Parasect - Generation 3 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Parasect can learn in Generation 3, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Ruby
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon LeafGreen
Pokémon Emerald

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Parasect artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald

Moves learnt by level up

Parasect learns the following moves in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	PoisonPowder	Poison	—	75
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Stun Spore	Grass	—	75
7	Stun Spore	Grass	—	75
13	PoisonPowder	Poison	—	75
19	Leech Life	Bug	20	100
27	Spore	Grass	—	100
35	Slash	Normal	70	100
43	Growth	Normal	—	—
51	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
59	Aromatherapy	Grass	—	—

Egg moves

Parasect learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Counter	Fighting	—	100
False Swipe	Normal	40	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Screech	Normal	—	85
Sweet Scent	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Parasect is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
05	Flash	Normal	—	70
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Parasect is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
09	Bullet Seed	Grass	10	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Parasect learns the following moves in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	PoisonPowder	Poison	—	75
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Stun Spore	Grass	—	75
7	Stun Spore	Grass	—	75
13	PoisonPowder	Poison	—	75
19	Leech Life	Bug	20	100
27	Spore	Grass	—	100
35	Slash	Normal	70	100
43	Growth	Normal	—	—
51	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
59	Aromatherapy	Grass	—	—

Egg moves

Parasect learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Counter	Fighting	—	100
False Swipe	Normal	40	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Screech	Normal	—	85
Sweet Scent	Normal	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Parasect can be taught these attacks in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swords Dance	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Parasect is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
05	Flash	Normal	—	70
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Parasect is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
09	Bullet Seed	Grass	10	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Parasect learns the following moves in Pokémon Emerald at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	PoisonPowder	Poison	—	75
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Stun Spore	Grass	—	75
7	Stun Spore	Grass	—	75
13	PoisonPowder	Poison	—	75
19	Leech Life	Bug	20	100
27	Spore	Grass	—	100
35	Slash	Normal	70	100
43	Growth	Normal	—	—
51	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
59	Aromatherapy	Grass	—	—

Egg moves

Parasect learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Emerald. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Counter	Fighting	—	100
False Swipe	Normal	40	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Screech	Normal	—	85
Sweet Scent	Normal	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Parasect can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Emerald from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Fury Cutter	Bug	10	95
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swagger	Normal	—	90
Swords Dance	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Parasect is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
05	Flash	Normal	—	70
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Parasect is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
09	Bullet Seed	Grass	10	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100

Parasect egg move parents

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Parasect

Parasect's egg groups: Bug, Grass

The egg moves for Parasect are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Parasect with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Parasect with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Heracross Breloom
Breeding	Paras Parasect Scyther Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Cacnea Cacturne
Move tutor	Paras Parasect Scyther Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Heracross Ludicolo Breloom Volbeat Cacnea Cacturne

False Swipe

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Scyther Scizor Nincada
Breeding	Paras Parasect Pinsir Heracross Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Shroomish Breloom
Pre-evolution Level up	Ninjask

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Oddish Gloom Vileplume Paras Parasect Tangela Pinsir Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Bellossom Pineco Forretress Heracross Lotad Lombre Ludicolo

Light Screen

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Ledyba Ledian Dustox
TM	Exeggcute Exeggutor Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Ledyba Ledian Sunkern Sunflora Pineco Forretress Dustox Volbeat
Breeding	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Paras Parasect Scyther Scizor

Psybeam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Butterfree Venonat Venomoth Dustox
Breeding	Paras Parasect Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Surskit Masquerain

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Scyther Scizor
Breeding	Paras Parasect Spinarak Ariados

Screech

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Yanma Gligar Ninjask Vibrava Flygon
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth

Sweet Scent

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Oddish Gloom Bellsprout Weepinbell Victreebel Bellossom Surskit Masquerain Roselia Tropius
Breeding	Paras Parasect Shuckle Lotad Lombre Ludicolo
Pre-evolution Level up	Vileplume