Power Bracer
Ability: Dry Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 200 Atk / 100 Def / 8 SpD / 200 Spe
Moveset:
- Aerial Ace
- Brick Break
- Metal Claw
- Swords Dance
Parasect Physical Sweeper (What Nutz?)
Parasect is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Dry Skin, Parasect is healed 1/4 by water 1/8 by rain; is hurt 1.25x by fire 1/8 by sun.
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Parasect's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Parasect's attack by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Parasect? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
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Item: Occa Berry / Coba Berry
Ability: Dry Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Seed Bomb
- X-Scissor / Bug Bite
- Brick Break / Rock Smash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Parasect (Dry Skin)
Parasect is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Parasect's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Dry Skin, Parasect is healed 1/4 by water 1/8 by rain; is hurt 1.25x by fire 1/8 by sun.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Parasect steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Parasect learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Parasect can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Parasect
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Rage Powder
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Spore, Stun Spore, Toxic
Moves that boost Parasect's stats
- Agility
- Growth
- Hone Claws
- Metal Claw
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Parasect
- Knock Off
- Leech Seed
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Seed Bomb
- Spore
- Substitute
- Toxic
- Worry Seed
- X-Scissor
Common Effort Values for Parasect in Black and White
- Careful Nature ( 248/0/0/0/244/16/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0/ )
- Optimize Parasect's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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