Game ⇓ | Flavour Text ⇓ |
Red/Blue | A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroomhas taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places. |
Yellow | The bug host is drained of energy by the mushroomson its back. They appear to do all the thinking. |
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Gold | It stays mostly in dark, damp places, the preference notof the bug, but of the big mush rooms on its back. |
Silver | The larger the mushroom on its back grows, thestronger the mush room spores it scatters. |
Crystal | When nothing's left to extract from the bug, themushrooms on its back leave spores on the bug's egg. |
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Ruby/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. |
FireRed | 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. |
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Diamond/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. |